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A couple of weeks ago on facebook (which shall from now on be mentioned in this article as “the fb”) I was tagged in a note that listed 100 books of classics and great literary works put out by the BBC. The BBC believed that most people would have only read 6 or so books from this list. I read 19 of them, thank you very much.

This got my mind racing though and I have made the list an appendage to my bucket list. I’m a self proclaimed book worm. I used to beg my mom to take me to our local Borders or Barnes & Nobles where I could spend the day reading books. It was ten times better than going to a public library because all the books were new and there were multiple copies of new releases readily available, waiting for me to pick them up.

When I pick out books to read, I mostly gravitate to books that resemble the silver screens version of a chick flick. I believe the correct term is “chick lit.” Sorry, I’m a girl who really enjoys a good happy ending and a strong heroine. While I was in high school though, I was introduced to a plethora of classics.

I feel like classics get a bad rep and that high school sometimes makes us hate the authors of great books. I was blessed to have amazing English teachers who enhanced my love for them. Therefore, I LOVE it when I find hilarious little videos on youtube that make these authors seem cool again. Case in point, exhibit A. I’m sure the Bronte sisters are laughing in their graves and with good reason. Moral of the story: Classics are cool.