Dear friend,
You have asked very good question. As a postgraduate in English literature, I have come across a large number of books which drage me literally into their world. As a fan of Shakespeare, I love very much all most all books of Shakespeare in general and his tragedies in particular. While studying his tragedies we will taste real life and visit the inner core of man or women. Othello, Mackbeth, Julius Ceaser, Kinglear are few to say. If you want to taste real literature you should submit yourself to those books. After Shakespear, Sons and lovers by D.H Lawrance a great book you should read with submission. It will make you learn a different and bitter perspective of life. To know about a dad who loved her daughter and tried to make her his real successor, read Discovery of India and Glimpses of World history by Jawaharlal Nehru. To read a book with uttermost submission is like experiencing a different world. Good luck
Chandrasekhar