The Best Classic Books to Have on Your Bookshelf

"The Great Gatsby" ($8)

Made into multiple films and the inspiration for countless "roaring 20s" theme parties, "The Great Gatsby" is one of the most celebrated artifacts of the Jazz Age. The novel — which laid bare some of the impacts of industrialization on gender and class — turns 100 this year, so there's no better time to return to the iconic East and West Eggs for another wild night at the Gatsby residence.