The candidates preparing for the CAT exam must read the best novels to crack VARC section of the CAT. Doing CAT preparation can be monotonous work. The candidates may get bored by solving the CAT QA questions constantly. So, read the best books and novels and have a productive break.
Now the question is, “Which books do I follow”? You should enjoy reading the books, but you should also learn something from them. Here our experts have listed down some best novels for you to purchase.
Read the section below to get a list of the Best novels to read while CAT preparation.
Novel to Read During Preparation
The candidates should understand why they need to read good novels to prepare for CAT. You must improve your understanding abilities, your focus, and your ability to maintain motivation during the exam preparation.
It’s also a nice habit or pastime to bring up during interviews. Let’s examine the types of books you ought to read. Determine your current reading level first. If you’re just getting started, consider starting with short, simple novels related to your interests. Try reading from several genres if you’re an advanced or intermediate reader. Be a diverse reader.
Apart from this, the candidates can also read the below-listed novels while preparing for CAT 2023. It is also suggested to read the editorial section of good newspapers like The Hindu, The Hindustan Times and more.
You can read the novels namely:
- God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Nothing Lasts Forever, Master of the Fame by Sidney Sheldon
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Other Novels to Read while CAT preparation is listed in the section below:
- Dan Brown books – Sci-fi + religion + thriller
- Sophie’s World – Philosophy
- 1984 – politics
- A brief history of Time – science
- The man who mistook his wife for a hat – psychology
- Sapiens – history, evolution
- Stranger – philosophy
- Pride and Prejudice – classic, fiction
- Brief answers to big questions – science
- Beyond Good and Evil – Philosophy
- Zero-to-one – business
- The monk who sold his Ferrari – Fiction
The thing is, reading is very important to prepare the CAT syllabus for VARC section. The more you read, you will learn new words; hence, your CAT vocabulary knowledge will be increased.
In CAT, the candidates will get long RC Passages to solve. So, if you do not have good reading skills, then you will not be able to solve the questions within 40 minutes of the sectional time limit. Here, we have listed some best novels to assist you to improve your skills for the upcoming CAT exam.
