a Girl Who Reads

“Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You’ll find what you need to find. Just read.” Neil Gaiman

The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein

 

what a great story ! and it's all from a dog's perspective.
So unique, so touching and fascinating. ♥

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

We Were Liars - E. Lockhart

 

Tears. Tears.Tears.
I had not one clue to what was going to happen in the end ! i didn't expect it at all !
it broke my heart.

This story is told by Cadence. She comes from a wealthy family. Every year she and her family spend their summer on her grandfather's private island. Her and her two cousins ~Mirren and Johnny~ as well as their aunt's boyfriend's nephew , Gat, they are always together . They are the Liars.

When Cadence is fifteen she suffers an injury and loses some of her memories. She remembers bits over time and then she turns to the Liars to fill in the gaps and what she discovers is shocking and terrible.

This book is so addictive, so twisted.
It's too good. ♥

Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays

Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays - Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy

 

 
 I loved it.
one of the most beautiful independent love stories ♥

The Bones of the Earth (The Bones of the Earth #1)

 

Title : The Bones of the Earth 

Author : Scott Hale

 

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 I LOVE Scott Hale's writing style ( unique and very descriptive ), and the story itself was amazing !
very strong characters.

it all happens in a post-apocalyptic world , Vrana Of the Raven is the main character , a hunter who goes on an adventure to seek answers, a journey that changes her life forever.
haunting, horrific, all in all just great !


 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice (Critical Insights) Reprint edition by Jane Austen (2011) Hardcover - Jane Austen

 

 

 

I loved it. Period.

 

 

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You - Jojo Moyes

 

Unlike any love story I've ever read, This book was amazing, beautiful, heart breaking and left me with tears streaming down my face. a lot of tears T.T WOW!!

 

FanGirl

Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell

 

i'm so glad i read this book, I kept hearing great things about Rainbow Rowell, so decided to give Fangirl a try. and it was amazing.
I loved it so much!!! I didn't want it to end. And Levi was the best part ♥.
i highly recommend it.

 

 

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood - Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami

 

Lovely, strange, Beautiful and Painful, Sad love story.
i was really confused as to whether I should rate this book 4 or 5 !
reason was that i really didn't like the ending ! but still I could not bring myself to give anything less than 5 either! for i loved the story.
I actually listened to ‘Norwegian wood’ song by Beatles once it was mentioned in the book and i was listening to it whenever i was reading it. it was a great.

All the characters were amazing , for their strange gentleness and imperfection.
Toru Watanabe, Naoko, Reiko, Midori, Nagasawa and Hatsumi, i fell in love with each one of them, they seemed so real to me.

The writing was absolutely gorgeous.
this was my first Murakami reading , an excellent introduction to his work. i'll absolutely read his other novels.

Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett

  

 

 

a great thriller with a very unexpected surprising ending.

 

 

Into The Wild

Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer

 

I love this book so much ! The story haunted me deeply for a long time, it's one of the most unusual and powerful books I have ever read.

Born Chris McCandless, he changed his name to Alexander Supertramp, a young man who left his family and friends, donated his college money , abandoned most of his material possessions, went to the Alaska wilderness and died there. Chris craved Freedom, a desire to escape, He lived a life he wanted to live, in his own way.
this is not just the story of Chris but the story of many people and families that He touched and inspired in his odyssey and despite the fact that his journey cost him his life, but he was more alive and experienced than most people do in a entire lifetime. He was Brave, He was Unique.

Jon Krakauer did a great job telling the story of McCandless through a lot of research based on letters, journal entries and interviews with people who knew Chris.
i highly recommend this book ♥

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The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham

The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham - Tony Riches a great read ♥
The story is told in first person, as a secret diary telling the story of Eleanor Cobham's life and then her fall and imprisonment due to false accusations of sorcery and necromancy.

I highly recommend this one.

The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

 

a great story !

Holden Caulfield is a unique character. a kid dissatisfied with everything and everyone around him. He tells the events and thoughts of what he experienced in days after he gets kicked out of his school for bad grades. i liked the way how he saw people and the honesty in it. He points out the stuff that nobody wants to admit.he's crazy too and moody.
The beautiful part of the book is that at the same time that Holden has these feelings of hate for people, he recognizes the beauty of humanity, even the people that he hated the most he somehow missed them once he's left and, in a way, he loves them too.
also, his relationship with his little sister is just amazing.

The Catcher in the Rye is good, sometimes funny , a picture of how it feels to grow up in a confusing world.
i loved it and i highly recommend it.

— feeling amazing

oh this is so adorable ♥ by the amazing Amanda Palmer
Neil Gaiman makes the most beautiful, magical stories even when he is asleep *.*

The Mists of Avalon (Avalon #1)

The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley

 

Title : The Mists of Avalon (Avalon #1)

Author : Marion Zimmer Bradley

 

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 Her work was done ...

oh ! that was an excellent read.

since I was a little girl, i was always interested and fascinated by the Arthurian Legend, King Arthur, Camelot, The Merlin, Excalibur, Lancelot, The Knights of the Round Table and most of all Morgaine the great mistress of magic !

 

 


I would say i enjoyed this story the best, and i liked it that it was wholly written from the perspective of the very strong female characters.

"The Mists of Avalon" is a masterpiece, i'll probably read it all over again one day, I highly recommend it.

Lord Edgware Dies

Lord Edgware Dies - Agatha Christie

 

 

Title : Lord Edgware Dies

Author : Agatha Christie

 

 

 

 

 

  another GREAT Poirot investigation ! probably the BEST !

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