Bored or got nothing to do anymore with your free time during quarantine?
Sick of scrolling down your Facebook or Instagram feed? Give up trying to perfect every recipe you watched in Youtube? Why not try reading? For the first time reader, if you're not into romance genre, try a contemporary book as a start. Contemporary books could never go wrong and I would love to recommend some that for me is really a page-turner. I could say that my favorite genre changes from time to time. But a contemporary book keep me asking for more to find and read another book. For now, I will list two of my favorite adult contemporary together with my rating. I can't provide my actual photos of the book though as I'm far away from home for more than a month now because of work. I really missed my books back home, if I could be honest. :(
1. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
This book is memorable to me. My review for this is actually long overdue. I first read this when I was still in a University. I had lots of breaks and what I usually do, I hang around the library. Scanned some fictions then I saw this and the title somehow made me curious. And when I started reading I couldn't stop, it's so hard to put down. This centers around the story of Eddie and it actually starts on his death. He was sent to heaven and get to meet people there that he didn't know when he was alive. I was curious what heaven is actually like, even until now. That's what makes it a page-turner for me because I wanted to know what's the author's picture of heaven. I was a teenager when I read the book but I felt that I grew up that time after I read the life lessons in every chapter. It's not a thriller but sometimes it left my mouth open in every page and of course, when I finished, it made me want to find more books like this or any of Mitch Albom's.
My rating: 4/5
"All endings are just beginnings we just don't know it at that time."
2.THE ALCHEMIST
This is exactly the book that inspired me to travel and do everything just to fulfill my dreams. If you think you need some lifting up after all the rejections and unfortunate things in life, I recommend you read this first. This is a fable about chasing your dreams. Santiago, the shepherd boy, dreams of going to the Pyramids of Egypt. He sold all his sheep just to follow that dream and encountered so many distractions and maybe bad luck along his way. He got frustrated and regret his decision to take the risk to travel. Many of us can relate and I know we always ask, "Why is it so hard to follow our dream? Why can't we just fulfill it with no problems at all?" But as you go on with the book, you'll realize it could be more frustrating if you did give up.
My rating: 4.5/5
"When you want something, the universe conspires in helping you achieve it."
So what do you think about these titles? I know these are popular reads and best selling authors, many people had read this. But if not yet, give it a try. I promise this is worth reading. 😊
If you're super bored or lonely with your life right now, don't give up. Remember, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Photos grabbed from google:
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