My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 7/10 Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is a play you’ll enjoy as if you were sitting in a theater, watching it live. The book is written in such a way that you can vividly imagine the characters and even sense the emotions they’re expressing.
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/10 The book begins with the story of Constance and Hilda, the daughters of Sir Malcolm, and their carefree youth—the time when they were 18 or 19 years old. It describes their relationships with the young men they met during those years. But when World War I broke out, those young men were sent to the front lines, and many of them never came back.
Agatha Christie’s detective stories are my go-to when I’m in the mood for something light yet intriguing. Her books are always easy to read, and they offer that fun challenge — can you guess the killer this time? So far, I’ve read 12 of her books, and here’s my personal ranking of the best Agatha…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 9/10 Author: Marie CorelliGenre: Detective, Mystic novelPublication: 1895Number of pages: 374 Can the devil be a positive character? This is the question I kept asking myself while reading Marie Corelli’s The Sorrows of Satan. It seems like the novel is at the…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 7/10 Author: Matt HaigGenres: Novel, Science fiction, Domestic FictionPublished: 2013Number of pages: 305 I enjoy reading Matt Haig because he always manages to deliver meaningful messages in the simplest, most unburdening way. The Humans is the third novel I’ve read by Haig, and…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 10/10 Author: Fyodor DostoyevskiGenres: NovelOriginally Published: 1869Number of pages: 932 Dostoevsky’s The Idiot is one of my most favorite novels, telling the story of a perfect and innocent man living in our non-perfect and definitely non-innocent society. The book touches on themes…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 8/10 Author: Matt HaigGenre: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, RomanceNumber of Pages: 374Published: June 6, 2017 Matt Haig’s books don’t put pressure on the reader. They are deep yet accessible, which I truly appreciate. I love when complex ideas are expressed in…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/10 Originally published: February 21, 2021Author: Elena ArmasGenres: Romance novel, Contemporary romanceNumber of pages: 448 I have moments when I want to read something light—a beautiful and funny love story, especially after heavy books. These books help me relax and imagine myself as the main character, so I started looking…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 7/10 Author: Shelby Van PeltGenres: Mystery, Drama, Domestic FictionOriginally Published: 2002, May 3Number of pages: 500 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt is one of the few contemporary books that I really enjoyed, although the ending could have been more revealing. The…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/10 Author: Fredrik BackmanGenres: Novel, Humor, Humorous FictionOriginally published: October 31, 2014Number of pages: 420 Britt-Marie Was Here Summary Britt-Marie is a 63-year-old “housewife” whose favorite cleaning agents are baking soda and a window cleaner called Faxin. One day, she hears on the radio about an elderly woman who…