Hello!
Today I’m going to be doing a post about one of my favourite
things: books.
Being a teenager in today’s society, loving books is often
classed as weird. Around my school the term ‘keen’ was used to describe anyone
who was smart, eager in lessons or who took a certain interest in a subject. It
suddenly became bad to be clever and people started to dumb themselves down so
as not to be called names. Obviously this is wrong and people should be proud
of their ability, no matter what. Today I thought I would share a few of my
recent reads.
Enjoy!
PAPER TOWNS-JOHN GREEN
I actually preferred this to The Fault in Our Stars, which is also by John Green, as it had a
sense of suspense and the characters were much more complex. For me, it was
really thought provoking and opened my eyes up to the fact that everyone has
their own secrets they hide away, and everyone chooses what side they show and
what side they keep hidden away.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD-HARPER LEE
Now one of my favourite books, To Kill a Mockingbird is a real eye opener to issues that still
arise today (although not set in the modern day), and that lots of people are
oblivious too. As well as being a really gripping story, it allows the reader
to use their own imagination to interpret some of the more thought stimulating
topics. Although a bit confusing to start with, the book soon begins to unravel
and the story starts to unfold.
THE TIME TRAVELLERS WIFE-AUDREY NIFFENEGGER
The Time Travellers
Wife is a really interesting book. It has a great story line and portrays
the relationship of Claire and Henry, who meet at different times within
Henry’s life, with both of them being different ages. It does present a slight
challenge to the reader at first, but once you remember to look at the ages of
the two in the beginning of the chapter, it becomes clearer to follow.
THE SHOPAHOLIC SERIES-SOPHIE KINSELLA
The Shopaholic series
is one I would definitely recommend. It has a crazily gripping story line and
is a really light hearted, funny book that will keep you turning page after
page. Following the life of Becky Bloomwood as she struggles through adulthood,
this is now always on my recommend list as it never failed to make me smile.
GO SET A WATCHMAN-HARPER LEE
The follow up to To
Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman
(which was actually written before) features a grown up Scout, who returns to
Maycomb. A definite must if you enjoyed
To Kill a Mockingbird. This book, which is still a fairly new release, was
lost until recently, and found by a friend of Harper Lee.
I really hope this helped you, if you have any book
recommendations I would love to hear them.
Thank you so much for reading this,
Lauren x
