2015 Book list & reviews.
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Hey guys! I'm glad to bring you this year's book list. As some of you know, last year I made a New Year resolution to read a book per month. My 2014 book list contains a total of 19 books (I forgot there were so many!) and you can check it out right here 2014 Book list & reviews. This year though, I could only manage to read 7 books. I guess I either didn't have the time or the will to read a bit more. At one point I even heard an audiobook out of sheer lazyness! Nevertheless, I do feel I read some pretty amazing books this year, so here goes my book list, I hope you like it!
Books
- The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe: This is a short story I read thanks to an app I downloaded in my previous smartphone. Since that smartphone died, I wasn't able to re-download the app to read more. I really did like this story and now I really wanna adopt a black cat, name it Pluto and give it tons of love!
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie: I loved loved loved this book! It was pretty amazing, I am convinced Dame Agatha Christie has been the best police and suspense novel writer in history! I enjoyed this book immensely! I totally recommend it.
- Divergent by Veronica Roth: I read this book out of curiosity because I really liked the movie. I wasn't blown away by it or disappointed. I feel it was a good book, my problem was that I can't read a book with interest after I've seen the movie adaptation. I feel no exitement or motivation to finish it. It was still a good read though.
- Happy Family by David Safier: This book was given to me as a secret Santa present by a cousin. I read it, I finished it and I loved it. It is a very relaxing read, very funny and relatable. 10/10 would read again.
- 1984 by George Orwell: THIS BOOK. This freaking book! It's so real, so truthful. I really regret not having read it sooner and I deeply think it should be studied in high schools all around the world. The more I read through this book, the more I felt like I was living in it. The resemblance between IngSoc (English Socialist Party - From the book) and PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela - The actual President's political party) is uncanny. It's like George Orwell had written the future of Venezuela in that book. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! PLEASE, READ IT!
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare: I read this in half a day. I had wanted to read it for a very long time and I finally did. It was just as good as I thought it would be.
- The Gunslinger by Stephen King: My brother gave me this book as a birthday present a few years ago (Thanks Josi!). It's a really cool edition, it actually has some art in the middle and it's pretty awesome. I had a bit of a hard time getting hooked by it though. The beginning was a bit confusing and a lot of references to other characters were made that, quite frankly, I didn't understand. I did get hooked at the end, but I couldn't bring myself to look for the sequels. I'll definitely try to read them this year!
Ongoing
These are books I started reading but haven't finished yet, so they don't go on the list. They will be on next year's list though.
- Animal Farm by George Orwell: I am dying because I haven't finished it. It looks like I'm going to love it as much as 1984.
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera: I don't know what happened here, but I think I fell in love with every single character (Except Tomas). I can't wait to finish it!
Audiobook
- Grammy by Stephen King: This one actually scared me a lot. I was listening to it at night, home alone, with the sole company of my two dogs and cat. Funny story: When I was getting to the ending of the audiobook the house phone rang. Guess who it was. My grandma! Gosh I got scared that day. It's definitely scary.
So this was my 2015 Book List. Did you guys like it? Have you read any of the books mentioned? If so, please leave a comment. Remember to check out my 2014 Book List by clicking here. Stay awesome!
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