Social distancing combined with e-learning can be a stressful but boring time, so if you’re feeling like you need to curl up with a good book, here are some of my recommendations!
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
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I will never stop recommending the Harry Potter series to people. If you haven’t read it, it’s a must-read. J.K. Rowling is an amazing writer and crafts the fictional Wizarding World in a way that draws you in and makes everything seem real. Harry Potter is the perfect escape if you’re tired of thinking about quarantine and school, and once you’ve read the books, a movie binge of the series awaits!
- American Royals by Katherine McGee
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I just read American Royals over spring break and it was wonderful. It’s one of the young adult novels I’ve been seeing all over the Internet since it was released, and it did not disappoint. This book is about what life in society’s highest circle would be like if George Washington had become America’s first king instead of America’s first president. American Royals is an awesome read, and I’m already counting down to the next book’s release in August!
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice is another must-read. It is probably the only “classic” I have ever read where I couldn’t put it down. Most older books are somewhat tricky to understand and follow, but I love reading Austen’s perspective on society in the early 1800s, and the characters in Pride and Prejudice are fascinating.
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
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You might have seen the awesome Crazy Rich Asians movie recently (it’s on Tigerflix if you haven’t!), and the book that the movie was based on is equally as entertaining. Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel as she travels to Singapore and discovers that her boyfriend’s family is extremely wealthy. The novel satirizes rich Asian society, and in addition to being hilarious, provides insight into society and the way people interact.
- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
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Arcadia is actually a play I read last year in English. I don’t usually enjoy reading plays or analyzing them, but Arcadia is super interesting. It parallels the same house and family in two completely different time periods, and the way Stoppard blends multiple storylines together is beautiful. Arcadia has a few difficult concepts that the characters argue about, but it is a really neat play that I highly recommend!