Elif the Reader
As we are all trying to cope with the coronavirus social distancing, I thought it would be nice to share the 10 uplifting books I like. These books…
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work came right into my hands when I was thinking about returning to work. I found something very different and much better than…
Wish Her Safe at Home is published by New York Review Books, and I love their books in general. On top of that, its subject sounds fascinating, so…
Quiet Days in Clichy is the second Henry Miller book I read after Tropic of Cancer. Just like in Tropic of Cancer, I admire Miller on every page.…
Submergence is British author J. M. Ledgard’s most famous novel, and it has a film as well. This is a novel as dark as the ocean. It will…
Closely Watched Trains is one of Bohumil Hrabal’s most popular and translated books. Written in 1965, the book is also adapted for the big screen and won the…
Like Water for Chocolate is one of those books, loved by many and they always find a way to make you read it. Throughout the book, I kept…
In Persuasion Nation is the second book I read by George Saunders after The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, and it certainly won’t be his last. Saunders…
A Glove Shop in Vienna immediately caught my attention with its name and that beautiful cover. I had never read Eva Ibbotson before, and I decided that her…
William Faulkner is one of my favourite authors in American literature to read. Whenever I read his books, I always think that I should not only enjoy it…
Quartet is the second book I read by Jean Rhys, after Wide Sargasso Sea. I was amazed by the characters, as well as how Paris showed itself as…