Elif the Reader
Reading Challenge 2022 is ready! While leaving 2021 behind, I thought about how this year went regarding reading and my relationship with books. As if one wasn’t enough,…
In this post you’ll find fascinating Books Set in Portugal because it is one of Europe’s oldest countries, Portugal is the country of fado music, historical cities, port…
Three is the second book I’ve read after French author Valerie Perrin’s excellent book Fresh Water for Flowers. It was so good that I had high expectations from…
Ghost Wall is the first book that I have read by Sarah Moss, and it will likely be her last. Even though I had heard many great things…
Status Anxiety is the sixth book by Alain de Botton that I have read, and I cannot help but admire this contemporary philosopher with every book. However, this…
I’ve always wanted to live abroad, so I love reading memoirs about living abroad. I’ve been living in London for the last five years. Although I love this…
The Historian is one of the books published in 2005, and it was very popular in those years. Last year, when I saw it in a charity shop,…
Vladimir is Julia May Jonas’ first book. “When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me.” the book begins,…
Novels set in libraries, like novels set in bookshops, are fun to read for all readers. I love visiting libraries, especially the old and grand ones like the…
Things I Didn’t Throw Out is a memoir by the Polish writer and graphic designer Marcin Wicha. My book club decided to read more translated fiction, and we…
I love reading memoirs, and food memoirs in particular appeal to me whenever I feel I need a lift me up. There are loads of comfort foods, and…