Some of the other books i read this year (check last post and the following post for the rest 😀).

6 of these books were audiobooks, of which An Astronaut's Guide to Life On Earth was the most enjoyable and inspiring listen, and Good Morning Midnight was the most boring.

Jules Vernes' Le tour du monde en 80 jours was suringly enjoyable, and Moonwalking with Einstein was very useful to learn about the function of our memory.

Read 32 books this year ! (will be posting the rest of them in the following posts 😀) Which is very good considering i was planning for 25. A big chunk of them are audiobooks which is why i got time this year for more than 30 books.
Do you consider listening to audiobooks as reading?

I‘ve been thinking about reading the first harry potter book for a while. Finally opted for the audiobook version narrated by Stephen Fry.
I‘m one of the few who didn‘t like the movies, wondering if i‘ll enjoy the books!

Being a big fan of sci-fi, i felt i had to read this classic. I did not expect it to be so hard for me to finish it... I just couldn‘t get myself to enjoy it.
I guess it was all the focus on Ender‘s importance that bothered me most.

“Men go and come, but the earth abides”
This was such a mindblowing book!
I found it was a realisric perspective of how civilization might end with a lethal virus.
There was many lessons learned from how the main character lives in this post apocalyptic world.

I only regret not having put a notebook next to me while reading to note all the innumerable inspirational quotes!

I haven‘t been active in a while but managed to get to 10000 Litfluence!
Looking forward to posting more in the future, love the litsy community!

Went book shopping today 😍

(Couldn‘t resist buying the August Space Issue of National Geographic 😍😍)

What do you think of these books?

About the life of Einstein, this book gives so many insights about the genius' life, his relationships, how his scientific career begun and developed, his opinions in matters of politics, religion...
It was very interesting getting to know Einstein as the person he was rather than only by his equations.

I've recently started with this classic novel. Still in chapter 5 and starting to get bored... Should i be patient or is it possible that the book is just not relatable enough for me? Anyone faced the same problem with this book?

This is one of the few non-fiction books i actually found quite useful!
The author is a journalist that decided to train his memory for a year after attending the US Memory Championship and decided to participate himself.
He shares with us the techniques used by those considered memory masters (like the memory palace, which is not like in Sherlock!) and proves that everyone's minds have huge capacities, we just have to know how to train them!

On my quest to read the most famous books of all time, i chose to listen to this classic romance novel.
I got one of the free versions narrated by Elizabeth Klett.
It was good, but i couldn't see it as the most amazing book everyone thinks it is.
I see that the evolution of the love affair between the prejudiced woman and the proud man is captured brilliantly, but i didn't particularly get hooked
Maybe i should have read this book later in my life

This was a short 2 hours long listen read by the author himself. Didn't find it too interesting.
The story is just as the plot says it is: The Queen of England discovers Literature -> Queen falls in love with reading and neglects her responsibilities.
Are novellas supposed to be this simple?
I'm not used to reading them, i even think that's my first other than La Parure from Guy de Maupassant read in school (which was amazing!)

This was such an insightful and interesting listen. Narrated by the author/astronaut himself, Chris Hadfield brings us all sort of lessons and funny (often scary) stories he has gathered from his successful and hard earned life as a Canadian astronaut.
Very Recommended!

I was afraid that listening to a book from my favorite series as an audiobook and listening to my favorite characters' voices would be weird and even might ruin it for me.
I was so wrong!! The narrator does Eve's voice perfectly! Roarke and Peabody sounded a bit weird comparing to their voices in my head but it didn't matter much.
So whether in reading or listening, this series still rocks 😍😍

This book focuses on the life of Celie, a black woman living in America during the 1930s that has been through too much ugliness at a young age, and whose personnality you see evolve with every person she meets and experiences she goes through
Read by the author herself with a perfect narration, it gives a new perspective to the lives of this specific minority group that has been mistreated through the centuries as well as all the aspects of life

The Great Gatsby is a really Great book even after almost a century of being published. Although the story is not that exciting, what pushed me to keep reading till the end is the great depth in the characters that made me care what happened to them.
The criticism of society's obsession with vanity is still valid today, if not more so.

Just finished this one as an Audiobook.
Very cool and funny listen comparable (but not as good as) Ready Player One and The Martian.
I found the story very interesting especially in the beginning but by the end i was getting bored.
Will consider continuing the serie when book 2 comes out.

My first book in the Spanish language! I'm getying good 😊 It seems interesting and original.
The book is divided into the days of the year, for each day the author comments on a historical event that occured that day, mostly in a satirical manner that criticizes issues like racism, slavery...

This one is my first non-fiction read as an audiobook. It's a very interesting book that gives you general knowledge about, well, nearly everything 😜
I am discovering that i like non-fiction better to read rather than as audio since it helps me retain more information, but then again i finish audiobooks way faster (It took me a few months to read Guns Germs and Steel, but a few days to listen to this one...)

My Date this Valentine's! I'm so lucky 😍😜
Anyone else spending Valentine's with fictional characters? 😂😂

This one of those books that i would have rated between Pick and So-So.
This book is an epic Science-Fiction classic comparable to Star Wars.
I listened to the Audiobook and although some parts of the story were difficult to follow and the audio had some glitches, the full cast narration combined with the sound effects made it a very enjoyable listen.

This story loosely inspired by true events set in a village in the Lebanese mountains during the 19th Century is described with great detail by the Lebanese/French author Amin Maalouf.
Despite being a little boring at times, the characters felt real and were interesting.
I'll sure look into more of this author's books.

Chose Dune as my next Audiobook. I've been reading good reviews of this classic Sci-Fi book and the Audio version seems interesting.

I got attached to audiobooks so quickly! Made a small list of some books i wanted to read that i found as audio. Which one should i read next?
I'm not experienced yet with audiobooks and their narrators so if you have any idea about how these are i'd be grateful for feedback! 😊

Although i got many recommendations for this book, i found myself bored and wanting it to end.
I don't mind zombie related stories, on the contrary i love The Walking Dead, but i did not find anything special in this plot.
Finty Williams' voice is nice, but i didn't like it in the atmosphere of this book, found it too calm and depressing.
I wouldn't say it's a bad book, it's all a matter of tastes, and it wasn't to mine

Listened to this (abnormally short!) audiobook.
Well it would sure be useful if i was preparing a war... But not sure how relevant it is to me now.
Still, can't ignore the wise words delivered by a Chinese Warrior-Philosopher from 500 BC !

In my Quest to diversify the books i read, i decided to start with a french novel by an author from my own country. Amin Maalouf is a renowned Lebanese author, his books are praised by the french critics. Reading right now The Rock Of Tanios, and it's quite good!
Looking forward to reading more non-english books this year 😎 󾓧 󾓪 󾓫🇱🇧

I'm thinking about trying this one out as an audiobook, anyone has tried it? Do you think it would be better to read it instead of listening to it?

As i followed the story of the four heroines of this book, from childhood to womanhood, i felt myself learning from every lesson the sisters learned, touched with their happy life events and saddened by the difficulties they went through. The characters of this book feel so real, so relatable, even 150 years after it has been written. It was definitely the right choice to try it as my first audiobook!

My first audiobook is a free one that i found on audiobooks.com
I've been wanting to read this book for a while but it's old english and lenght discouraged me, so thought i'd try it as an audiobook. Enjoying it so far!

Been looking everywhere for that book, so just decided to order it and after three long weeks it finally arrived 😍😍😍
So exited to read it! It looks like it's going to be one of the most exciting In Death books, it sure seems from the title that Eve will discover something of her past... (I'm beginning to worry that i might be expecting too much 😂 However it goes this will always be my favorite book series 😍)

Never would i have thought that a book with talking animals would feel so much like a political book 😂
Seriously this book is really mindblowing. The way George Orwell uses the animals to criticize human corruption was brilliant and unexpected!
Now can't wait to read 1984 (man how much i regret having watched the movie before reading it...)

My Read list is equal to my To-Read list!
It won't stay that way for long since i'm adding books to read everyday lately... 😂
(I'm ashamed of having only read 88 books when my litsy timeline have so many great people having resolutions of reading over a 100! 😂😂 Hoping to catch up to you all someday!)

So i've never listened to an audiobook so decided to try one out from the Audible app using the free trial. What would you recommend?
Added some to my wishlist to consider but i have no idea as to which book would be better in audio...

(Also i'd be glad to hear your recommendations for better apps which include free audiobooks as this one doesnt seem to include any)

Studying or reading George Orwell... The answer would be obvious if i didn't have my finals a few days away 😭😭

Upgraded from 20 to 25 books per year! (
Hoping to get to 30 but i prefer not to pressure myself 😊)
Yes i know it's not much but i never seem to be able to get past my two books per month average... Blame it on studies and my other time consuming passions... 🎬🔭🎶🍴📚⏳ #toomanybookstoolittletime

It is difficult for this one to choose between Pick and So-So (i definitely think there should be more than 3 choices!). It's undeniable that it is a good book especially for it's time, i liked how it puts humanity's position as rulers of the earth into perspective through the invasion of a superior species.
I just found it a bit boring at times, maybe i should've read it faster instead of reading bit by bit every day? (i blame exams...)

So this was my first manga and in truth i found it a little boring, both the story and the characters did not interest me.
Looking forward to trying some other manga that i might enjoy, but i'll surely not continue with this serie

My sister has this lying on her shelf. I've never read a manga before so thinking about it out. Anyone recommends it?

Thinking about starting this next. I'm afraid that since it's a very old book (1897) i might not enjoy it enough. Anyone read it? What's your opinion?

A sad tale tackling all sort of important matters in life: growing up, friendship, parenting, love...
This book was so enjoyable and full of important lessons as well as interesting facts about Afghanistan's history.
If you haven't read it yet, do so!

The 2016 Goodreads awards' results are out! Are you satisified with the results?

Just started The Kite Runner upon the recommendation of my fellow #littens and i can say i'm already hooked! Especially loved this quote that the father says to his son:
"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft."
Felt like i heard it before, don't know if it first came from the book itself.

Finally finished with book #32 and i can say i'll never get bored of this series 😍 11 to go and i'm sure hoping the author doesn't stop writing any time soon 😁

After a few weeks of barely having time to read, i'm almost finished with Treachery in Death! Now what do you think should i read next?
I know it probably doesn't matter since i'm gonna read them all anyway 😂 But i'd like to hear opinions about these two 😍

Happens way too often 😂😂

I haven't read anything for too long... midterm exams problems 😵 What i would give for some time just to sit outside and read surrounded by nature 😍

Not a such a special milestone but felt like sharing it 😀 I just wanted to say how happy i am to have this community of book lovers to share my favorite books with ❤💜 #Litfluence #Litsy

Room is definitely the best book with a #childprotagonist i have read. It's even one of my favorite books of all time. I think it's the book that affected me the most emotionally. Even the movie was quite good!