5 Books to Read During the Rainy Days
‘Tis the the season to be lazy, tralalala lala~
Rainy season surely gives us this cold weather making us all feel lazy and cling to our bed more than the usual. Millennials known for their slang and witty phrases have come up with terms such as ‘sweater weather’, ‘bed weather’, and ‘cuddle weather’. But some people actually use this time to catch up with their TV shows, watch movies or play video games, others, such as the bibliophiles, read their books. Amidst this raining shenanigans happening in our country, ‘bibliophiles’ or the self-proclaimed book lovers are surely enjoying the cold weather. For them, rainy season is the season to read more books whilst drinking hot coffee or while lying in their bed. After all cold weather, as millennials say, is also bed weather. Here are some books ready to keep you company during the rainy season:
1. Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
Witch of Portobello is about a young woman named Athena, being an orphan, and decided to find her birth mother and eventually finding not only her real self but also discovering her spiritual identity. Paulo Coelho strikes all the point in reader’s physical, emotional and more in spiritual views. It also questions how you outlook life in terms of dreams, relationship with others and how you accept your individuality. It’s a very satisfying read because it gives you the roller coaster ride every page and not knowing what’s going to happen next adds to the thrilling experience. It’s a perfect read for the rainy season if you want some ‘me’ time or just a deep reading about realizations in life.
2. All the Bright Places by Jenifer Niven
If there is a tear-jerker movie, there is also a tear-jerker read and this will be it. This Young adult book talks about Theodore Finch and Violet Markey, both came from a different cliques, but they somehow collided by their desperation to escape this life. This book explores how real suicide and depression are to other people, how they really happen and why suicide is believe to be an answer to most depressed teenagers out there. Even perfect for the rainy season to be able to rethink how blessed we are to have this life and how we should enjoy every moment of it with the people we love and cherish. Also, it is also a good read that depression is real and to not make fun of people who’s experiencing it and who experienced depression.
3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
You’ll be wondering upon seeing the title that it’s maybe a profound book, but no. This book is actually all about friendship. How a misunderstanding leads to an isolation of Tsukuru to his friends for years and now having the courage to find and asks them the answer to his one ultimate question. Haruki Murakami’s style of writing which includes detailed description of every scene and every emotion makes a reader imagined how it feels to be Tsukuru Tazaki which makes it even more an interesting read. Tsukuru eventually realizes that friendship is all about communication and understanding each other. A mystery kind-of-type book makes a gloomy weather exciting plus, it talks all about friendship.
4. Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon was not called one of the most popular storytellers for nothing. Master of the Games is really one of his best books ever written, brilliantly and intelligently written. It follows the three generations in the life of wealthy Kate Blackwell. From the year her parents first made the company, the years of her reign and the generation of her children in the business world and how they run the company. Not considered as a light reading but definitely worth it. This book perfectly shows the passion and drive of Kate Blackwell ambitions for the company she loved and took care of regardless of what might be the consequences of her actions towards her family. Packed with suspense and mystery, this thrilling book will surely keep you away from boredom this rainy season.
5. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eight book in the Harry Potter series and the book mostly awaited by the Potter heads or the fans of the Harry Potter series. The book is actually written in a script manner because it’s the first Harry Potter story to be ever presented on the stage. It follows the struggle of Harry Potter to be a father and at the same time a Ministry of Magic official who becomes so distant to his son, Albus Severus Potter. Albus, on the other hand, do not like much the attention he’s been getting due to the popularity of his Father and that just added up to the increasing distance between father and son. Albus becoming closer with unexpected friends and travel with the depths of time and Harry struggling to snub the past that keeps on coming back, father and son soon realizes that it takes two to tango in a relationship and how they can be similar in many ways. A very satisfying read during the rainy season for every reader out there but even more satisfying to potter heads.
Reading books can actually helps us not just in our imagination but also in our grammar. Well, these are just some of the books that can be thoroughly enjoyed during the rainy days plus suspension of classes but surely there are a lot of books out there waiting to be read not just for rainy days but in any day, and any season. So, what are the books you’ve carefully selected and read just for the rainy days?
