When you are alone, there is no better friend than a Book. I always participate in Goodreads yearly challenges, but most of the time they remain unachieved. 2020 restricted us in our houses and away from our closed ones. This brought the opportunity to explore new dimensions of life. I was never a fan of digital media so Kindle was a big no for me, but eventually I had to accept it.
Libraries were closed and I was stuck in India during nationwide lockdown. I downloaded Kindle app and mobile was now my book store. I always preferred hardcovers, so it was tough to adjust initially, but soon I started enjoying it. Prime members get lots of free content and in addition to that I accidently opted for Kindle Unlimited (premium service with accessibility to more content), which was like a boon.
Libby app, whose reference I got from my library, also needs a big mention here. This app allows you to checkout Kindle/Libby compatible books from your library. Thus even though libraries were closed, I was able to borrow digital titles from there, that too from thousands of miles away.
My goal was of 45 books, but I exceeded it by 20 books, thus making total read titles as 65. Below is the list with ratings :-
Wow! You struck a cord with me. I’m an avid reader and have read many of the books you did last year. I think ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ is one of the best written stories I’ve ever read, but like many others you mention. You deserve to know about http://www.gutenberg.org/ on the internet where you can get FREE copies of older books. Happy reading!
Yes “The Old man and the sea” is definitely good. My favorites are “Lord of the flies”, “Rosemary’s baby” and “The Laws of the skies”. Thanks for sharing the link, really appreciate 😊
I highly recommend you to read “Rosemary’s baby”. This is also a classic movie with same name on this. Also if you liked “Lord of the flies”, try “Laws of the skies” too, it’s the modern version on classic.
I’ll try to get them when I can travel to the library. During this pandemic, I’m not using public transit and I no longer drive. It will have to wait but I’ll look forward to it.
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