July 4, 2018
I’ve been traveling for just over 6 months now. Since the last check in, I have grown, learnt, and experienced more than I can fathom.
With traveling alone, I have a lot of time to read. So, I thought I’d share the list of books I’ve read during this 6 months of traveling! Most books I found at hostel book exchanges, others I found at quirky book stores.
Anyways, here’s the list!
- Alias Grace, By Margaret Atwood
- Me Before You, By Jojo Moyes
- Me After You, By Jojo Moyes
- The Dead Husband Project, By Sarah Maheen Sirk
- Sophie’s World, By Jostein Gaarder
- The God of Small Things, By Arundhati Roy
- A Fortune-Teller Told Me, By Tiziano Terzani
- Shantaram, By Gregory David Roberts
- The Pact, By Jodi Picoult
- The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and other stories, By F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Wuthering Heights, By Emily Bronte
- The Power, By Naomi Alderman
- Elizabeth is Missing, By Emma Healey
- One Day, By David Nicholls
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, By Gail Honeymoon
- Tender is the Night, By F. Scott Fitzgerald
So! As you can see, I have spent a lot of time reading in cafe’s, parks, airports, etc. during my time traveling. I try to indulge in a healthy mix of classics, educational books, and “easy reads”.
Now I’ll share my current top 5 recommended books (in no particular order):
- Alias Grace, By Margaret Atwood
- The Power, By Naomi Alderman
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, By Gail Honeymoon
- Shantaram, By Gregory David Roberts
- Anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald – this dude is just my favourite of all time, can’t go wrong with him
If I could recommend one book in particular for my fellow women to read it would be – The Power, By Naomi Alderman. It is a fictional, futuristic story in which gender roles have completely flipped. I won’t say anything more, but I couldn’t put it down and it is super relevant to today’s society.
To conclude, I am still doing well and really enjoying exploring myself and the world.
XO – Kris
Simply Adrift 