Novels

Reading is one of my hobbies. A lot of people don't like reading these days because they find it too time consuming and they have feel that they can use the time to do something that is more fun (ie. watching tv, listening to music, drinking, etc). But for me, I like reading because it is relaxing. I get to lie on the sofa and eat some junk food while reading a novel. I even read novels before I sleep when I have nothing much to do (that is likely to be during semester breaks and holidays).

So for some of the people who likes reading, I would like to recommend some novels and/or authors to you girls. A lot of the novels I read and like end up being in the theatres.

My recommendations are the followings:

#1 - Sophie Kinsella / Madeleine Wickham
I believe her MOST MOST MOST famous novel is SHOPAHOLIC, which became a movie. I read all her books and I totally LOVE it. The reason is probably because I am a shopaholic (somewhat) haha.. Her novels are super easy to read and its very funny. I cannot stop once I started. I can finish a book in a day. Her latest book is called "Mini Shopaholic", which I finished 2/3 of it on my way to Hong Kong from Japan (around 4hrs). It is very funny and I highly recommend it.

Trailer of "Confession of a Shopaholic"


#2 - Cecelia Ahern (Best of the best)
Again, I buy all her books and read all of them. P.S. I love you is one of my favorites and again, it became a movie. Cecelia's books are very sweet and full of love. I guess no girls can resist that. However, my recommendation would be "Where Rainbows End". I read this book twice and I can read it for the 3rd, 4th, 5th time if I have the time for it. I think this book is just amazing. It is in a form of conversations and it is EXTREMELY easy to read and you just want to go on and on until you finish.

Trailer of "P.S. I love you"


This is the cover of "Where rainbows end" and I introduced it to some of my friends and they all liked it! =D


#3 - Emily Giffin
This author has a couple books, "Something borrowed", "Something Blue", "Baby Proof", etc. The movie "Something Borrowed" is coming out to the theatres in April 2011.

Trailer of "Something Borrowed"


# 4 - The book "Memoirs of a Geisha"
I read this book when I was grade 11, my "favorite" English teacher said it is an amazing book and insisted me to read it. At that time, no one really know about this novel. I think the movie didn't come out until like 3-4 years after I read the book. This book is a TRUE story and it is very touching and amazing. I felt that I was living at that time when I read it.

Trailer of "Memoirs of a Geisha"


Cover of "Memoirs of a Geisha"



J.