The first snow of the year has fallen to the ground and the sun sets at around 3 o’clock. Winter is here and the cold short days make for the perfect excuse to stay inside and cuddle up under a warm blanket. Even though I am a fore stander of the concept ‘Netflix and chill’, nothing tops a good book and a cup of coffee in my opinion. These are some of my favorite wintery reads.
I am not
going to include the stereotypical Harry Potter books and Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol. You will however notice that I like a little bit of magic in my books to
warm up the cold end-of-year days.
The first
book, Andrew Kaufman’s The Tiny Wife,
is a short one. It’s a beautiful story in which you follow the story of several
characters as they learn to appreciate friends, family and the little things in
life again. It’s also very short, so, if you want, you could probably finish
this one in one sitting.
The next
one is from one of my favorite writers, Neil
Gaiman. If you ever feel down, do read/watch his speech ‘Make Good Art’. It
always gets me back on my feet. But the book I want to talk to you about is ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’.
It’s a book meant for adults written from the perspective of a little boy that
has grown up and revisits his past. It’s a magical book on how we perceive the
world around us differently as we grow up. At least, that’s what I got from it.
If you are
looking for a nice easy read, Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohnand David Levithan is what you want. It’s a YA book about two teenagers,
Dash and Lily. Lily decides to leave a notebook on one of the shelves of the
Strand Bookstore in New York. Inside, she wrote messages for some stranger to
find. Over their Christmas holidays they exchange challenges and messages
becoming closer with every interaction. I love this book because it’s a short
and easy read. It’s a lovely story to get lost in on a cold winter night.
What will
you be reading over the Christmas holidays? Let me know!
