Quarantine Reads You Need To Check Out
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With all the free time on your hands, reading books doesn’t seem like a bad way to go about it, right? There are many genres that you can get immersed into, so we tried to approach this with a broad outlook, to make sure that your quarantine reads can cover all walks of life-from fictitious to self-growth and motivation. Quarantine reads do not get better than this list we are about to show you!
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J. R. R. Tolkien
Yes, this is a classic that takes you way back to the successful release of the Peter Jackson movies, however reading the books is an entirely different adventure in itself. This takes you back into the time of middle earth and its battle against the evil of Sauron. There isn’t anything better to dig into than some fiction fantasy stories of elves, dwarves and other mystical creatures…The moral of the books seems very appropriate to the situation we are in-there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel and we always need to fight until victory will prevail. For those of you that have not read the books, let us tell you that there is plenty of fighting about to come your way!
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
This book evolves around the tale of Eleanor Oliphant, who is swept into a very ordinary and repetitive life (much like one that we are living at the moment), yet despite the mundanity of all around her, she still happens to break free out of her shell and find herself, friendship and love. All she needed to do, was open up her heart and allow herself to truly be immersed and inspired into the taste of life; all that comes along with it. This story seems very fitting for all of us today, due to the scope of characters involved and the life of self-isolation that they lead. It’s a great novel to pick up if you need to rekindle hope and love within you, as the book reminds you that everything you perceive, are limitations all set by yourself and there is still capability of finding everything you love, no matter how ordinary your life seems…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
This quarantine read serves as motivational education for people to take control of their lives and is definitely a highly appropriate book to read, for the now that we are facing. Covey presents a model of seven habits to integrate into his readers lives. The book really does highlight how important it is for individuals to utilise all their knowledge into action if they wish to see a change within a life of theirs, that has stopped in progression due to the negative habits they hold. The key aspect of this book is creating a life beyond a picture, taking action and sole responsibility of your life. A lesson of baring your fate and circumstances; by never playing the victim, as everything is in fact in your control.
Braving the Wilderness, Brené Brown
The final book we are recommending, holds a special place within our hearts. It takes you on a journey within yourself. Brown addresses the nature of being human and how our instinctive nature and wishing to belong can sometimes affect our life choices, by altering our true paths. She often makes direct analogies from her (and ours) favourite American poet and writer Maya Angelou. You will soon find that one of her quotes on self-belonging that Brown addresses, will become your favourite one too.
‘“You are only free when you realize you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great,”
The whole aim of the book is to get you to conform to the idea that you are not a follower of societal norms and tendencies. That to take control of your life, you need to embrace the wilderness outside culture dictation, because it is a shackle against your true self. The moment you realise the strength of standing alone and emerge the courage to face it-then you are truly free and a master of yourself. This book is definitely a life read that everyone needs to pick up at least once in their time, it’s a complete eye opener and perfect quarantine read!
Written by Fatima Elmusbahi
