Reading Is All There Is

Call Me By Your Name  takes place during the summer of 1980-something (I think). We follow the young boy Elio, who is staying in a beautiful house in Italy with his parents and their houseworkers for the summer. Each time, a foreign intern comes as a guest to work alongside Elio's father who is a professor. This year, Elio meets Oliver from America. He is just 24 years old and Elio is drawn to him, the minute he sets his eyes on him. However, nothing happens between them. At first! Elio is in agony. He has so many emotions and thoughts that are just all over the place. He falls deeply in love with Oliver. The two end up sharing a special bond that is never lost over the years. I have to admit that I did watch the movie before I read the book. I fell absolutely in love with the movie and have watched it multiple times. However the writing of the novel is too great for me. Oftentimes the long and poetic sentences got me confused and I felt lost. I read the same sentences over ...

It's been a while! The fact is that I have been backpacking throughout Asia, Oceania and North America for the past 3 months. I went to Vietnam, Thailand, Bali, Singapore, the Fiji Islands and the United States of America. This was such an amazing experience and I would most definitely recommend backpacking! I did get to enjoy some great books while I was out exploring the world and I thought that I would just do a very short review on them. They're all very different from each other and I learned a great deal from every one of them. I will also tell you the story behind every book.  For One More Day  by Mitch Albom, 2006 This is a book that I've had for a while and it was the only one I brought with me from back home. I bought it while I was on holiday with my family in Sri Lanka back in 2016. My cousin from Canada told me about it and how much she liked it which convinced me to buy it. Also it only cost me like 3 dollars. How often do you come across quality boo...