We all have a wanderlust present inside of us. It might be hibernating or it might be hyped up on sugar. Or maybe you’re as broke as me with the extreme desire to escape from reality. In which case, I got you covered.
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Here are some of the books you should read if your mind is badly in need of a vacation (or if you just want to read more books):
1. Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach
The book follows the life of a seagull who is passionate about flying. Even after being labelled an Outcast, he never stops. This book teaches us to never give up. It answers all the questions surrounding dogma.
2. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
This book has been described by many critics as the one book they’d want to carry if they were stranded on an island alone. In this book, “Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan.” And what seems like an entire array of emeralds and marten furs, is the city of Venice.
3. Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
This non-fiction work of art is an expansion of a 9,000-worded article by Jon Krakauer himself. The book documents the life of Christopher Johnson McCandless whose body was found in an abandoned bus in Alaska. The book describes the journey of Christopher through the eyes of Jon.
4. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
This is another book by Jon and it follows his account of the Mount Everest tragedy that took place in the year 1996. The tragedy claimed the lives of eight people and stranded several others. The book travels from the events that took place on the mountain and the tragedy unfolding thereafter.
5. Under The Banner Of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Needless to say, Jon Krakauer has covered some of the most dynamic topics. He isn’t the best-selling author for no reason. This book describes the origin and evolution of Mormonism and two murders committed by brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty in the name of God.
6. The Diving Bell And The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
This is the heartwarming memoir of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the editor-in-chief of French Elle magazine, father of two young children who becomes a hospital ward after a stroke leaves almost his entire body but his left eye paralyzed. Thus begins a process of beautiful and heartwrenching communication through blinking.
7. Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
It can be considered as one of the most influential books to have existed in the last fifty years. It is a simple motorcycle trip that turns into a profound philosophical odyssey into life’s fundamental questions.
8. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon
It is a 2003 mystery novel written by Mark Haddon. The title of the book quotes a dialogue of the most famous, fictional detective ever created – Sherlock Holmes. One interesting thing you will notice is that it doesn’t follow the universally accepted convention of numbering the pages. All the more reason to read the book, amirite?
9. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
We have heard of this book once in our lifetime. Maybe you had Elective English in high school or you had heard of it from your friend or if you’re intellectual individual dabbling with different genres. The book explores the themes of racism from the vantage point of a young girl, Harper Lee herself.
10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Another one of the well-known books to exist out there. Through this book, Hosseini describes how a woman’s love can move boulders and even mountains. This is the haunting tale of two women born decades apart, united by war and loss changes the world for the coming generations.
