2020 in books! I read a little less than 2019 but I had an interesting. As you can see from the picture, I loved most of the books I read and I can’t do a short list of my preferred list, it would be too difficult! So, I decided to write a little about the books I was more connected. I read mostly fiction, but I enjoyed a few nonfiction books; I really loved Elie Wiesel All rivers run to the sea, reading about his life was a big help for me during this year so unpredictable and stressful, another non-fiction book that I found interesting and eye-opener was Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. I started also reading President Barack Obama A Promise Land memoir, but I didn’t finish yet (I am almost halfway). I discovered Charles Lenox Mysteries by Charles Finch, I like the Victorian Age description and the main character is very likeable. Another discover was Sulari Gentill, I think her book After She Wrote Him is a real gem, and a fascinating mystery, very unconventional. I re...
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All Rivers Run To The Sea by Elie Wiesel
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A book that I was prompted to read because of another book I read in 2019 Last December I read for the first time Night by Elie Wiesel and I was overwhelmed by the book. Night ends right after the liberation of Buchenwald: Elie Wiesel in front of a mirror doesn’t recognize himself, he wrote “A skeleton stared back at me. Nothing but skin and bone”. After I finished Night , I wanted to learn more about Elie Wiesel, what happened to him after April 1945 so I decided to read All Rivers Run To The Sea and I am glad I did it. The book is fascinating; I loved the description of his life in Sighet and when he was in France right after the war. Goodreads: All Rivers Run To The Sea by Elie Wiesel