books you should read
1. smaller and smaller circles
Smaller and Smaller Circles is a mystery novel by Filipino novelist F. H. Batacan. It won the Carlos Palanca Grand Prize for the English Novel in 1999. It also won the National Book Award in 2002 and the Madrigal-Gonzalez Award in 2003. The book was the first Filipino crime novel. The story follows two Catholic priests, Fathers Gus Saenz and Jerome Lucero, who use their expertise as forensic investigators to track down a serial killer who has been mutilating and murdering young boys in Manila’s impoverished Payatas slum
2. 48 laws of power
The 48 Laws of Power is a non-fiction book by American author Robert Greene. The book is a New York Times bestseller, selling over 1.2 million copies in the United States, and is popular with prison inmates and celebrities. Consequently, in his controversial book, “The 48 Laws of Power,” best-selling author Robert Greene argues that if you manage to seduce, charm, and deceive your opponents, you will attain the ultimate power. Greene states that the better you become at handing power, the better friend, lover, and person you will become
3. The love hypothesis
In The Love Hypothesis, Olive is a third-year biology Ph.D. candidate who shares a kiss with a handsome stranger in order make her friend think that she’s in a relationship. She’s horrified when she realizes the “stranger” is Dr. Adam Carlson, a prominent professor in her department who is known for being a hypercritical and moody tyrant. She and Adam each have reasons for needing to be in a relationship, and they agree to pretend to date for the sake of appearances. Of course, as she gets to know Adam, it’s only a matter of time before she starts feeling something for him, and it becomes clear that her little experiment in fake-dating just might combust
4. No longer human
No Longer Human is a 1948 Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. It is considered Dazai’s masterpiece and ranks as the second-best selling novel ever in Japan, behind Natsume Sōseki’s Kokoro. Oba Yozo’s attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a ‘clown” to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult
5. Pride and Prejudice
The Pride of Jane Austen! The story is set in England in the late 18th century. Charles Bingley, a wealthy and charismatic single man, moves to the Netherfield estate, and when he does, the residents there are very thrilled. Pride and Prejudice follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. They must overcome the titular sins of pride and prejudice in order to fall in love and marry
6. Kafka on the shore
Kafka on the Shore is a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Its 2005 English translation was among “The 10 Best Books of 2005” from The New York Times and received the World Fantasy Award for 2006. Kafka on the Shore is structured around the alternating stories of Kafka Tamura, a fifteen-year-old boy who runs away from home to escape an awful oedipal prophecy, and Nakata, an aging and illiterate simpleton who has never completely recovered from a wartime affliction