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Best books to be more human✨
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items These books will warm your heart in these difficult times. I recommend them so that you don't feel alone and remember that there is always hope for a better future 🫶🏽
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Classic literary fiction
Contemporary fiction/ Reflective novels
Young adult/ Coming of age
Personal Development
History & essay
Psychology & mental health
Classic literary fiction
I greatly enjoyed the reading, reminding me that the years go by and I must keep accepting my reality. Nothing lasts forever, and that is the beauty of living.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The book is about a dystopian future, allowing us to question why we do the things we do and where we want to go.
Fahrenheit 451
A drama about a society controlled by the 'Big Brother' party, whose inhabitants have been brutalized and are deprived of their freedom and feelings. Although it portrays a future, our own future is not immune to the dilemmas the book raises.
1984 by George Orwell
A period book about how a slave survives torture through his faith.
Uncle Tom's Cabin: Original 1852 Unabridged
Contemporary fiction/ Reflective novels
If you are looking to rebuild your life and are afraid to start, this book gives you back the courage and love for life.
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
This book will keep you hooked with your eyes glued to the page, trying to understand what the next step is that the detective keeps uncovering despite his illness.
Diary Of A Murderer: Chilling Crime Thriller
A complete love story where life approaches its end.
Death with Interruptions
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Blindness: Haunting Literary Horror by Nobel Winner
Young adult/ Coming of age
In this book, fantasy, reality, nature, and our ancestors are reconciled. I believe that with this reading I managed to remember how deeply connected we are to the universe.
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
A powerful story about how to face a harsh reality through conversations with important deceased figures who will be the ones to sustain the main character.
Love Letters to the Dead: A Novel
This book is incredibly tender and truly warmed my heart. An easy read and very hopeful.
The Secret Garden (Illustrated) 1911 Edition
Personal Development
In the moments when I decide to give up, this book is a light in the darkness. It allows you to develop your own creativity; everyone should read it.
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative (Kleon)
Not everyone likes it, but I enjoyed the last chapter. Reading it to form a new opinion doesn't seem like a bad idea to me — I recommend it.
The Atomic Habits NEW!
A necessary read to understand love from a conscious perspective. Human relationships are definitely not easy, and this book helps to understand them, although it is a bit heavy to read
The Art of Loving
A guide to navigating the administrative side of the tech world. It makes you feel like part of the change for the next 20 years.
Inspired: Create Tech Products Customers Love
History & essay
This is my all-time favorite book. Isabel describes her life through the letters she sends to her daughter who is hospitalized. Together we learn to let go and to love life, because there is no more heroic act than living life while we can. I highly ...
Paula: A Memoir by Isabel Allende, Paperback
One of the best books for understanding the sad history of Latin America.
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries
Psychology & mental health
The book reminds us how privileged we tend to be and that in the face of adversity, we can always move forward little by little and up to our own limits.
Good Morning, Monster: Five Heroic Stories
I enjoyed reading it because it has scientific backing in addition to the description of specific cases. Like all self-help books, it is always good to read it with a critical eye and remember that it deals with generalized advice.
How to Make Good Things Happen: Know Your Brain