A Book you can Recommend

Hi Friday morning Bloggers

I noticed that one or two of you mentioned that you like reading so, today I'd like you to talk about a book you can recommend. Actually, I started reading at a very young age and reading has always been one of my hobbies. However, I think there are lots of books that I love that maybe aren't so easy to read or that many people wouldn't find interesting. For example, a couple of years ago I read 2066 by Chilean author Roberto Bollaño in Spanish. It's a long novel (sort of 5 novels in one) and it took me about 3 months to read. It was very rewarding though as he is an amazing writer.
One of my favourite books in recent years is a book by a Japanese author called Haruki Murakami. The book is called Kafka on the Shore and I read it in 2005. I discovered it because a British author I like called David Mitchell reviewed it in a magazine and said it was great. Then, a few weeks late The New York Times printed the first chapter. I read it and then bought the book straight away. It's a little crazy (for example one of the characters talks to cats, and they talk back) but it's also extremely imaginative. It tells the story of a teenage boy who runs away from home. I've lent the book to lots of other people and they've always enjoyed it so I don't have any problem recommending it. It's also a very easy novel to read and to get into. Since then I've read 10 more books by Murakami and I've loved them all. I also really like the cover of Kafka on the Shore because it has a cat that looks just like my previous cat of 17 years, Kat (R.I.P.).

Write about a book you recommend.
Say:
What it's called,
Who wrote it,
When you read it,
How you found out about it,
Why you like it.
 
Mention anything else you think is important. 

Write at least 150 words. Leave a comment on your teacher's blog and on the blogs of 3 classmates.

Comments

  1. Catalina Barraza P12 October 2023 at 08:01

    The book sound really interesting, is cool when you discover a new author and all his work is good.

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