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Summer reading: 30+ books that will make you forget about food and sleep

Have you ever read a book that was so good that you forgot about the food, about all the problems, and all you cared about was what happened next? Then we have 30+ such books for you, which are ideal for summer reading.

What awaits you in the sequel 30+ great books, which will take you on an incredible literary journey, and at the same time are suitable for summer reading.

30+ books that will make you forget about food and sleep:

Exploring the human soul

A scene from the movie Merry War (1997), based on the book Keep the Aspidistra Flying.
A scene from the movie Merry War (1997), based on the book Keep the Aspidistra Flying.
  • John Maxwell Coetzee, The Life and Times of Michael K.
  • Nic Pizzolatto, Galveston
  • Victor Hugo, The Last Days of the Condemned
  • François Mauriac, Thérèse Desqueyroux
  • George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying
  • Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie

Travel to another time

The film Sentimental Education (1998) was inspired by the book Education of the Heart.
The film Sentimental Education (1998) was inspired by the book Education of the Heart.
  • Honoré de Balzac, Aunt Lisa
  • Slyvia Plath, The Glass Bell
  • Doris Lessing, A Survivor's Memory
  • Gustave Flaubert, The Education of the Heart
  • Evelyn Waugh, Dust Bowl
  • Somerset Maugham, The Colorful Spider

All aspects of love

The film Down to the Bottom (2017) has its literary basis in the book Submergence.
The film Down to the Bottom (2017) has its literary basis in the book Submergence.
  • Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
  • John Irvin, One Year A Widow
  • Julian Barnes, Love, etc.
  • Sarah Waters, The Pickpocket
  • JM Ledgard, Submergence
  • Bianca Marais, Hum If You Don't Know the Words

Feel the adrenaline!

The film After a True Story (2007) is based on the book by Delphine de Vigan.
The film After a True Story (2007) is based on the book by Delphine de Vigan.
  • Elfriede Jelinek, Piano teacher
  • Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient
    Niccolò Ammaniti, Me and You
  • Samuel Bjørk, A bed of feathers
  • Delphine de Vigan, According to a true story
  • Theresa Driscoll, I Am Watching You

Immerse yourself in the mystique!

The film Carrie (1976) is based on the book of the same name by Stephen King.
The film Carrie (1976) is based on the book of the same name by Stephen King.
  • Stephen King, Carrie
  • Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel Game
  • Patrick Modiano, Ulica Boutiques obscures

Solve the mysterious crime!

The last film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express is from 2017.
The last film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express is from 2017.
  • Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express
  • Wilkie Collins, Dead Secret
  • Jean-Christophe Grangé, The Crimson Rivers
  • Caroline Kepnes, You

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