Books That Feel Like A Warm Conversation
“Books are the best friends,” they say. Indeed, they are, and what better than reading books that feel like a warm conversation. In this blog, I am going to talk about three books that will make you feel a little more and allow you to feel free to talk about things you might not talk about with someone else.
Isn’t it true that many times you have a monologue going on, and even after trying to brush it off, it keeps circling back, and you wish someone would have been there to listen to you at that time? At that time, often you don’t find anyone, and you suppress your emotions and feelings. But what if I tell you books are always listening, and they talk to you through words, prose, stories, and the feelings that you did not acknowledge existed?
Here are the books:
1. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
It is a memoir written in the form of a collection of letters exchanged between Helene and the staff of Marks & Co, a bookstore at 84 Charing Cross Road. It is a heartfelt memoir where the author keeps requesting books from the bookstore, and in exchange, along with money, she used to send them some gifts, sometimes for the staff and sometimes even for the people in the neighbourhood. Even when the staff kept telling her to save money and not send gifts, she did not stop and kept this exchange warm and memorable for herself and the bookstore staff members.
It is one book that every reader should read once and see how the love for reading, books, and literature can help people make bonds and survive a life even when they are alone. She lived alone and still was thriving through her love for books and a hope that she would read more books and the bookstore people would somehow manage to fulfil her requests.
I would recommend this book to everyone. I rarely read memoirs, and if it is coming from me, I think you can give it a fair chance because while I was reading this book, I kept pondering how an old woman is dependent on just books and making bonds through them. Sending gifts to people she had never met and might not even meet in the future, but her small gesture made a difference to the people she connected with through the bookstore.
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
It is an epistolary novel, a novel written through letters, and a story that connects a woman with people who felt writing was easier than speaking to communicate what they wanted, even when she was losing her eyesight.
The book follows the story of Sybil, a woman in her seventies who communicates through correspondence, whether she has to talk to her friend, family, stranger, or even neighbours. She was bold and outright when it came to writing a letter. From June 2, 2012, till February 8, 2020, she wrote letters to multiple people, and each letter was a reflection of her relationship with the person she wrote the letter to. She showed angst, plea, disgust, sorrow, happiness, and every other virtue without shying away in her letters, no matter how the other person would feel. It is all about letters, and the story falls into place when the readers read through the book.
A book written in the form of letters is a delightful experience in itself. Readers who want to sit and get to know what a life is like through letters should definitely pick this book. It is a reminder that a letter can say more than conversations can.
3. Marigold and Rose by Louise Glück
It is a fiction novella featuring twin sisters Marigold and Rose, as the title says. A cute and obsession-worthy work that will fill readers with delight and leave them with a lot of thoughts.
Marigold and Rose are born, and their parents play a key role in their growth. The story starts from their birth until they turn one, and in between, how both their behaviour and instincts play a different role throughout will make readers giggle and feel shocked at times. How both the sisters are so different makes them the perfect twins.
I would highly recommend this book to readers looking for a quick and cozy read. And, of course, if you are someone in a reading slump, it’s the perfect pick that will not only turn out to be a meaningful read but will make you giggle, laugh, and feel a little too much for Marigold in the story and in the real world.
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