LIST #1

I love to read. The right book can change your view on life, it can give you inspiration and it can give you answers to questions you didn't even know you were asking. One book that I read is called Just Kids and it is written by Patti Smith, an artist that is mostly known for her punk music. It's an autobiography written in a very poetic way. She tells about her artmaking and her life decisions and love that burns so hard. I would recommend this book to anyone that is or wants to become an artist. And ps. it contains beautiful pictures.

 

 -the book cover

 -gorgeous Patti Smith

Another book that I just finished is "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept" and it is one of the Brazilian Paolo Coehlo's masterpieces. It's very well written and talks a lot about faith and religion. Coehlo presents the thought of God as a woman and cherishes the female nature. The thought connects with the main character's search for her own peace and love for the world. This book gave me crazy goosebumps and made me feel such an appetite for life and nature. He opened my eyes for religion a lot and right now I'm very into his ideas.

-Paolo Coehlo

 "Norwegian wood" by the japanese author Haruki Murakami is a book that I read last summer that I can't seem to forget. It's about a guy that goes back to his past and tries to understand what actually went on at that time. Like the grief he felt when his friend commited suicide and the hard love that grew from that. It's about seeking answers and letting life and love steer you. Life can really surprise you. They made a movie from this book too, but I have yet not seen it.

 

-the book cover

-the title actually refers to the song Norweigan Wood by The Beatles

Another book definately worth mentioning is The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. It's about a man that wakes up as a cockroach. He has to deal with meeting his family and their decisions on whether to keep him or not. The book shows how people deal with "bugs" and how terrible it is to be looked upon as a "bug". Kafka's works are very distinguished with long and, of course, surprising sentences.

-Franz Kafka