Best Books of 2013 | BEDJ

I hate to say, being a bit of a bookworm, that last year was not a great one for me in terms of the number of books I read. Hence, it is one of my new year's resolutions to read 100 books. However, I think it is still a plausible idea to write a post about the best books of the (few) I read in 2013. Just a disclaimer: you may come to realise that a 3 of these books are classics; this is purely because I caught up on all of my classics this year, but I do actually read other books!

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
As a rather philosophical novel, this was not the type of thing that I would have usually picked out. However, due to reading starvation during my exams, I grabbed it off the shelf and immediately got addicted. I would say that it is quite a heavy read; as my chum Amy would say, deep. I'm pretty sure that this book contributed to half my RE exam, so pick it up if you're interested in that kind of stuff.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I found out that we were doing this in English, having been wanting to read it for a long time but never getting around to it. BOY, I adore this book! I have reread I it multiple times and cannot get the last six iconic lines out of my head. It is set in the 1920's and, in a nutshell, is about the passing of time and how we can never relive the past. PLEASE read it if you haven't already!

Bridget Jones's Diary Trilogy by Helen Fielding
I read the Bridget Jones books fairly recently, and they are so hilarious! Bridget is such a funny character and I love the intimacy that diary-structured novels give you. Yes, these give you little intellectual insight or dazzling epiphanies, but they are a jolly good laugh to read.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
My all time favourite novel, Pride and Prejudice is the perfect classical, witty love story which everyone has undoubtedly at least heard of. After I read it, I felt married to Mr Darcy and a sister to all of the Bennett girls.

Paper Towns by John Green
A friend lent me this book after raving about it for so long, and I can see why. John Green is a great novelist who brought us The Fault in Our Stars (which I, along with tout le monde, recommend), so I had high hopes for this (rightfully). Apart from ending up completely hating one of the main protagonists (my opinion of him/her was - cleverly - completely twisted), I adored the determination and ruthlessness of the main main protagonist, as well as the element of mystery throughout the story.

Thanks for reading and I hope you feel inspired to buy these novels, as it would bring you much joy (I promise).

Bye!!