If you’re a book lover, we’re sure you’ve experienced the bliss of immersing yourself in an engaging novel. Reading helps us develop our minds and use our energy productively. Many see it as an escape from daily troubles, a chance to step out of reality and enter a new, unfamiliar world of fantasy.
Along with being one of the best hobbies, reading also entails many health benefits. For instance, it has been found that reading spiritual books helps reduce blood pressure and induces a sense of calmness. Moreover, self-help books have been found to alleviate the symptoms of mood disorders amongst other mental illnesses.
Below we offer you a list of the best reads of 2019:
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
This book revolves around intimacy—with a robot. It is about overcoming boundaries about who we choose to love or sleep with. A love triangle between two people and a robot remains the heart of the book. It starts with a tech geek named Charlie who creates a robot named Adam by spending all his inheritance. Together, Charlie and Miranda, the woman he’s romantically interested in, form the robot’s personality. They soon end up making the “perfect man” whose remarkable intelligence starts to create tension between the three.
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
This thrilling book is set in a Southern Californian college town. It begins with the unusual incident of a college student failing to wake up after she passes out inside her college dorm room. This pattern intensifies later with more girls falling “asleep” like this. The book centers around these victims who are locked inside a dream state they struggle to liberate from. They suffer from wild fantasies and delusions as a result, all while several students, professors, and health professionals try to help them regain consciousness.
Grounded Spirituality by Jeff Brown
This pioneering book will take readers on a spiritual journey. The author describes dynamic views of spirituality sure to inspire every reader into a better way of living. He speaks of how we limit our human experience, and how what we perceive as “spiritual” is actually devoid in nature, and excludes our own selfhood and sense of individuality. Brown teaches us the importance of wholly accepting the different facets of our humanity. These include our unique stories, emotions, feelings, and relationships with loved ones. In the book, he smoothly carves a dialogue between him and the spiritually curious Michael, who he offers spiritual guidance and exercises.
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