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📕 Books that affected me

"Write about books."

Over the last two years, I have read approximately 70 books, from best-sellers to occasional novels, from science-fiction to mindfulness and well-being, from Nike to Pixar and Starbucks. However, three stories—in particular—have changed the way I perceive and appreciate reading. Those novels are The Martian, by Andy Weir. Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, and, Dune by Frank Herbert. 

    Not only had I felt these magical pieces of paper as transformational points of view, but life-changing texts. This time, I will share a small overview of the first two books, The Martian and Ready Player One; thereby, you can invest a couple of dollars and time reading them.  Dune can wait a bit more for its review.

    Ok, so let us get into today's reading.


    When I first started reading The Martian—June 2018—I promptly scanned the cover, its chapters' names, and its first pages and found what I was looking for right away. An enchanting story jam-packed with a motivational message; resilience.


    From the beginning, I thought this novel could help me kill two birds with one stone, and it did. As my first English reading in life, I was scared of not being prepared enough to do it. Besides, the phrasal verbs found there was stuff I had never seen before.


    Think about this, you go to another planet with your crew, and an accident leaves you unconscious. Your team takes the tough decision of leaving you there and return to earth. You wake up, and you find yourself stranded, for an unlimited time, with limited resources and ample knowledge of biology on Mars. 

Mark Watney—the main character—gets used to the vastness of nowhere and shows us how perseverance and wit can save us in the most complex environment. With a great sense of humor and double-morale, the story keeps you intrigued from beginning to end.


    The second book's story moves differently from the previous one; Its plot is way more futuristic and political. Here, everything begins when humanity finds itself running out of hope to live in the "real" world and starts living in a real-life-like video game called the OASIS. Said gigantic virtual world lets you be whoever you desire and live wherever you long, maintaining a low-cost inscription—25 cents—and a whose connection must be through a VR console, a pair of haptic gloves, and an internet connection. Inside the massive platform, a challenge is in turn, and the first avatar that finds the "James Hollidar easter egg" will inherit the complete platform, also the vast fortune of the creator.  


    The very moment I finished Ready Player One—August 2019—I let out a triumphant yell that echoed in the empty house and bounced off the walls of my tinny room. The astonishing result let me recognize that I had read over 80 pages a day. It convinced me that my English had improved a lot compared to the preceding quarter. It gave my heart and soul a shoot of passion that will last until the Dune series came to my life the following year. 


    As you noticed, the way the books kept me immersing myself in more lives throughout the whole year is fascinating, and I recommend you to give them a try as soon as possible. Even if you are an English-native speaker and are not interested in learning more, I believe their chapters' smiles and dramas will make you feel curious. 


Onward...

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