Tuesdays With Morrie & Short Books To Read In One Sitting!

Hello!

Welcome to the first official edition of the BookPoets newsletter. I hope it is just as exciting for you to read as it was for me to write. This new project is something that I’ve been meaning to start for a while but life and the uncertainty of how it will turn out kinda got in the way.

But that’s all about to change…

For those new to this newsletter, I am the founder of the X (Twitter) page called BookPoets where I’ve been sharing my love and enjoyment of books to thousands of people worldwide. I have been fortunate enough to build a community of individuals who also share this same passion for reading and discovering new forms of literature to digest. And all of that wouldn’t be possible without you!

I hope this newsletter serves as a medium whereby you can further develop your excitement for reading while at the same time being exposed to books you probably haven’t heard of. Because at the end of the day, who doesn’t love finding new reads to add to that ever-growing To Be Read pile?

Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom.

I know what you’re probably thinking. How many times am I going to mention this book? It feels like all I do is harp on and on about how great of a novel this is. But if I’m being honest, it’s well deserved.

Tuesdays With Morrie is one of those books that is extremely hard to put down once you start reading. Mitch Albom has done a fantastic job at making sure you’re catapulted into his world within the first few pages which is what makes this such a fascinating read. The platonic friendship that begins to develop almost immediately between the two main characters, Mitch and Morrie, is one that is hard to come by considering how short of a novel this is.

For me, personally, I really enjoyed how the chemistry between the two characters develop overtime and how complex the character of Morrie becomes with each chapter as you learn more about him. You begin to understand that no matter how wise or knowledgeable someone may seem, everyone is just as flawed and in need of companionship as life can change almost suddenly and within the blink of an eye.

I don’t want to spoil too much, which I often have a habit of doing, but if you’re interested in reading a story about the final stages of an individual’s life dealing with a debilitating disease, then this is the book for you. Each chapter focuses on a particular topic within our society, such as: Love, Relationships, Family, etc. and the ways in which we can navigate through the ups-and-downs that will inevitably occur in our own lives.

I highly, HIGHLY recommend you get yourself a copy if you haven’t.

Short books to read if you’re scrapped for time.

Below I’ve compiled a list of 3 books that I think you can pick up at page 0 and put down once you’re on the last page. And all in one sitting, too. I know sometimes it can be challenging to read something like Anna Karenina (which has 864 pages btw) and you’d rather a short but compelling read. So if that’s you, then you’ve come to the right place.

1. Animal Farm, by George Orwell (page count: 144 pages)

I’m sure some of you would’ve had to read this during your schooling years and forced to write an essay about its satirical approach to our modern day society, but if not, I’ll give you a brief synopsis. Animal farm tells the story of a group of animals who end up rebelling against their farmer in the hopes of creating a more equal society for animals. I was skeptical to read this at first but I immediately fell in love with the storytelling and the animal characters.

1. Only The Animals, by Ceridwen Dovey (page count: 246 pages)

A personal favorite of mine. I consider this a short book as it is a collection of short stories (hooray for short) about the lives of 10 animals who are all caught up in various conflicts during different time periods. I’ve never picked up a book that is written this way and it is very interesting to see how different animals behave during the era in which they are placed. A solid book, would recommend!

1. Before The Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (page count: 213 pages)

If you follow me on Twitter (sorry, can’t seem to call it X), then you would know that I highly enjoyed reading this book. This tells the story of a cafe in Tokyo that allows its customers to travel back in time as long as they make it back to reality before their coffee gets cold (hence the book name). Again, highly encourage anyone to get their hands on it.

I guess we’ve reached the end of the first newsletter. One thing I was thinking of adding was an extra section at the end where I would post the latest updates regarding book news, literature and poetry. I feel like it would be pretty interesting to have some of the latest news about what books are being released soon, which ones are turning into movies, etc. — I’m just not sure if the length of this newsletter is too long as it is.

I guess I’ll just have to wait and see the response from the readers (aka, you!). If you’ve enjoyed this first edition, you’re always welcome to leave a response or send me a tweet on my Twitter (insert cheeky promo here).

Bye for now!

BookPoets 📖