ORMore than half of Italian teenagers have read more in the last year. The online platform reveals it GoStudent through a survey of seven countries. In particular the 51% of Italian adolescents between 11 and 18 read more from the pandemic. Favorite books are fantasy and adventure books, followed by sci-fi and comics. “Harry Potter” and writer JK Rowling are the most loved.
43% of the Italian parents interviewed said they read at least once a week instead. A higher figure than what was declared by Dutch (40%), Spanish (38%), Greek (38%) and German (13%) parents. On average, Italians have read less than 12 books in the past year. As for the format, the traditional physical book is still the preferred option by most.
Good news to celebrate World Book Day on April 23.
Here, then, the four books to read of the week.
Books to read of the week
1 / Books to read. The maid
Why read it
The novel immediately jumped to the top of the ranking of the bestsellers of the New York Times, but also in those of Sunday Times And Der Spiegel. An upcoming film produced by Universal starring Florence Pugh is currently being released in over 40 countries. The protagonist, Molly Gray, “is as adorable and bizarre a heroine as Eleanor Oliphant”, “Immersed in a Wes Anderson film,” with a “n mystery worthy of Agatha Christie,” they wrote.
Molly Gray is not like everyone else. He struggles to entertain social relations and always misinterprets the intentions of others. he has a reserved nature and a mania for order. He enjoys putting on his flawless uniform every morning, restocking his trolley with miniature soaps and bottles, and restoring the guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.
But one day thereMolly’s orderly life is turned upside down the day she walks into the suite of millionaire Charles Black and finds him dead in his bed… And the protagonist finds herself involved in an alleged murder….
Info. The waitress. Nita Prose. The ship of Theseus. 21 euros.
2 / Books to read. The diva who does not like
Why read it
He did not win an Oscar for his performance by Lady D in Spencerbut Kristen Stewart is a diva. “We have discovered the most incredible of actresses,” David Fincher declared as he searched for the child interpreter to work alongside Jodie
Foster for his Panic Room.
And Kristen Stewart, today, seems to confirm that first impression. Born in Los Angeles in 1990, she is an instinctive and mysterious interpreter, who hides behind the characters he embodies (often really existed) and feeds them with his charisma and his tics.
Info. The diva who does not like. Alessandro Amato. Bietti editions. Epub at 1.99 on Bietti.it. On Amazon Kindle for 2.69. Hard copy for € 4.99
3 / Books to read. Billie Eilish – the bad guy of pop
Why read it
The first peculiarity of the book is that the dust jacket turns into a poster to hang / frame.
Centauria will be released in mid-May with Billie Eilish – the bad guy of pop, at the same time a monograph and an art book written by Valeria Sgarella, a music journalist who has worked for MTV and on the radio as a speaker and author of programs.
The lyrics tell, between musical and personal stages, the extraordinariness of the Billie Eilish casean explosion of rewards in just four years, a rise that has been such also for Eilish’s ability to take a stand on what invests her and her generation: from climate change, to body shaming, going through drugs or even more private matters.
Themes that come back in his songs, capable of overturning some clichés of pop. Stereotypes that Nostra overrides even with her look and leaving her mark on every element that makes up the music machine, from video clips to social media, on which she always leaves her imaginative touch.
Info. Billie Eilish – the bad guy of pop. Valeria Sgarella. Centauria. 14.90 euros.
4 / Books to read. We are the ones to say enough
Why read it
It ends with us – We are the ones to say enough is Colleen Hoove’s bestselling novelr which has already sold over 1 million copies and is being published in 29 countries. It is an international phenomenon that exploded on Tiktok, the hashtag dedicated to the novel has reached the figure of 458.3 million views.
The author tells a story that deals with the theme of domestic violence, starting from his own experience and the difficult relationship between parents; the novel will soon become a film.
The plot
It’s an evening like any other in the city of Boston and on a roof, twelve stories above the street, Lily Bloom is staring up at the clear, boundless sky. For her, that is not an evening like many others. A few hours earlier, she attended her father’s funeral and saw her again Atlas, his first love. And Ryle, a handsome neurosurgeon, goes around her.
After a life that is not always easy, the girl finally manages the flower shop who has always dreamed of opening. but it makes it I quickly realize that leaving those who harm us is never easy.
Info. It ends with us – We say enough is enough. Colleen Hoover. Sperling & Kupfer. 15.90 euros.
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