By Albiona Sulo /
It seems like Tuesdays to me are the days dedicated to the book, so the title of the next blog post is actually no coincidence. "Tuesdays with Morin" by Mitch Albom is the book I just finished and surprisingly today is Tuesday. It is a book I would recommend to anyone who has a long list of books they have read, but also to those who these days want to read a light but full message. A book about the meaning of life but told through a very entertaining story of friendship between a teacher and his best student, but also timid and cool in relation to the people around him. The others are letting you discover for yourself.
In the early days that the virus came to our country I returned to reading after a few months pause, where I used every reason to justify that I had no time. So I thought about starting the quarantine with a return to my old friend, to the book. I started with those pink books because I wanted the comeback to be soft and sweet, plus they weren't my best days and not quarantined. So I chose books to bring me back to beautiful stories, to emotions, to triumphant loves (we always like books with happy skirts). Meanwhile, on the last day we had the opportunity to go out for supplies, I sought suggestions from a colleague in my book, who rightly embarrassed me with the fact that she reads every moment. The first book I suggested was "Tuesdays with Morin", stating that I needed such a book these days. Strange how a colleague of words and not having much conversation manages to understand your inner state so well. In fact, this book helped me get through it, as it helped me see this quarantine period differently. I focused more on myself, on things that make me happier and calmer, but more importantly on the people who are daily with me especially during this time.
So I have chosen to devote at least one hour a day to reading, as a way to break away from the routine of these days, but also to fill the soul and mind. For me there are no good books or bad books because I believe from every book you have something to learn. At the very least the book expands the habits and language that technology is increasingly impoverishing us. And since we are tech-savvy, it can help you a lot these days with reading. If you do not want / can go out you can choose to read online or if you are not keen on reading books you can read a series of articles on topics that interest you and are curious. And if you were attending a training or academy before the quarantine began, then you could focus on reading articles about the courses you were or will be developing in the future, and keep notes of what you want to discuss with your colleagues. . In fact, we are doing this with some colleagues attending joint seminars, we have created a drobox and have introduced books that are electronically accessible and that will serve us for future seminars. It's another way of socializing online, but also interactivity.
Then where better than when you cook those delicious cookies, or the sweets we see daily on social networks made by our housewives, sit down at your favorite corner of the house to enjoy reading. At the same time we fill our stomachs, souls and minds. True love comes from the stomach, but unless you can express it in the right words you will never enjoy it properly.
And to bring you back to Tuesdays, there was good news today for all book lovers, but not only, for those who these days have been reading a book and couldn't find it because the bookstores have been closed, finally bookstores are open from today. No more excuses. ?
Below you will find some suggestions collected with my friends, but as I told you it is important to read that you never know what a book passage can teach us, so do not hesitate to share your suggestions on our Instagram page @ditarikarantines.
Nice read and hear from you soon!
1. Thomas Mann - Death in Venice
2. Fatos Kongoli - Damocles Dream
3. Agatha Christie - Crooked House
4. Ernest Hemingway - Goodbye gun!
5. Umberto Eco - Name of the rose
6. Ismail Kadare - The Castle
7. Amos Oz - Getting to know a woman
8. Ray Brandbury - Fahrenheit 451
9. Voltaire - Kandidi
10. Sophocles - Oedipus the king
Note: The above titles have been selected for the purpose of capturing works that are first available in Albanian - as it is about classical literature - and most importantly focus on disaster related topics. natural or human threats to daily life, as well as pushing it towards society and the world as a whole.
Other books:
1. Danielle Steel - At a glance
2. Elif Shafak - Forty rules of love
3. Clyde Gazillo - The Last Whisper
4. Daniel Glattauer - Seventh Wave
5. Daniel Glattauer - Have you ever talked about the north wind?
Note: These last two are on my rereading list
