Books read recently 3

The History of Love by Nicola Krauss: I enjoyed this book, it's good and worth-reading but not a masterpiece. Nicola Krauss has a beuatiful, sensible writing style and the voices she creates are touching and believable. The narrative is skillfully built to a pitch-perfect, simple, affecting ending. It has humor, drama and raw emotions. All that stops it from being truly great is its shortness (the story could and should have been more deveploped) and the not engaging, barely existent supporting characters. Even so, it's a good read and I recommend it

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky: This is an odd, quirky book that doesn't fulfill its potential. Charlie's voice is somewhat forced, though sometimes very poetic and also the letter format doesn't fit. The supporting characters are much more interesting and their struggles are often touching, but some are lame clichés. Itt also doesn't semm real that Charlie would be accepted and have a group of older, cooler friends. Besides, all the issues he faces-basically, everything that could happen-are just too much. The development of the story is mostly compelling, but the ending is forced. So, this is a n author that shows potential but this book just lacks balance and realism. By the way, Charlie is not a normal teenager- he seem to have some disorder such as autism.

His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman: This is a compelling fantasy story with thought-provoking themes. It's well-written and all the philosophy is fascinating, though I think it's too long and, sometimes, frustrating. The characters arere strong and humane, and Mrs Coulter is actually a brilliant character. The writing style is fitting and very good. The descriptions are well-done but the action is dull and the emotions never really came across except in the ending.It's original and worth-reading if you like fantasy, but it's not an essential.