{"id":6103,"date":"2017-07-27T15:39:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2022-05-30T14:44:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:44:28","slug":"best-books-read-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/students\/best-books-read-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Best books to read 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The summer holidays are a perfect time to focus on the reading that you want<\/em> to do, rather than the reading you have<\/em> to do for exams. Having said that, most books can teach us something new, or make us think about something differently – so holiday reading is a good way of keeping your brain engaged while giving yourself time to relax. We asked people in the office for their book recommendations – here’s what they said. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Ithaka-Adele Geras<\/h3>\n

Many years have passed since the end of the Trojan War, and Penelope is still waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return home. The city of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors from the surrounding islands who are vying to win Penelope’s hand in marriage, thereby gaining control of the land. When a naked, half-drowned man washes up on the beach, everything changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cA new take on `The Odyssey` as told from the perspective of Penelope\u2019s handmaid as she waits for Odysseus in Ithaka\u201d- Alice Farrell, Schools<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Power- Naomi Alderman<\/h3>\n

In The Power<\/i> the world is a recognisable place: there’s a rich Nigerian kid who larks around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But something vital has changed, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power – they can cause agonising pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world changes utterly.<\/p>\n

\u201cA fantastically entertaining and thought-provoking dystopia where teenage girls acquire the power to electrically shock others\u201d- Jen Brown, Marketing<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time- Mark Haddon<\/h3>\n

Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, for fifteen-year-old Christopher everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbour’s dog, Wellington, is killed and his carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favourite (logical) detective, Sherlock Holmes. What follows makes for a novel that is funny, poignant and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally.<\/p>\n

“An interesting take of an autistic child\u2019s view of the world as he unravels the mystery of his neighbour\u2019s dog and his mother\u201d- Will Beaton, Schools<\/em>\"\"

The Man in the High Castle- Philip K Dick<\/h3>\n

It’s America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war, and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany and Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn enthralling and captivating read, presenting an alternate vision of the end of World War 2, showing Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan as the victorious Axis Powers, as well as life in the former United States under totalitarian rule\u201d- Benjamin Dallal, Work Experience<\/em><\/p>\n

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