Never Turn The Lights Off

Classic books are one of the greatest books ever. They are the ones which hides the biggest amount of truths about life, from these kind of books we can learn so much, especially about what is truly valuable in our lives. Sadly, not every reader can take lesson from these books. However, I'm the one to whom classic books had a huge impact. Some of my favorites are written by authors who are the part of The Lost Generation . The term was coined by Gertrude Stein and it describes generation that came of age during World War I. The Lost Generation was a group of writers and artists, including many expatriates, who helped define a larger, modernist movement after World War I. People of this generation are viewed, as a result of their war experiences , as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability. Writers of this generation put their experiences, thoughts and feelings into a wonderful books. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald F...

I believe we all have days which we spend procrastinating. This is exactly how I spent my weekend and now I have so much to do but I'm completely running out of time. However, I didn't want to miss today's post so I decided to do something simple but at the same time interesting. And that's My Life in Books Tag . I really enjoy watching tags on youtube, it's fun way to get to know person and also to find new books. Hope you'll enjoy it! Find a book for each of your initials
 R - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare This is definitely not my favorite work of Shakespeare but some other of his tragedies I really enjoyed reading. Of course I did it in Lithuanian but I hope that one day I'll be able to read it in English and I'll understand everything that he wanted to say. K - Keeping the Dead by Tess Gerritsen I haven't read this book but this is in my TBR list, because this book is from Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series. Recently...

Each reader has moments when a book leaves them speechless. In my opinion this feeling is amazing but at the same time it's very thought-provoking. After reading an incredible book I start questioning myself how author wrote it, how came up with all those ideas, what inspired writer to create that particular story. Now more and more often I search for this kind of information about books and over some time I've learned that most of the answers hide in biographies of the authors. Some of the greatest stories are inspired from the real life events. Very often authors in the books hide their job experience, love life, or even an opinion on political situation. Of course they don't express their opinion directly, they hide it between the lines. So naturally every book becomes even more fascinating if you know under what circumstances it was written.  Therefore recently I purchased two biography books. Papa Hemingway by A. E. Hotchner  Ernest Hemingway is as eas...

I live in Lithuania, so as you can probably imagine, majority of books here are in Lithuanian. English books I can only find in bookstores in bigger cities or I can buy online. But I prefer buying books in bookshops, so because I live near small town, the only place to find English books here are thrift stores. Honestly, I prefer used books. I know, the way new books look, feel is amazing and scent of it is absolutely incredible. However, used book has a history. When you buy this kind of book, you buy not only story, but piece of someone's life as well. I don't mean it in any creepy way, all I want to say is that someone spent time reading that book. It means that this book made that person think, or feel something. And the idea of having the same story in my hands, fascinates me so much! I decided to start blog post series about my thrift store purchases and I want to show that good book doesn't always have to be brand new. The Surgeon by Tess G...

World is full of all kind of books: big, small, old, new, paperback or hardback. Even though we all know the saying ''don't judge a book by its cover'' , we still very often buy book because of its look, size or recommendations. Of course we all have different preferences. However, I can't understand when people say that the bigger the book, the better it's going to be. I've learned over some time that often the most extraordinary story can hide in a tiny or old and poorly looking book . This exactly describes the books in which I found some of my favourite stories. So I want to share with you my thoughts on one of my most recent but already beloved discovery. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1954) In 1940 when England entered World War II  William Golding joined Royal Navy. This fact is very important because Golding's experience in WWII had effect on the way he saw the world. His service and all the events that happend o...