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Quando ripenso ai libri che ricordo senza sforzo, mi accorgo che ognuno di loro rappresenta una fase diversa della mia vita, come se fossero amici che mi hanno accompagnata in momenti diversi, in situazione diverse. A volte in modo del tutto serendipico, come se il libro giusto fosse arrivato proprio quando ne avevo più bisogno.

E nel leggere tutte quelle scene, lo ammetto, a momenti mi sono sentita molto coinvolta. Ma in altri mi sono chiesta: è davvero possibile una coppia che fa sesso così?

Ci sono libri che ti fanno ridere, e libri che ti fanno pensare.Where’d You Go, Bernadette riesce a fare entrambe le cose nello stesso respiro. È ironico, tagliente, ma profondamente umano.Maria Semple costruisce la sua storia attraverso email, lettere e frammenti di conversazioni: una struttura ibrida, postmoderna, dove la frammentazione riflette la mente brillante e disordinata di Bernadette, ma anche la confusione della società contemporanea.

Although it's a quick read, I wouldn't call it light at all. My Sister, the Serial Killer is a novel that stays with you, that makes you smile but also reflect. It's a book I wholeheartedly recommend.

In 2021, in the middle of the pandemic, I was in my second year of university. I was coming out of one of the most important relationships of my life and had decided I would stay single for a while. I couldn’t have imagined the pandemic would last so long, forcing me into that solitude for real. My mood, especially being stuck at home, tended to slip toward a depressive state.

I’ve just finished reading The Better Sister by Alafair Burke, and let me tell you right away—it took my breath away. It’s not the kind of novel you expect when you read the blurb: it shocked me, surprised me, and kept me glued to the pages from start to finish.

For some time now, I’ve felt a growing desire to build something of my own—a path that can gradually lead me toward financial independence from traditional work. It’s not a simple journey, but every step, every experience, every new challenge represents an important piece of the puzzle.

There’s a book that captured me from the very first page: Trasgressione (Trespassing in the original) by Uzma Aslam Khan. It was my very first book of 2025, started on the morning of January 1st, when everything around me was still silent and I opened the first page as if it were a sign, an omen. Right away I understood it wouldn’t just be a casual read: it was a passageway. Inside, I found not only a story, but also politics, pain, memory, and conflict.

here are books you read once, and others that become lifelong companions. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout undoubtedly belongs to the second category. Even though it was written in the ’90s, it remains surprisingly relevant, and I often find myself flipping through its pages again, looking for inspiration or reassurance.

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal is not just a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, but a bridge between Jane Austen and contemporary Pakistan. A novel that holds a treasure of literary references: from timeless classics to lesser-known works, each reference becomes an invitation to explore new worlds.

I’ve read all of Paulo Coelho’s books. Yes, every single one of them — from the magic of Brida to the relentless rhythm of Eleven Minutes, from the hidden power in The Witch of Portobello to the breathless suspense of The Spy. And then there’s The Valkyries, with that feminine esoteric mysticism that stays engraved within, and even Confessions of a Pilgrim, perhaps his least-known book but also one of the most intimate.

It’s a book that strips you of certainties and leaves you cloaked only in the thin veil of emotions. A book that is at once a guide, a diary, and a mirror. And if at first it may leave you wondering, “is that all?”, that very emptiness is exactly the space where your own personal experience can blossom.