It is almost the end of 2020. What could be more amazing than spending the remaining days of this year on literature, specifically books? There are many activities to do this holiday season, such as shopping for gifts and more. However, reading is always an activity that doesn’t require a specific season to be done, which means that it is good to do all year round.
Perhaps your shelves are already full and your to-be-read list ran out of titles. But, worry not because we are here to help you solve your dilemma. Let us fill that to-be-read list up with the best fiction books that you have to read on these remaining days of the year, which we have listed below.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
One of the best classics in the realm of literature, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a coming of age story about a teenager named Holden Caufield who was born and raised in the Empire State. In the year 1945 to 1946, it was partly released in the serial format while in 1951; it was finally published as a novel. The central messages of the book are fear, isolation, as well as the criticism of the shallowness of the society. Moreover, the protagonist has turned into a symbol of teenage angst. The Catcher in the Rye also explores intricate problems about being identification, depression, relation, loss, affiliation, and sex.
Alina’s Revenge by Greg Van Arsdale
This fiction novel was self-published by author-editor Greg Van Arsdale. Alina’s Revenge centers on the themes of revenge and love. When the Serbian-Bosnian war took place in 1993, the 12-year-old Alina witnessed the horror of her family being killed by a group of Serb forces. She was discovered by the 10 dirty and bearded guys, but she survived the vicious rape. She is taken in and helped by a neighboring family. The father of that family is a former military and finally started to train her. Ten years of intense weapons, blades, and hand-to-hand fighting experience. Finally, the very day arrives when she says goodbye. Now the time has come for vengeance. The images of their face are seared through her mind, even though it has been a long period of time. Would Alina get her revenge?
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
It was just published last June 2020, but The Vanishing Half has already conquered the charts. It is recognized as the #1 New York Times bestseller, #1 Book of the Year of Times magazine, NPR’s best book of 2020, longlisted for both The National Book Award and The Aspen Words Literary Prize, and more! It follows the story of the Vignes twin sisters who are identical twins. However, after they have come of age together in such a tiny, southern black community and fleeing when they were 16 years old, the form of their everyday lives as adults are not the only thing that is different, as well as their communities, races, and families. After how many years, one of the twins is living in the same town, along with her black daughter, that she once attempted to run away from. The other twin, however, discreetly passes for white with no ounce of her past was revealed to her white husband. Even with the concealment and denials, is there a chance that the fate of their daughters meets and connects the dots of their mothers’ past?
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
This novel is the first of The Great Cities Trilogy. It was published in March of this year by Orbit. What sets this apart from other books is how The New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author N.K. Jemsin shows the cultural heritage, identification, myths, and magic of the Empire State in the contemporary era. There is a graduate student in Manhattan who realizes that he doesn’t recall his identity, place of origin, and name after getting off a train. However, he can feel the heartbeat and power of the city. On the other hand, the gallery director of Lenape in the Bronx finds peculiar graffiti dispersed all around the city that is so lovely and powerful, and it looks like the paint is trying to call her. There is also a mother and a politician whose in Brooklyn that discovers that she can hear her city’s songs that are on rhythm with her Louboutin heels’ beats.
Trina’s Travel 