{"id":2107,"date":"2020-04-27T20:24:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2020-04-27T20:24:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:54:02","slug":"covid-19-top-10-books-to-read-during-this-lock-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/read\/covid-19-top-10-books-to-read-during-this-lock-down-2107\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 : Top 10 Books to Read During this Lock down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you bored? Let me re-frame that, are you bored already?<\/p>\n<p>The world has come to a standstill and what is very surprising is that people are all cranky about being bored. What if I tell you that you can read this quarantine like never before. You can pick up books and escape the harsh reality of this world and enter the beautiful world of fiction. Here are a few suggestions from us so that we can make these difficult times a little easier for you all. Here is a list of top ten books to read during this lock down:<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#The_Kite_Runner\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> The Kite Runner<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Bluest_Eye\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> The Bluest Eye<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Fault_in_our_Stars\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> The Fault in our Stars<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Will_Grayson_Will_Grayson\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Will Grayson, Will Grayson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Animal_Farm\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Animal Farm<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Wuthering_Heights\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> Wuthering Heights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> To Kill a Mockingbird<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#1984\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">8<\/span> 1984<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Alchemist\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">9<\/span> The Alchemist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Call_me_by_Your_Name\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">10<\/span> Call me by Your Name<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"The_Kite_Runner\">The Kite Runner<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: Khalid Hosseini, 2003<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Historical fiction, drama and classic<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2108\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2108\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/book-club-presentation-26-728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/book-club-presentation-26-728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/book-club-presentation-26-728-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Halplast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"The_Bluest_Eye\">The Bluest Eye<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: Toni Morrison, 1970<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Bildungsroman<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2119\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2119\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/toni-morrison-presentation-2-728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/toni-morrison-presentation-2-728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/toni-morrison-presentation-2-728-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Slide Share<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"The_Fault_in_our_Stars\">The Fault in our Stars<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: John Green, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Young Adult Fiction<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2120\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2120\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/TFIOS-Book-Review-FINAL-1024x752-589b9f2d3df78c4758cfe7e4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/TFIOS-Book-Review-FINAL-1024x752-589b9f2d3df78c4758cfe7e4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/TFIOS-Book-Review-FINAL-1024x752-589b9f2d3df78c4758cfe7e4-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Thought Co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Will_Grayson_Will_Grayson\">Will Grayson, Will Grayson<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: John Green, David Levithan, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Young Adult Fiction<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2121\" style=\"width: 822px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2121\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/71wByvNDJaL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/71wByvNDJaL.jpg 822w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/71wByvNDJaL-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/71wByvNDJaL-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/71wByvNDJaL-768x1179.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Amazon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Animal_Farm\">Animal Farm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: George Orwell, 1945<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Allegory, Novel, Satire, Suspense, Children&#8217;s literature, Political satire, Roman \u00e0 clef, Political fiction, Dystopian Fiction<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2122\" style=\"width: 772px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2122\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farley_animal-farm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farley_animal-farm.jpg 772w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farley_animal-farm-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farley_animal-farm-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Studiolo Secondari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Wuthering_Heights\">Wuthering Heights<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: Emily Bronte, 1847<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Gothic fiction, Romance novel, Tragedy<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2123\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2123\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9781435159662_p1_v2_s550x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9781435159662_p1_v2_s550x406.jpg 550w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9781435159662_p1_v2_s550x406-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Barnes and Noble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\">To Kill a Mockingbird<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: Harper Lee, 1960<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Bildungsroman, Thriller, Legal Story<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2124\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2124\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/15a6f610463583.560e56a82c21c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/15a6f610463583.560e56a82c21c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/15a6f610463583.560e56a82c21c-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Behance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"1984\">1984<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: George Orwell, 1949<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Science fiction, Dystopian Fiction<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2127\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2127\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d2n3nlm-68e87ed1-6c86-4729-a934-129913bd2e22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d2n3nlm-68e87ed1-6c86-4729-a934-129913bd2e22.jpg 900w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d2n3nlm-68e87ed1-6c86-4729-a934-129913bd2e22-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d2n3nlm-68e87ed1-6c86-4729-a934-129913bd2e22-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Deviant Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"The_Alchemist\">The Alchemist<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: Paulo Coelho, 1988<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Fantasy, Adventure Fiction<\/p>\n<p>Language: Portuguese and English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2128\" style=\"width: 887px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2128\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/75ab6330764881.5631ad95840c8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/75ab6330764881.5631ad95840c8.jpg 887w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/75ab6330764881.5631ad95840c8-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/75ab6330764881.5631ad95840c8-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Behance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Call_me_by_Your_Name\">Call me by Your Name<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Author: Andre Aciman, 2007<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Romance Fiction<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2129\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2129\" src=\"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unnamed-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unnamed-6.jpg 512w, https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unnamed-6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Credits: Lavender Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you bored? 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