Ruby Soames's Blog - Posts Tagged "stress"

In this weird, terrifying and super-stressful period, some people only want to watch and read apocalyptic, medical and horror; others, like me, want to get clear away from it and escape to an alternative world where no-one says the word 'virus'.

Here are a few suggested books which absorbed me and took me away from this present world:

* The Dutch House - Ann Pratchett
* Bad Girl - Mario Vargas Llosa
* Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens

* My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh
* The Good Soldier - Ford Maddox Ford

For those who, also like me, are finding it difficult to commit and concentrate on a full-length novel, here are some absorbing short stories and essays:

* Property - Lionel Shriver
* Feel Free - Zadie Smith
* Notes from the Underground - Dostoyevsky
*The Strawberry Tree - Ruth Rendell
* The White Album - Joan Didion

Stay safe!