My Top 5 Best Books I've Read

I was still thinking about the books I’ve read and I decided to write about them. But saying that a book is the best or the worst is really hard since it depends not only on the book you read, but also when you read it. I mean, how old were you when you read it or how was your life or your feelings, what were your needs at that specific time? I truly believe that these elements will influence on your perception of any book.

Well, unfortunately I’m not used to devour books and I haven’t read many, but here my small contribution goes:

1 – The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran – I was 16 or 17 when I read this inspirational book and it really guided me in some aspects of my life. It is poetic and philosophical in the way it deals with all basic elements of life. It’s a book to read and think about the human nature. It helped me to be more tolerant with others.

2 – Learning Teaching, by Jim Scrivener – Remember when I mentioned above the “needs”. When I read this book I was desperate! My company had asked me to teach Aviation English for my colleagues when I had never taught anything before in my life. As I really wanted to try something different, I accepted the challenge and ran to the internet to find something that could help me when I came across this incredible book. The title caught my attention for obvious reason. Then I immediately bought it and read it in about two weeks. In the end, I was much more confident since the book guided me from the very first day of my classes and even nowadays when I have some doubts or want to try something new with my students I look at it.

3 – The Da Vince Code, by Dan Brown – A brilliant book that made me think about religion, which is interesting seeing that I’m not a religious person.

4 – The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini – This one I finished reading last month and it was the only book that made me cry.

5 – Journey to the Centre of the Earth, by Jules Verne – Jules Verne was a fantastic writer. His imagination had no boundaries. What kind of drugs he used? He wrote this book having never left France and his readers were always in doubt about his stories. They never knew if they were reading fiction or factual events.

By André Teodoro - CPE3 evenings.