Book Recommendations by AEGEE-Tartu members

The keywords of this February were gripping books, adventurous time and educational value as AEGEE-Tartu has decided to organize a Bookish February. Therefore we have plenty of great recommendations for you to find your next read in both English and Estonian!

Non-fiction: Science

1. “Atomic Habits” – James Clear
2. “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” – Yuval Noah Harari
3. “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” – Richard Feynman
4. “Our Inner Ape: The Best and Worst of Human Nature” – Frans de Waal

Non-fiction: Psychology / Personal Development / Self Help

1. “Thinking, Fast and Slow” – Daniel Kahneman
2. “Maybe you should talk to someone” – Lori Gottlieb
3. “The Charisma Myth” – Olivia Fox Cabane
4. “How To Win Friends and Influence People” – Dale Carnegie
5. “15 invaluable laws of growth” – John C. Maxwell
6. “Feel the fear and do it anyway” – Susan Jeffers
7. “The Art Of Not Falling Apart” – Christina Patterson

Non-fiction: Spirituality

1. “Integral Life Practice” –  Ken Wilber
2. “The end of Your World”  – Adyashanti 

Sci-fi

1. “Never Let Me Go” – Kazuo Ishiguro
2. “Ready Player One” – Ernest Cline
3. “Dune” – Frank Herbert
4. “A Fire Upon the Deep” – Vernor Vinge
5. “Neuromancer” – William Gibson

Fantasy: Children’s novels

1. “The Secret Garden” – Frances Hodgson Burnett
2. “The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents” – Terry Pratchett
3. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – J. K. Rowling

Fiction: Young Adult

1. “All the Bright Places” – Jennifer Niven
2. “The Exact Opposite Of Okay” – Laura Steven

Fiction: Fantasy

1. “The Alchemist” – Paulo Coelho
2. “1Q84” – Haruki Murakami
3. “The Name of the Wind” – Patrick Rothfuss

Fiction: Magical realism

1. “Kafka on the Shore” – Haruki Murakami
2. “One Hundred Years of Solitude” – Gabriel García Márquez

Fiction: Cultural

1. “Submission” – Michel Houellebecq

Historical fiction

1. “City of Thieves” – David Benioff

Fiction: Thriller / Horror

1. “My Sister, the Serial Killer” – Oyinkan Braithwaite
2. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Oscar Wilde
3. “The Silence of the Lambs” – Thomas Harris

Estonian literature

1.  “Vaikuse hääl” – Jaan Tätte (“The Sound of Silence”)
2.  “Mandala” – Tõnu Õnnepalu
3.  “Sinine sarvedega loom” – Andrus Kivirähk (“Blue animal with horns”)
4.  “Külvajad ei tulnud tagasi” – Baghiš Hovsephjan
5. “Kuidas alustada investeerimisega?” – Kristi Saare (“How to begin with investing”)

We hope these recommendations will help you find inspiration and joy either by revisiting an old favorite book or discovering something completely thrilling and new. At the end of the day, reading opens the door to the world of knowledge!