There is a book quote that I like from one of the famous authors:
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway
This quote is quite true, as being a women myself I experienced it personally. Since I was a child my parents engrained in me the habit of reading & with the passage of time books became my only solace & my best friends.
You must be thinking how books can be the best guide for women? Let me tell you that by reading books you discover a whole new world of stories. Books open a door to an immense wisdom that becomes a part of your personality. So which genre books should women explore & read to receive such knowledge, wisdom & guidance? Here are some useful suggestions for you.
Some inspirational book suggestions
There are countless books in this world under different genres that you can read from. I used to read only fiction, horror & romance books. But I had such an intense thirst for books that I began exploring more genres & believe me I found some of the best books ever written.
In the genre of philosophy & spirituality these are the books that can inspire & change the perspectives of women completely. ‘Forty Rules of Love’ by Elif Shafak in which two stories are being told side by side, one of rumi & Shams Tabrez & the other one about a forty year old woman called Ella who is unhappy in her marriage. In these stories women will get to explore the love of God & spirituality with forty deep, meaningful quotes about spiritual love. This book can literally change a women’s life & perspectives because it literally changed mine.
There are two other books in this genre that are just as life changing as this first one. ‘Rumi’s Daughter’ by Muriel Maufroy which explores the life of rumi’s daughter Kimya & her origins. The other one is the ‘Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini which conveys the tale of two boys from Afghanistan, their circumstances at the time of war & their friendship since their childhood.
In the genre of fiction, young adult & science fiction you should definitely try these book series. ‘Hunger Games’, ‘Divergent’ & ‘The Lunar Chronicles’ which are about these young women in dystopian world fighting for freedom, truth, love, justice & equality for their people & to make the world a better place. There are countless other nerve-wrecking books in this genre that will give you strength & wisdom. Don’t forget to explore romance books when you just want some relationship advice & feel ecstatic.
There are classical books like ‘Tess of the D’ Urberville’, ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Pride & Prejudice’ which enlightens readers about the hurdles faced by the women of that time.
Self-Help books like ‘The Secret’ series by Rhonda Byrne, ‘This thing called you’ by Ernest Holmes & ‘Unconditional Life’ by Deepak Chopra, helped me in healing myself & changed me into becoming a better person.
For all those women out there who want to be a better person, gain strength, wisdom & knowledge, & live countless lives in different worlds; they should definitely take the guidance of books by reading from all the genres. Books can become women’s companions for lifetime & never leave their side.