In my opinion there is no better way to easily relax than to have
a long, hot, bubbly bath. My family have always been bath people. After a
recent long and tiring day at work my Dad came home and just had the look about
it, my first words upon seeing him were: "Can I run you a bath Dad?"
The cure to a bad day, the cure for a tired body, the remedy to the blues of a
cold winter's night, a bath has healing properties beyond the physical. To ease
your spirit and rally your mind.
Now you're all asking, 'Taylor I came to
this blog expecting to read about books and all you've given me is a paragraph
about why baths perhaps the best things in the world?' Well, wonderful reader,
there is something that can maximize the healing and relaxing powers of a bath,
and that is what I like to call a 'Bathable Book.' In reality any book can be a
Bathable Book, but I thought I'd share with you a list of some books that I
have found are exceptionally good Bathable Books.
What I deem an exception Bathable Book is
a book that; gets me running more hot water at least twice, because I've been
in the bath reading for so long; makes me want to run a bath just for the sake
of reading my book; draws you completely into it's world; is NOT depressing; is
of a good size (not too big or thick as this makes for a more perilous
bath/reading experience)
These books range from newish releases to
books that came out a few years ago, there is a mix of adult and young adult
fiction, but what they all have in common is their exceptional Bathability:
One of my favourite series, a page turner with great characters
and witty, clever writing.
The modernisation of the Jane Austen novel. Though I did find this
book a little cringe worthy in parts, it was a fun, light read if you take it
with a grain of salt.
The beautiful and heart-breaking story of Hemmingway's first wife,
Hadley, that has been poetically written.
The servants of Pride and Prejudice have the chance to tell their
story in this book that brings you so far into their world your hands will feel
red from the laundry.
What if the Queen of England discovered an unquenchable love for
books and shirked her responsibilities in favour of curling up with a
book? A fabulous short novel from Alan Bennet about just that.
Society has been reduced to probability and algorithms, everything
is decided for you based on an equation including who you will spend your life
with. A great page turner of a series of what our world could become.
Magic, mystery, and a strange circus. This book went straight to
my top five, the perfect escapism that is still incredibly well written.
A bad analogy of this book would be to call it a cross between
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, but it is a great fantasy story full of
magic and journeys and mystery.
