Joanne Harris, well known for Chocolat, presents this gripping psychological thriller set in a school. The background is inspired by her experience as a language teacher. Teachers of all kinds might find the atmosphere in the book slightly familiar... And the portrayal of Roy Straitley, old- school Latin master who ¨ doesn´t do email¨ is memorable.
2. The Handmaid´s Tale by Margaret Atwood: Atwood´s 1985 classic dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where women are forbidden literacy and valued only if they can bear children has been made into an Emmy winning TV series, just as good as the book (see trailer below).
3. The
Hunger Games (part 1) by Suzanne Collins: A novel of
dystopian fiction for young adults (but not only), made into a blockbuster movie starring Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games is set in a future with
unsettling parallels to our present. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show
ever... Even if you have seen the film the reading experience is well worth it too!
4. Room by Emma Donoghue: An international bestseller as soon as it was
published in 2010, Room has now sold well over two million
copies. It
is the story of a five-year-old called Jack, who lives in a single
room with his Ma and has never been outside. When he turns five, he starts to
ask questions, and his mother reveals to him that there is a world beyond the
walls. Told entirely in Jack’s voice, Room is no horror story or
tearjerker, but a celebration of the love between a mother and
her child. The movie based on the book was nominated for several Oscars in 2016 (Brie Larson won for Best Actress)! Read the book first (the reviews might include spoilers!!) -and it is much better than the film.
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