Hello, young Padawan     After years of searching for a way to talk to you about the books I’ve loved without telling you about them—that is, without killing the suspense, without revealing too much, but still giving you enough to get a feel for the subject and make you want to read it—I can’t stop doing it now. Indeed, based on your feedback,…

          Hello, young Padawan     Today, we’re going to discuss one of the best contemporary novels I’ve ever read. I received this book for my birthday, and I didn’t expect to be so immersed in the story, the plot, and the author’s world.   When a fellow reader gives you a book, you’re almost guaranteed to have a good time, but this time, I must…

              Hello, young Padawan     Whether you’re a reader or not, whether you live in the USA, France, England, or anywhere else in Europe, or even the world, you’ve heard of this book, Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid.   This highly divisive thriller has received both positive and negative reviews, and since more than half of my friends and family have read it, I…

      “We only perceive the world as we are prepared to perceive.” Bernard Werber.           Hello, young Padawan     Here is the traditional summer reading tip, which will change a little this year, since I will recommend five books by the same author, Bernard Werber, and which should preferably be read in order.   If we add to that the fact that the…