On the other hand, I ran into The Collective several months back while looking for new magazines (which I talked about in this post) and just flipping through it, I said "This is the most beautiful magazine I have ever seen in my life" (literally, I was talking to myself in the store corner). My mouth was just left open as I tried to take in the vivid photos about beautiful places and beautiful people. There's something so raw and real about discovery in this magazine that focuses on one place per issue. Get It Here.
East of Eden + The House of the Seven Gables
These two books aren't as "up-to-date" as the magazines above, but I figured they were both worth a mention since they're both classics by two well-known American authors. I read The House of the Seven Gables at the beginning of the month, and I found it so much more captivating than Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Steinbeck's work was completely different, a reflection of the story of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel. Of the two, I liked East of Eden more because although much longer in length, it was a little more believable, and the characters' flaws more relatable.
Short American Stories
Another two books for my English class, these sets of stories are a little more varied. While I love reading full-length novels, these little plots are refreshing and make it easy to read on-the-go, and most are interesting enough to make it feel like I'm not really reading for homework.
Did you read anything interesting in April?
