Summer is right around the corner – the perfect time grab a drink and pick up a page-turner to get your mind off the bustle of your everyday life. Whether you’ll be enjoying these from a sunny beach or from your armchair at home, here are some book recommendations based on what our readers have been perusing throughout the month of May. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid Our reader Yasmin Helmy recommends this book, whose author said that it was loosely based on the lives of actresses Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner. The heart-wrenching novel is a piece of historical fiction that details the love life and seven marriages of the main character and book’s namesake. A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara Neda Elewa recommends this American novel telling the story of four young men who graduated from a prestigious university together. Though it appears first as a simple coming of age story, the seven hundred-page volume delves into deeper, darker facets of the men’s lives. Brave New World – Aldous Huxley An undeniable classic, this 1932 novel is a staple of dystopian literature. Though…
Looking for a Summer Read? 5 Recommendations from Egyptian Streets Readers
May 29, 2022
