As is the same with every month, I write an article on the most read articles from the previous month. Yes, despite it being the 21 April, this is covering the most-read articles from March. So, you’ll likely be seeing another of these from me in a couple of weeks for March.
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So if you didn’t know, every month I go on Google Analytics and have a look at the articles from the past month that you lot have been most reading.
I used to do this slightly differently in that it would only be articles that I’d posted within that month. However, this was then discounting the real story of which articles were performing the best on my website. And so after amending the way I do it, this list now contains all of the articles on my website.
As with any decent list, this is in order so you can slowly scroll down, trying to guess what could possibly be at the top! I’ve also included the number of views each article got as well as links to both the article itself and the link to the book if it’s a book review. Also, there’s a short summary of the article/review too.
So let’s get into the list of the articles that you lot have been reading over the past month.
5. BOOK REVIEW OF THE ALCHEMIST BY PAULO COELHO
“I struggle with novellas as I’m somebody that likes to feel like I’ve been on an emotional journey with a book and often feel that the 150 pages a novella gives you can’t accomplish this. However, once in a while, a novella does come along that does really impress you and makes you see why it is so celebrated. The Alchemist almost does this for me.
Whilst reading it, I was impressed with the messages Coelho was getting across but felt that due to its short length and lack of deep plot, I couldn’t give it the five stars it deserves. In hindsight, it is a great novel and one that has left me reflecting. I reckon I’ll pick it up again in the future at some point when I’m maybe more in the mood for life-changing writing. But for now, it’s a four stars from me.”
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4. BOOK REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE BY J.K. ROWLING
“If you’ve read the previous 900 words and gotten to this point then I congratulate you. If you’re somebody who has already read HP a million times over and is simply here to read another view – thank you. If you’re somebody who has never read the books and wants to know if they’re any good – I hope I’ve summarised the book well enough for you.
I would recommend Harry Potter to absolutely everybody. It transcends the fantasy or YA genres some would argue it fits into. The Philosopher’s Stone is a very solid first book and you can see why (after her many attempts to actually have it accepted by publishers – google it) J.K. Rowling hit a home run with this first novel.”
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3. I ANSWER ALL THE BOOKISH QUESTIONS – 50 BOOK QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR FRIENDS
“That actually took a lot longer than I thought it would. However, there you have it – 50 questions to ask your bookish friends to strike up a conversation.
Go through these and let me know your answers – let me know if any of these questions stumped you. Either way, message me on my social media channels once you’ve read this article!”
2. DID ATOMIC HABITS BY JAMES CLEAR ACTUALLY CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT MY LIFE?
“I’ve noted a few times in this review that I am a huge sceptic when it comes to any of these books that claim to change your life, however, I came out of reading Atomic Habits not feeling like I’d read a load of wishy-washy nonsense about how I should change my mindset but with real tangible applications. Also, my favourite lesson to come out of this book is that you don’t have to start off big – in fact starting off very small and consistently doing something very small is the best way to start as it promotes what you want to be being very easy. If you’re looking to become a millionaire in the next six months, this may not be the book for you, but if you’re trying to consistently take up running or lose a little weight or something tangible like this, then Atomic Habits may offer you some great steps to help build up those habits.”
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1. BOOK REVIEW: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BY HARPER LEE
“I listened to To Kill a Mockingbird via audiobook and I read the kindle version too and whichever I was choosing to do, I found myself absolutely obsessed and invested by the story and the characters. When I pick up a classic, I always go into it with hesitancy as I worry I won’t grasp why it’s received the acclaim it has and to have endured for such a long time. But I can 100% see why To Kill A Mockingbird is considered one of the greatest novels ever written. It gives you an utterly pure look into prejudice and the beginnings of the questions of whether it’s right the way people of colour were treated back then and whilst doing so writes in some utterly loveable characters, a gripping story and the feeling of completion when finished.
If you’ve not read To Kill A Mockingbird, I would highly recommend it to absolutely everyone. Usually, I pick a genre so I can link it to those genre reviews on my blog but I have to recommend this book to everybody. It’s fantastic and possibly up there with one of my favourite novels I’ve ever read.”
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In summary…
To Kill A Mockingbird always seems to hover around the top of these lists. Clearly, even over 60 yers later, it’s still a book that people are interested in reading about.
The most interesting article that keeps popping up on these lists is the one in which I answer 50 questions. Clearly either people are searching google for questions to ask other people or are interested in what I have to say. Likely the former. Either way, still interesting.
Let me know which articles you’ve read. let me know which article of yours did the best!
