No One Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel GarcÃÂa Márquez Read about this book on Goodreads My rating: 7/10 I have to admit I was a bit scared of reading Márquez, because I knew his 100 years of solitude is a book with a lot of characters and plot twists. It wasn't necessary because this book is different, it's a short story about an old colonel. He lives with his old, ill wife and they're...
The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir Read about this book on Goodreads My rating: 8/10 I was supposed to read at least 8 books written by Scandinavian authors for my university entrance exam and I grabbed this book, not knowing what it would be about. I only loved the Czech cover. The book is about a young boy who decides to leave home, his caring father and autistic brother and fly to a foreign country to...