WhatsOn brings the book selection for the week. Immerse yourself in the books on the list to feed your inner bibliophile. Enjoy yourself this week by occupying yourself with the new books in your home.
1. Drift
The fabulous work of art by Frank Herbert, a triumph of the imagination and one of the best-dealing workshops of wisdom fabrication ever.
The young Paul Atreides is the heir at law of a noble family and is tasked with ruling a hostile world where the only valuable object is the “spice” melange, a spur that can lengthen life and heighten attentiveness. The new Drift, which is set on the harsh earth Arrakis, chronicles his story.
2. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
In the first novel of this new series, Greg is happy to have Rowley by his side. Still, as Rowley’s fame grows, Greg tries to take advantage of his stylish friend’s success for himself, which sets off a series of ridiculous events that will put their fellowship to the test.
3. Persepolis
Satrapi depicts the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from the period of six to fourteen in stirring black-and-white ridiculous strip images. These were the times that saw the fall of the Shah’s government, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the desolation brought on by the Iraq War. The intelligent and outgoing Marjane, an only child of ardent Marxists and great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last autocrats, remembers a time that was especially entwined with the history of her country.
4. The Da Vinci Code
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the middle of the night in Paris. In the gallery, a senior Louvre guard was found dead with cryptic symbols written all over his corpse. As Langdon and talented French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu decipher the strange mystifications. They are surprised to find several hints that Leonardo da Vinci expertly hid in his paintings. Everyone finds the suggestions repugnant, yet the painter deftly hides them.
Even more astounding, the late watchman belonged to the Priory of Sion and had a magnificent literal secret. A secret group that also comprised Leonardo da Vinci, Victor Hugo, and Sir Isaac Newton. The explosive, ancient truth will be lost for all time if Langdon and Neveu are unable to clear away the perplexing mystification. While dodging the amorphous adversary who tracks their every move.
