Must read books for every University Student.

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” - Ernest Hemingway

In the cold depths of February, there is nothing better than curling up with a good book in your Lancaster Student accommodation. We have compiled a list of the books that should be on every University students shelf this winter.

We have pulled out a few classics that Literature students will know and love. Plus we take a look at some recent publications that speak of truth, anxiety and reality.

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A privileged Princeton student becomes totally disillusioned after graduation. He finds out that life was completely different behind the walls of his college, and now he has to find out who he is and what he wants from life. 

My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett 

Pritchett speaks openly and honestly about the ups and downs of living with anxiety, through wonderfully funny and occasionally heartbreaking stories that stay with you well after reading. This is a book that feels very relatable for anyone living with anxiety.

Breathtaking by Rachel Clarke

Clarke is a palliative care doctor who during the Covid-19 pandemic looked after some of the sickest patients on the ward of her hospital. She writes a powerful, emotional account filled with fear, love and the very best of humanity.

The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama

This series of interviews with the Dalai Lama shows ways to learn and understand how to attain fulfillment in life and start feeling happy.

Paradise Lost by John Milton

You’ll hear this epic poem quoted around campus by literature students and thespians alike, and there is a reason it is a University classic. Paradise Lost helps us see the different side of good and bad, allowing us draw our own conclisions about who is right.

Harry Potter - JK Rowling

Yes Potter fans, we are recommending that you read the series again and again and again. Witches and Wizards coming of age and epic tales of victory; these page-turners should have a permanent spot on your reading list.

Fact or fiction, whichever book your read in your Lancaster student accommodation this February, you’ll be delighted to hear that scientists have discovered that reading enhances knowledge by exercising the brain and causing it to think more, therefore enhancing intelligence. So why not keep reading? You never know, it could help you concentrate on your assignments!