Whether it packs an emotional punch leaving me happy/sad, or a mystery with a satisfying ending, or something that completely changes my worldview. Whatever it is, give me your recommendations for those books that you couldn’t stop thinking about once you’d turned the last page. Fiction preferably but non-fiction also of interest.
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{{The Hike by Drew Magary}}. At first, I thought it was just ok. Spoke to my partner about it and they offered some more insights that made me think about it more. The more I thought about it and it’s implications, the more I liked it. I don’t think it’s mind-blowing/life altering, but it stuck with me for a bit nonetheless.
{{This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar}}. Another one I had a hard time forming an opinion on because it’s very different than what I usually read. It’s more poetry. I read it like a book and therefore missed a lot of the beauty of it. After reflecting on it, it’s one I’m definitely going to revisit, just slower.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Vernon God Little by DMC Pierre
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Verity by Colleen Hoover. When I read this book I was so invested I finished it within one day. After I finished this book I had a book hangover and I was thinking about this book for one week.
Pet Semetary
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
The Children of Men by P.D. James
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Blindness by Jose Saramago
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dead Man’s Walk by Larry McMurtry
Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Tender is the Flesh
‘Those Who Save Us’ by Jenna Blum- it’s been several years and I still think about it. Amazon’s sums up the read perfectly-
” Those Who Save Us is a profound exploration of
what we endure to survive and the legacy of
shame.”
The setting takes place during the Holocaust/World War II Era, but not at all what I had grown accustomed to.
I actually stumbled upon it before it was professionally edited and was still blown away by the raw, emotionally charged writing of the author- and lemme tell ya, it needed some editing, lol. Her natural talent for realistic, troublesome interpersonal dynamics between the characters helped me to overlook some of the errors.
Paradise, Toni Morrison. Draw the family tree.
Ruiz- The Four Agreements. If it doesn’t hit right the first time through, put it away for a year or so and try again when you’re ready.
*The Sparrow* was the recent book I read that won’t let go. As a person raised Catholic, it turned inside out those feelings of certainty that make up our worldview.
*The Great Believers* was hard to let go because I lived through that time in Chicago.
*American Dirt.* So many unforgettable people in that book.
If you’re in the mood for nonfiction, *Wonderful Life* is up there. My son read it when he was 7 or 8 and was obsessed. That was when *Spore* was a popular online game and I found out he was having conversations with people all over the world about pre-Cambrian life forms. Makes you realize humanity was never a sure thing.
I’ve been thinking about Gerald Vizenor’s Bearheart for almost 30 years.
The Space Adventures Of Commander Laine.
Pachinko. The entire book will stay with you for awhile (it’s been years for me). As a bonus, the Apple TV series is also excellent.