![]() ![]() Ditto the author Celeste Ng, who alerted me to Rich and Pretty. ![]() For example, last year I liked Sally Rooney’s book Conversations with Friendsso much that when she wrote a positive review of An American Marriage, I made it a priority. I still continually quiz people for recommendations but settled on a few people I really trust for recs, based on what they recommended before, or what they themselves have written. Here’s how this year’s book reading breaks down: I had to read them in school but appreciate them much more as a grown-up. I also got back to reading classics from giants - Philip Roth, James Baldwin, Joan Didion. My book club kept things in balance with random nonfiction picks, like the Patagonia founder’s business book-slash-memoir, which really affected the way I think about consumption. I continued to select non-white and/or non-male authors, which paid off. This year, I liked most everything I read, which included a heavy dose of contemporary fiction and more science fiction tales and genre romance than before. And books themselves seemed to reflect this idea.” ![]() As Matt Haig wrote, “The process of finding my best self was an endless quest. ![]() It began as escapism and now, a couple years into it, I think it’s actually helped me grow as a thinker/feeler/human stumbling through life. I committed to reading more books instead of periodicals in the haze following the 2016 election. A few of my faves this year, even though they didn’t necessarily come out this year. ![]()
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