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A Book that Broke My Heart: Into the Wild

The fact that he died is not a secret in this book–it’s written on the cover, in the introduction, and the subject of the first chapter. But that did not stop me from wishing that he lived with every turn of the page, that if I talked to the pages of the book, maybe he would handle things differently.

The Book That Made Me Buy New Shoes: Cheryl Strayed’s Wild

I know many women who have told me that this book ranks among their most beloved literary works. Now I see why. The determination with which Strayed faces every obstacle is one that can easily be taken off the hiking trail and applied to everyday life.

A Thestral of a Book: Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking

You Might Like This Book If You… have experienced/are experiencing deep grief after the loss of a loved one are a counselor or someone equally invested in human emotion enjoy stream-of-consciousness writing

Crazy Opinion on Crazy Rich Asians: Skip the Book, Watch the Movie.

I tried really hard to like this book. It had such a promising start… and then it quickly became an audiobook that I sped up to just get to the end already.

A Tale of Two Self-Help Books: Brene Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection and Rachel Hollis’s Girl Wash Your Face

I’m not sure if I made a mistake or wisely-yet-unknowingly paired two self-help books. But I read these two back-to-back, and now I feel like I just took a college psychology course titled Psych 201 – From Vulnerable to Victorious: Lessons in Empowerment from Girlbosses. (DUDE. Note to self: That title is awesome and IContinue reading “A Tale of Two Self-Help Books: Brene Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection and Rachel Hollis’s Girl Wash Your Face”