Yes! I try to read books from various backgrounds. I definitely seek ones from Asian Americans because I feel like I have a lifetime of catching up on these stories since these books and authors weren’t available to me when I was younger!
Yes, me too. I've gathered a list of Asian American literature and it's getting longer and longer, LOL! I have so much to catch up on. Happy reading to both of us!
I'm glad you find it helpful! The yellow highlights are the books I'm in the middle of reading. The light yellow ones are those I had started by decided to drop or put in the backburner.
Great list, Stephanie and so many I haven't read. I can see we have similar taste so I'm adding a bunch to my reading list. I do love fiction though and sometimes, because I write personal essay, I like escaping into fiction and getting inspired by how great fiction writers set scenes. I especially love the noir authors treatment of first person like Raymond Chandler. Reading rocks!
I am “forcing” myself to read fiction because I agree with you! When fiction writers set the scene and you can feel it, see it, visualize, there’s magic in that! I’m reading the poisonwood bible and I am so excited I’m actually following along and not having to read each page 3x!
Love your recommendations, proud to say I have read a few, thx to youguys. A couple books I recommend are “an unquiet mind” by Dr. Kate Redfield, psychiatrist who treated those w mental illness and also experienced it personally. A Brilliant Madness ( pretty sure thats the title) by Patty Duke, both true stories about living with bipolar disorder. Also, a book I liked about a woman defending another young lady who was raped it’s called “take it back” i need to find author on that one but every time I try to look it up I lose my text in this message. Go grandmas! Ha ha ha.
Yes! I thought of you as I was putting this together! I like that we’ve been borrowing each others books when we visit each home! I will check out your recs!
Thank you for this incredibly wonderful list of books! I spent a good 30 minutes adding a sizable chunk of them to my reading list, and also vigorously nodding my head in agreement at the books I've also read and loved too. Educated in particular just broke me, as someone who was homeschooled and could relate to a lot of the general chaos of growing up largely without formal education. What I loved the most about this list and the story about your son (I also love Matilda and anything by Roald Dahl too, despite the controversy surrounding him) is that you really captured that books make us FEEL things and help us connect to other humans in such a beautiful way. This is why I love books. Today's post gave me so much joy because I added a ton of exciting new books to the queue. :)
Marie! Reading this from you made my day! I’m so glad you found some books that intrigued you and that you appreciated how I wrote about how they made me feel! I didn’t want to share the same summary as everyone else, I pretended it was like I’m having a conversation with someone live about a book I recommend. I talk about how it affected me!
Omg Educated was the book I gave as a gift 2 christmases ago to about 5 people! Knowing a bit about your childhood, I can totally see why this book affected you so much.
OMG I really want to talk about these books with you! So many favs on the list and so many new ones to discover! Also is that photo from your awesome house? Do you write on a typewriter? (Sorry I'm a creepy photo stalker. I just can't look away from a beautiful designed room!)
And I'm OBSESSED with your son saying he "feels the story." That is so beautiful.
Shelly, I seriously love every single comment you leave me! I'm so glad we have similar book reading interests! Will you let me know if you read any new books from my list? Yes, this is in my house! My neon orange hand chair looks pretty rad in this pic, doesn't it?! I only write on the typewriter for fun and when I send letters in the mail. When my son said that, I just about died. But had to keep the reaction in because you know how it is when you get overly gushy in front of your kids... they get weirded out and don't want to say anything anymore!
So many great recommendations. I particularly appreciate the books by Asian Americans. I've save this post to refer back in the future!
Yes! I try to read books from various backgrounds. I definitely seek ones from Asian Americans because I feel like I have a lifetime of catching up on these stories since these books and authors weren’t available to me when I was younger!
Yes, me too. I've gathered a list of Asian American literature and it's getting longer and longer, LOL! I have so much to catch up on. Happy reading to both of us!
Do you have this list somewhere? Would you mind sharing it with me?
Yes, sure! Here it is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOcpzNXpreEk_hN6HwaMiVCUEKhpBucbU3-HJpIFNPU/edit?usp=sharing
this is a goldmine! what are the yellow highlights?
I'm glad you find it helpful! The yellow highlights are the books I'm in the middle of reading. The light yellow ones are those I had started by decided to drop or put in the backburner.
Great list, Stephanie and so many I haven't read. I can see we have similar taste so I'm adding a bunch to my reading list. I do love fiction though and sometimes, because I write personal essay, I like escaping into fiction and getting inspired by how great fiction writers set scenes. I especially love the noir authors treatment of first person like Raymond Chandler. Reading rocks!
I am “forcing” myself to read fiction because I agree with you! When fiction writers set the scene and you can feel it, see it, visualize, there’s magic in that! I’m reading the poisonwood bible and I am so excited I’m actually following along and not having to read each page 3x!
❤️Let me know if you recommend it when you’re done. I loved “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride.
Love your recommendations, proud to say I have read a few, thx to youguys. A couple books I recommend are “an unquiet mind” by Dr. Kate Redfield, psychiatrist who treated those w mental illness and also experienced it personally. A Brilliant Madness ( pretty sure thats the title) by Patty Duke, both true stories about living with bipolar disorder. Also, a book I liked about a woman defending another young lady who was raped it’s called “take it back” i need to find author on that one but every time I try to look it up I lose my text in this message. Go grandmas! Ha ha ha.
Take it Back By Kia Abdulla
Yes! I thought of you as I was putting this together! I like that we’ve been borrowing each others books when we visit each home! I will check out your recs!
Omg I am writing these books down 👍
Awesome, Sue!!
Thank you for this incredibly wonderful list of books! I spent a good 30 minutes adding a sizable chunk of them to my reading list, and also vigorously nodding my head in agreement at the books I've also read and loved too. Educated in particular just broke me, as someone who was homeschooled and could relate to a lot of the general chaos of growing up largely without formal education. What I loved the most about this list and the story about your son (I also love Matilda and anything by Roald Dahl too, despite the controversy surrounding him) is that you really captured that books make us FEEL things and help us connect to other humans in such a beautiful way. This is why I love books. Today's post gave me so much joy because I added a ton of exciting new books to the queue. :)
Marie! Reading this from you made my day! I’m so glad you found some books that intrigued you and that you appreciated how I wrote about how they made me feel! I didn’t want to share the same summary as everyone else, I pretended it was like I’m having a conversation with someone live about a book I recommend. I talk about how it affected me!
Omg Educated was the book I gave as a gift 2 christmases ago to about 5 people! Knowing a bit about your childhood, I can totally see why this book affected you so much.
OMG I really want to talk about these books with you! So many favs on the list and so many new ones to discover! Also is that photo from your awesome house? Do you write on a typewriter? (Sorry I'm a creepy photo stalker. I just can't look away from a beautiful designed room!)
And I'm OBSESSED with your son saying he "feels the story." That is so beautiful.
Shelly, I seriously love every single comment you leave me! I'm so glad we have similar book reading interests! Will you let me know if you read any new books from my list? Yes, this is in my house! My neon orange hand chair looks pretty rad in this pic, doesn't it?! I only write on the typewriter for fun and when I send letters in the mail. When my son said that, I just about died. But had to keep the reaction in because you know how it is when you get overly gushy in front of your kids... they get weirded out and don't want to say anything anymore!