3.14.2022

Recommended Reads, 43rd in a Quarterly Series


 

Books I've read lately that I would recommend:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Haddon). I need to read more books like this, which are fiction first-person narratives that take me into new perspectives.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Gottlieb). So interesting to delve into the world of therapy, especially seeing both sides of the couch.

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 (Kendi, Blain). Powerful idea for an anthology, and many of the contributions were deeply probing.

A Dutiful Boy: A memoir of secrets, lies and family love (Zaidi). Heart-rending at times to follow the challenges of growing up gay and Muslim.

Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-up Years (Guisewite). The cartoonist's amusing musings on being sandwiched between elderly parents and a teen daughter were hilarious.

Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology (Marable). So many good works in here.

Little Fires Everywhere (Ng). Absolutely exquisitely written.



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