I have decided to read a book a week in 2021, and to keep track I& #39;m making a books thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit lĂ€chelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit lĂ€chelnden Augen">. Here goes:
Week 1. Love, Nina. Funny, irreverent, easy to dip in and out of because it was epistolary. Made me love Nina Stibbe and wish I was in my late teens again. Also lowkey want to be Mary-Kay Wilmers when I grow up.
Week 2. Heartburn, Nora Ephron. In keeping with the funny theme, but also packed a few emotional punches to the gut. Some hilarious observations on 1970s feminism. Not sure why I found it so relatable considering it& #39;s about a woman whose husband cheats on her, but I did.
Week 3. Such A Fun Age, Kiley Reid. Explosive, riveting, stunning, absolutely brilliant. Made me question the world and myself. A gripping tour-de-force of the intersecting dynamics of racial and financial privilege, which almost made me skip lunch because I was so engrossed.
Week 4. Exciting Times, Naoise Dolan. Slow at first but sped through towards the end. Enjoyed the plot & nuances of the relationships within it. Sometimes found the protagonist& #39;s observations insightful, sometimes less so. A talented writer - would def read her next novel.
Week 5. Earthed by Rebecca Schiller (thank you so much to @eandtbooks for the advance copy!). An atmospheric and moving memoir which speaks truths about connecting to nature and how, no matter where you move to, you can& #39;t escape from yourself. Out in May - would recommend!
Week 6. Mindset by Dr Carol S. Dweck. A friend sent this to me after a conversation about what personal growth means in your 20s. It& #39;s a brilliant, insightful book and it has honestly changed my perspective on the concepts of talent and intelligence. Read to feel inspired.
So I’ve given up on the weeks because...lockdown 3. But I will keep numbering them.
Lockdown vibes really killed my reading buzz for a while there so a book a week went out the window but your girl is back on it so here& #39;s a new pinned tweet for this thread: 2021 BOOKS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="BĂŒcher" aria-label="Emoji: BĂŒcher">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ§”" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
7. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: believe the hype. This book is exactly as good as everyone says it is. It& #39;s so good I gave myself travel sickness reading it in the car but I didn& #39;t care. Beautiful, life-affirming, a masterclass in narrative construction. Loved it. 10/10.
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