hey :) I thought it might be fun to tell you about some books & occasionally other media like I talk about them with my friends — very short form and with very poor descriptions. I hope this helps you find something you like.
let's get into the books woot woot
maybe you should talk to someone by lori gottlieb — therapist goes to see another therapist. while reading it I think it's going to be another marketable self help book but instead it turns out to be a really nicely written marketable memoir, almost. brought me to tears a couple times
the unbearable lightness of being by milan kundera — kind of a love story. dude talks about poop and shit for several pages. when he does it its intellectual and rather heartwrenching. when I do it people look scared and say "I'm eating dinner". make it make sense <3 anyway i liked this a lot
men explain things to me by rebecca solnit — essay collection. first essay is about how she pwns this random guy at a party. good read. she has a very accessible way of making arguments. blitzed thru it in a day bc I couldn't stop!!
fleabag: the scriptures by phoebe waller-bridge — play about this very wretched woman who faces the consequences of being alive… this is my third time going through this story but I was still wheezing at like 1 am reading this. pwb I want to see the inside of your brain
dorohedoro vol 2 by Q hayashida — grungy manga about this dude who has a lizard head and doesn't know why. very interesting, unique art that is also pretty thirsty but Q hayashida makes it valid. immersive universe where the magic system is basically pollution. i think if you thirst over manga characters you would thirst over these characters
spy x family vol 2 by tatsuya endo — spy guy needs to create the illusion of a married family for his latest mission. very cute and as of right now, lighthearted. I am reading this in french. I am learning many vocabulary words for weapons
disorientation by elaine hsieh chou — taiwanese american phd student questions her phd, then her white fiance. SO FUNNY I was covering my mouth reading this… constantly asking ingrid girl why are you doing this… but also you are so valid girl…
I really liked all these books!! what a great month for reading :) anyway that’s all for now. hope you enjoy. see you laterrr 💗