the best books I read this summer
06:58
g'morning!
why do people write introductions to blog posts anyway?
someone should write a blog post about that.
. . .
American Sniper | Chris Kyle
Where do I start with this book?? It's amazing and sad and wonderful - one of the best autobiographies I've read. Chris is so direct and unapologetic and funny. I thoroughly enjoyed reading his experiences. There is also an American Sniper film which is also good (not in the same way as the book, but good in it's own right).
Boundaries | John Townsend & Henry Cloud
Maybe you remember, back in May, that I was reading a book on self-development that was kicking my butt??? Well, it was this book. It was being talked about in my circle of friends and they were all telling me to read it (heck, their mom was telling me to read it) and finally I did. Oh my goodness, wow it blew my mind, it debunked lies, it reassured me that "no" and "thanks but no thanks" are not unkind or rude, but necessary at times.
Whether you have absolutely no problem telling people when they're getting too close, or you cannot say no for the life of you (basically if you're an adult at all) - read this book.
End rant.
Whether you have absolutely no problem telling people when they're getting too close, or you cannot say no for the life of you (basically if you're an adult at all) - read this book.
End rant.
The Inconvenient Indian | Thomas King
Leanne recommended this one to me a while back and I am very glad she did. This book is as hilarious as it is profound as it is opinionated as it is honest. I couldn't put it down.
"...we know that we don't mind killing as much as we think we should. In particular, contemporary history has demonstrated that we don't mind killing people we don't like, and we don't mind killing it it can be done at a distance and out of sight. And killing is especially acceptable if the slaughter can be attributed to a defect in the victim, or to a flaw in their way of life or to an immutable law of nature..."
^^^ if you needed further convincing:
The Woman Who Smashed Codes | Jason Fagone
Elizebeth Smith Friedman - American code-breaker. A woman who deciphered secret messages of smuggling gangs during Prohibition and multiple versions of Germany's Enigma machine (you've heard of Alan Turiing, but I bet you didn't know a woman in America worked on Enigma too) Her husband - William Friedman - was also a celebrated code-breaker and together they made some of the greatest contributions to the world of security and espionage. I absolutely LOVED this book.
. . .
Looking back over this list, I realized that well, all of them are non-fiction. Ops. I guess I didn't read much good fiction this summer. Sadness. There were a few memorable ones, though: Water for Elephants and 100 Days of Sunlight.
hope your week is lovely.
k.
| Let’s Have a Conversation |
• What is a book you read this summer you can't put down? •
Have you heard/read any of these titles? • Which one sounds the most interesting to you? • What is a book you're reading now?
Have you heard/read any of these titles? • Which one sounds the most interesting to you? • What is a book you're reading now?
8 comments
Thank you for sharing! <3 These sound fascinating. I read tons of fiction, by comparison, but also stacks of classics - C.S. Lewis' whole Space Trilogy & also Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling. It got a bit heavy sometimes xD Thankfully, like you, I also read the gem that is 100 Days of Sunlight :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Jeanette!
DeleteHa ha, I really need to read more classics.
Wasn't 100 Days amazing? I thought so.
k.
I love your recommendations! And I haven't read anything from this list, so these are all going on my tbr right now! Summer is such a perfect time for quality reading. There's nothing wrong with some non fiction overload every once in a while!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Hannah! Hope you enjoy these as much as I did. Let me know your thoughts once you read them, k??
Deletecheers.
k.
These sound like awesome books! And lol, we have the opposite situations...I barely read any nonfiction books this summer. XD Great post, I will definitely have to check all of these out! <3
ReplyDeleteI certainly thought so. Hope you enjoy them, Ash!!
Deletebest.
k.
time to add all of these to my tbr. :-)
ReplyDeleteyes, it is : )
Delete