Monday, April 04, 2022

Quarterly book report: What are you reading?

Mary Cassatt’s “Young Lady Reading” (1878)


Research and pleasure reading January-March:
Unrequited Infatuations by Stevie Van Zandt ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ‘
Music history, political insights, outsized ego
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ’‹
Iconic once-a-decade must read
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿค“✍️๐Ÿ‘
Old school sci fi trip to the oversoul
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ฆ✍️๐Ÿ‘
Had to reread this second-person parlor trick
Going There by Katie Couric ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘
Good-hearted, thorough autobiography
The Hiltons by J. Randy Taraborrelli ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿค
Bloviating take on American dynasty
Be My Guest by Conrad N. Hilton ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ––
My dad would love this gung ho memoir
My Story by Marilyn Monroe ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’‹
Heart-wrenching memoir of a shooting star
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore ☺️๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‘
Thoughtfully wacky essay format memoir
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch/ Jeffrey Zaslow ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ‘
Everything you heard is true
The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries by Tinkerbell + D. Resi ๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜ฝ✌️
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ‘
Buddhist non-attachment or whatever
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White ๐Ÿ˜✍️✍️✍️๐Ÿ˜ญ
Reread this classic to my daughter in awe of the great writing
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ‘
Theater history, great voice, massive ego
Shortcut Your Startup by Carter/ Courtney Reum ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘Š
Surprisingly moving business primer
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿคฉ✍️๐Ÿ‘
Beautiful, insightful essay format memoir
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿค“✍️๐Ÿ‘
Had to revisit and rethink these essays
Bossypants by Tina Fey ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฉ✍️๐Ÿ‘
The real real
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜ซ✌️
Funny, intelligent, super candid memoir
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brenรฉ Brown ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ‘
Get out of my mind, Breneรฉ Brown!
Gone to the Crazies by Alison Weaver ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ™✌️
Unsettling troubled teen memoir
Will by Will Smith + Mark Manson ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ–•
Erm...didn't age well
Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson + Dolly Parton ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‘
Meh but I love Dolly!
The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin ๐Ÿคฉ✍️✍️✍️๐Ÿ‘
Yes, queen
Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿค๐Ÿค
Workmanly celeb memoir
Girl Walks into a Bar by Rachel Dratch ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ˜†✌️
Workmanly celeb memoir
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates ๐Ÿคฉ✍️✍️✍️๐Ÿ’‹
Transcendent, stunning, wow, just kill me now writing
Our Eyes at Night ๐Ÿ˜‹✍️๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ‘
Last Ghost book 3 made me want to revisit book 1
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜✍️✍️
Beloved once-a-decade comfort read