Jude is a book lover. Every few weeks, we walk a block down to the small library branch in our neighborhood, where he returns his cache and selects a half-dozen new ones to bring home. When we first started, I attempted to direct him to my favorite titles—children’s books by authors I love like Jacqueline Woodson. He was never interested. Instead, he gravitated toward two shelves of reference books about how machines work, what emergency room technicians do, and which emergency response vehicles respond to what types of accidents. Now, when we arrive, he selects all the titles on a particular topic, plants himself on the floor and studies them. Watching him is one of my greatest joys. It is a moment in which I realize that I have helped to create him, but he is his own person, with his own curiosities.
Thanks for the great recommendations! Looking forward to reading them, especially "All this could be different". "Immigrant and queer, trying to find her place in the world" feels like it's speaking directly to me. :)
I recently read Susan Cain's new book, "Bittersweet: How sorrow and longing make us whole", and it was a great read. It helped me understand and become more at peace with my own melancholic nature. Currently reading "The antidote: happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking" by Oliver Burkeman, which is pretty enlightening. I was a fan of his other book, "Four Thousand Weeks: time management for mortals", so I decided to give this one a try - no regrets so far!
Four really great books I didn't write
Thanks for the great recommendations! Looking forward to reading them, especially "All this could be different". "Immigrant and queer, trying to find her place in the world" feels like it's speaking directly to me. :)
I recently read Susan Cain's new book, "Bittersweet: How sorrow and longing make us whole", and it was a great read. It helped me understand and become more at peace with my own melancholic nature. Currently reading "The antidote: happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking" by Oliver Burkeman, which is pretty enlightening. I was a fan of his other book, "Four Thousand Weeks: time management for mortals", so I decided to give this one a try - no regrets so far!