Take a look. It's in a book. A reading rainbow.

Want to know what I read? I'll tell you.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
My all-time favorite book. I love it for two reasons: I connect on some soul sister level with Francie, and it's a feminist book disguised as a coming of age story. Betty Smith was rocking worlds with her words way back in the 40s and 50s when the feminist movement was just getting its footing. Rock on, Betty Smith. My favorite quote? "If she had not found this outlet in writing, she might have grown up to be a tremendous liar."





The Catcher in the Rye

The bible for any wondering soul. Sometimes I read Catcher and find myself thinking, I am Holden Caulfield. I'm impulsive, and moody, and filled with teen angst...and thirty years old but whatever. I'm still stumbling through life trying to find my way without screwing up too badly. And, you know, being a catcher in the rye doesn't sound like that bad of a job.





Just Kids

By Patti Smith. The best and most moving autobiography I've ever read. I read it on a plane and wept like a child. LIKE A CHILD. Plus, I'm a total band-aid and loved reading about the rock gods back then. I hear they're turning it into a movie, and I will be the first in line.









On The Road
Jack Kerouac was the original hipster, and I totally dig him. I feel a special affinity for Dean, who was based on Kerouac's real life BFF Neal Cassady. And like Sal, AKA Jack, I yearn for the mad ones, the ones who burn like fabulous yellow roman candles, exploding across the sky like spiders. If you'd like a little extra kick for the neo-beatnik inside, buy the version with the original scroll and read it on the L train in NYC. It's okay to be pretentious every once in a while.






Half the Sky
The title comes from a Chinese communist revolutionary and leader by the name of Mao Zedong, who promoted women's rights before it was cool to do so. (Sadly, he was also a pretty bad dude, who was responsible for killing millions of people.) BUT, we're focusing on the fact that women are half the population of the world, and Mao said if we didn't hold up half of the sky, it'd fall down. Sexism is real and a problem all over the globe. This book opened my eyes to the horrors women suffer at the hands of their governments, religions, and families just because they were born a female. Our first world problems of dumb Twitter trolls are nothing compared to what these women face on a daily basis.



Zero Waste Home
For any hippie who's trying to save the plant one homemade deodorant at a time. It's about simplifying your life and lifestyle to leave the smallest carbon footprint possible. Even if you're not interested in being zero waste, this book is still a good read for ways to save money and get rid of your crap. All the decorations stuffed in your closet and the fourteen bottles of travel shampoo you have stored up just in case? Get rid of it, you hoarder! And read this book because it will help you. But buy the kindle version. Save a tree.






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