Bookwormish, 1st quarter of 2016

So...I read 35 books in this first quarter of the year. 15 of them just in the month of March. So that's a thing that happened.

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And I've been looking forward all this time to writing up some thoughts about them! Here we go...


VERY TOP BOOKS:

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
     I can only second the Toni Morrison quote on the cover of the book: “This is required reading.” Framed as letters to his teenage son, reflections on race, on racism, on the struggle, even the beauty of the struggle… Slim little volume with unbelievable power. I want to recommend this to every American…every person, really.
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
     Very much like the above; no description of mine would do this book justice. Rebecca Solnit is so smart, wise, incisive, witty, terrifyingly insightful… She takes apart sexism and misogyny and deep-rooted cultural issues and brings all their pieces and moving parts to light. Recommended reading to everybody.
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
    This book has slightly surprised me by slipping into my “very top books” out of 35 books, but how can I resist it? It really floored me. A graphic “novel,” though actually it’s a book of short stories in graphic form – is there a word for that? Gorgeous artwork and chilling, off-kilter stories, with odd, ambiguous endings. Just masterful. I don’t think of myself as much of a graphic novel person, but I may be changing my mind.

( the adventure continues...click for MORE TOP BOOKS! )

It's trite, but true:

So many books, so little time!