A good summer read & an impossible ask.
CAPES [something empowering] In all types of relationships, it's important to be aware of your own expectations. In practicing this, I've realized how irrational I can be, especially when I'm expecting the other person to read my mind. Wittle down your expecations to the rational ones, and when the timing is right, find a way to express them in a non-passive aggressive way (because contrary to what you may think, being passive agreeisve is highly ineffective and incredibly unattractive).
COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] My drinker count is up to 14. I think I need to have a party.
THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] I'm in desperate need of a good summer read. I'm looking for a book somewhere in the ballpark of The History of Love (Nicole Krauss) meets Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safer Foer), with an undertone of To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee). I know...an impossible ask, but I would love your suggestions.
I've heard really good things about this book, and I've just ordered it for one of my summer reads...
ReplyDeleteOpen City, by Teju Cole.
Annie, my book club really enjoyed Hillary Jordan's MUDBOUND. A family on a Mississippi Delta farm, post WWII. Unputdownable and not nearly long enough!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the book suggestions :) I just downloaded them now, and am excited to read the History of Love from while traveling through Eastern Europe. Miss you, Dear Friend.
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