so I thought today I’d do some book recommendations as it seems some of you are interested in what I read.
a little note on that, I don’t read that much. Or I should say, I read voraciously and then stop for months. So, basically how I do everything, the exception hopefully being whatever this is.
consistency is what this year is about for me. I am consistent about my passions, I did nothing but direct my film for over a year, but I am now trying to find consistency in the habits of being human.
“did you work out today?”
“did you feed yourself?”
Those sort of things, all casualties of my ADHD surely, but more on that later.
Here is the list of some books I’ve read, recently and in the past, and in no particular order.
Circe, Madeline Miller. - Loved this book, any and all things mythology I lap up like a dog. I think what she was able to do with Circe as this lone woman, facing the weathering of time as a small god, and her interweaving of other mythology into the story was excellent.
The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller. - Another mythology book, same author. I’ve told you, I love mythology. I read this after Circe, think I liked Circe more, but this was a great read.
Beautiful Losers, Leonard Cohen. - This is a marvelous, ruckus, raunchy, and ultimately very sad book about… I am not exactly sure. There are some outdated ideas in there so be warned, but some of the most striking poetry I’ve ever read.
Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari. - Loved this book. To know our future, one must know our past. A great sprawling look back at all the reasons why we are. (bonus book is Homo Deus, same author, about our future… frankly much more terrifying and full of far less hope)
Assassin’s Apprentice, Robin Hobb. - A perfect fantasy novel, great world building and genuinely intriguing conceits. There are other books in the series, I shall be reading all of them.
alright, let’s stop here for now.
-A
We’ve all been forced to slow down, reassess ourselves, and the trajectory of our lives. I thought I knew what I wanted for so long, but having to sit alone with myself for years on end now I had to truly figured out why I am the way I am and what I want to make of this one life. I thought life would be easy after I hit that peak of happiness and started chasing my dreams. I never knew I’d get lost in the comfort of “having all my answers,” I blinked and I’m back at that low energy, irritated, stressed girl I thought I got rid of. I learned awhile ago that the only way to live happily is to make every present moment positive, but that thought has not been in my mind as much as it should be. I know i’m happiest when I wake up early, workout hard enough to break a sweat, go on long walks playing playlists I don’t know, and when I eat clean, but it’s not that easy anymore. I’m tired of finding ways to avoid fixing my sadness, as if there’s comfort in feeling this way. I want to get up and enjoy every single second of life like I once did
i would love to recommend any books by haruki murakami. he’s an amazing author and reading his books make you feel as if you are in a very strange dream. kafka on the shore & 1Q84 are my favorite by him