pickI love Claire Dederer. She‘s cool but open, and therefore vulnerable: eminently likable and unlikable at the same time, needing to be seen and validated. Even when she‘s not like you (see: her entire edgy adolescence), that need and that combination of liking her and not liking her at the same time is so familiar; it‘s very much how you feel about yourself — or how *I* feel about *myself,* anyway — which makes her likable all over again. 👇🏻
pickI loved this book. One, Roy is an exceptional writer, poetic without being overly dramatic, fierce with vulnerability. Two, a memoir about a mother with whom one has a complicated relationship and history and the grief of her passing is complex, defiant, and loving. Wonderful read.
pickMalala, the world‘s youngest Nobel Laureate, is not 15 anymore. In this riveting, achingly real, tender, funny memoir of college life and beyond, Malala finds her way while wearing jeans for the first time, experiences first crushes and panic attacks, struggles with study/work/life balance, finds friendship and romance and fights for her right to live her own life and for girls‘ education around the globe. Every graduating senior should read this!
pickWhat an amazing memoir. I loved this
Roy has a complicated relationship with especially her mother, but also her father. A lot of the memoir focuses on this through the ages.
But she also spent time on her school years, film making career and relationships, and as a book lover how much winning the Booker Prize back in 1997 changed her life for ever.
I know it‘s early but I hope to this on next year‘s Women‘s Prize for Nonfiction.
pick“Women's lives are shaped by sexism and expectations. Disabled people's lives are shaped by ableism and a complete lack of expectations. But what happens when you're subjected to both sets of rules?“
A memoir from journalist & advocate for people with disabilities, Lucy Webster, which examines how sexism & ableism are intertwined when it comes to disabled women. From dealing with education, finding work, & trying out dating, (continued)
#NonfictionNovember #NFN #TodayILearned
I had no idea that the above was done, not just in India, but at all
I must admit that as someone who has showed up to an event with Roy and had my book signed by her, I love that she enjoys meeting her readers
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Note: the one “nerdly” thing that Dederer does in this book, more than once (!), that is objectively not good — is to use the word “lovah” (and, I am sad to report, “laydeez”). No, thank you. 2h