books so far
I've finished 4 books so far. One I started at the end of December.
Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance. Everyone I've mentioned this memoir to said they loved the Netflix adaptation. Dramatization? I bought book because I remembered seeing a trailer, but didn't remember much about it. I loved this book, as it's both memoir and also explaining how you can leave a place, but you can't leave poverty, or the culture of where you're from. I prefer the story-telling more than I'd like the movie adaptation.
Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough, Dina Nayeri. This is a follow up to her first book, The Ungrateful Refugee, which I also found amazing. Though she tells of her own life, I had to look up the genre, as memoir didn't seem right. It's categorized under psychology/politics. Since I don't feel able to accurately describe the book, check out this link instead: https://books.catapult.co/books/who-gets-believed/
Uprooted: Recovering the legacy of the places we've left behind, Grace Olmstead. This memoir looks at where the author grew up in Idaho, an agricultural area facing brain drain, the loss of farms, spreading suburbs, and more. Again, memoir + nonfiction = love for me. I love people telling their stories, and I love the information I learn as well.
Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed. Mostly memoir, a little bit about the PCT. Kind of have to tell about the trail when you hike it. Also was made into a movie that I may never watch. Funny thing is I thought her last name was 2 syllables, like stray-ed, but it's actually the word 'strayed' which is explained in the book. Despite learning it's the word, I still say stray-ed. Lost in many ways after her mother died pretty suddenly of cancer, the author decides to hike the PCT alone. I very much enjoyed it. A friend told me she thought it was terrible. I wonder if she just disliked it, or if it's because this friend has hiked the Appalachian Trail.
Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance. Everyone I've mentioned this memoir to said they loved the Netflix adaptation. Dramatization? I bought book because I remembered seeing a trailer, but didn't remember much about it. I loved this book, as it's both memoir and also explaining how you can leave a place, but you can't leave poverty, or the culture of where you're from. I prefer the story-telling more than I'd like the movie adaptation.
Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough, Dina Nayeri. This is a follow up to her first book, The Ungrateful Refugee, which I also found amazing. Though she tells of her own life, I had to look up the genre, as memoir didn't seem right. It's categorized under psychology/politics. Since I don't feel able to accurately describe the book, check out this link instead: https://books.catapult.co/books/who-gets-believed/
Uprooted: Recovering the legacy of the places we've left behind, Grace Olmstead. This memoir looks at where the author grew up in Idaho, an agricultural area facing brain drain, the loss of farms, spreading suburbs, and more. Again, memoir + nonfiction = love for me. I love people telling their stories, and I love the information I learn as well.
Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed. Mostly memoir, a little bit about the PCT. Kind of have to tell about the trail when you hike it. Also was made into a movie that I may never watch. Funny thing is I thought her last name was 2 syllables, like stray-ed, but it's actually the word 'strayed' which is explained in the book. Despite learning it's the word, I still say stray-ed. Lost in many ways after her mother died pretty suddenly of cancer, the author decides to hike the PCT alone. I very much enjoyed it. A friend told me she thought it was terrible. I wonder if she just disliked it, or if it's because this friend has hiked the Appalachian Trail.