Things We Forget

I want to read The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway for its respect for endurance.

I want to reread Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel for its focus on art after loss and the true nature of humans.

I want to read The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggs to rethink patience.

I want to read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath because I have heard it is a good book. It’s about Plath’s decent into mental illness. What is a book…

I want to read Being Mortal by Atul Gawande to think about endings with honesty.

I want to read Sula by Toni Morrison to see friendship treated as central. I was always bothered by the marriages that were so central to the end of Disney…

I want to reread A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman for its belief in stubborn care. I like this book because I am captivated by Backman’s writing style. What…

I want to read On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong for its tenderness toward pain. Also, it’s a poetry book, and I like to read poetry. What is…

I want to read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro for its restraint and regret.

I want to read Stoner by John Williams because devotion can look small from the outside.