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As my regular readers know I love to read books in my spare time and listen to e-books in the car. The title is pretty much self explanatory but in my new monthly ‘Book Chat,’ I’ll be listing the books I enjoyed that month and giving a quick review. I’m always looking for new books to enjoy and I would love your suggestions!
It Was Me All Along: A Memoir by Andie Mitchell (Unabridged Audiobook)
- Genre: Autobiography.
- How I found out about it: an article that randomly appeared in my Facebook newsfeed (i.e modern day serendipity.)
- Where I bought it: iTunes for $30.99.
- I would recommend it to: anyone who is, on or has ever been, on a weightloss/health-gain journey.
- Quick Review: Successful thirty year old food blogger Andie Mitchell, who has lost 136 kilograms (300 pounds), shares the story of her life so far. Mitchell eloquently shares how her life experiences shaped her complicated relationship with food and her self-image. As regular readers know from my previous posts, I am currently trying to loose some weight that I gained last year. As a self-confessed emotional eater who has been through my share of difficult times, this book spoke to me on a personal level and was very inspiring.
- Rating: 5/5 stars.
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dreams by Paulo Coelho (Unabridged Audiobook)
- Genre: Fiction/Inspirational.
- How I found out about it: An Oprah interview with Pharell on the Foxtel TLC channel, in which they discussed it.
- Where I bought it: iTunes for $29.99.
- I would recommend this to: People doubting the validity of their goals (and who doesn’t from time to time?)
- Quick Review: Through a young boy’s quest to find his treasure, Pablo Coelho explores finding and following one’s dreams. As a discussed in my very first post, I’m going through a quarter life crisis and needed a reminder that I have plenty of time to reach my goals. This book did the job.
- Rating: 3/5 stars
My Life So Far by Jane Fonda (Abridged Audiobook)
- Genre: Autobiography.
- How I found out about it: Another Oprah interview, this time with Jane Fonda of course.
- Where I bought it: iTunes for $29.99
- I woud recommend this to: EVERYONE.
- Quick Review: As a twenty-something woman, I only knew Jane Fonda as an actress and a pre-Facebook fitspo. This book educated me about the many other sides to this fascinating woman: survivor of a difficult, complicated childhood; political activist; feminist; director; producer; mother; grandmother and new Christian. If you already knew about some or all of these sides to Fonda, I’m sure the book will give you insight into why she made certain choices and a behind-the-scenes (no pun intended) look at her career and relationships. My only criticism of the audiobook is that it’s abridged, I think I will need to read the full book in the future to check out any details I missed. I have a new-found respect for this inspirational woman and the book left me wanting to watch all her films.
- Rating: 4/5 stars
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran (Unabridged Audiobook)
- Genre: Fiction
- How I found out about it: Featured a Caitlin Moran quote in this post, researched who she is and found her books.
- Where I bought it: iTunes for $32.99
- I would recommend it to: I think every woman has something to learn from this book.
- Quick Review: I have read teenage fiction since I was about ten years old. Since I feel that life is a big learning experience and adolescence never really ends, I still enjoy a good teen read every now and then. This book contains explicit language, sex scenes and drug references, so it should probably be recommended to people fifteen years and older. How to Build a Girl tells the story of Johanna Morrigan’s self-discovery during her teenage years as she turns herself into gothic bad girl Dolly Wild. I loved this book because it perfectly captures how exciting, confusing and terrifying being a teenage girl is. I could certainly relate to several of Johanna’s cringeworthy moments, as I’m sure many other readers would. I really hope that this book is developed into a film.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
What books did you read last month? Any recommendations for me? Or, have you read any of these books?
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