The Happiness Hypothesis
“Animals
that fly seem to violate the laws of physics, but only until you learn a bit
more about physics.”
I have an affinity for philosophy
and psychology books. I find them intriguing and haunting, but in a good way.
Some ideas I don’t understand, but I like to pretend that I do in order to seem
slightly better than my peers. JOKES. The
Happiness Hypothesis breaks both subjects down in addition to relating them
to spiritual (Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity…etc). I know this isn’t everyones’
forte, but go into it with an open mind. Every page requires informs you on
something both scientific and philosophical. Download the free preview on
iBooks and give it a go.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
“’Can you believe the weather?’
‘Actually, I CAN believe the
weather. What I can't believe is that I'm actually having a conversation about
the weather.’”
I
know, I know, I’m late on the Where’d You
Go, Bernadette bandwagon that took off last summer. I’m not usually one for
epistolary novels, but this book is magnificent and hilarious. It’s like
hearing gossip in high school about that ambiguous cool-kid group, but now you
know everything that they don’t. I
think I just described the entire 6 seasons of Gossip Girl.
Paper
towns
“It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it
is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”
And
yet another bandwagon book…this time it is more embarrassing because it’s of
the young adult genre. Can I live? After reading nothing but Bronte, Poe, and
Austen (etc) for the longest time, I will proudly say that I enjoyed reading a
young adult novel and I am not ashamed. Oh and I will be seeing the Paper Towns move the day it comes out.
100%.
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