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So far in 2020 I have read 50 books (some physical, some ebooks, some audiobooks...reading is reading!) and here are my favorites. Making this list made me realize how many great books I've read so far this year! You should read them too, then shoot me an email or message on Goodreads to tell me what you think or recommend similar books.
1. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
READ IF YOU: live in America/care about America
2. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
READ IF YOU: haven't read a smart and good book in a while
3. If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
READ IF YOU: imagine Gossip Girl but set in Seoul and dealing with more important issues
4. Sheets by Brenna Thummler
READ IF YOU: need help dealing with grief and also like the color pink
5. All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
READ IF YOU: are or have been a self-absorbed person at any point in time
6. Human Acts by Han Kang
READ IF YOU: have never heard of the Gwangju Massacre in South Korea
7. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
READ IF YOU: want to have some soft feelings
8. Cowboys Are My Weakness: Stories by Pam Houston
READ IF YOU: want to be a cowboy and/or have sex with one
9. Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness
READ IF YOU: need a role model to gentely tell you things you need to hear
10. How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Robertson
READ IF YOU: hate the patriarchy but still want a boyfriend while hating yourself for wanting a boyfriend
11. You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
READ IF YOU: need to feel called out for things you probably didn't do but what if you did?
12. Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides
READ IF YOU: haven't read a generational story in awhile or want a more literary version of Flowers in the Attic
13. Tangerine by Christine Mangan
READ IF YOU: want The Talented Mr. Ripley with a dash of The Bell Jar
14. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
READ IF YOU: haven't re-read this classic in the last five years
15. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
READ IF YOU: want to feel anxious, angry, and in awe
Happy reading!