“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”– George R.R. Martin
George R.R. Martin you are one wise man. Reading really does take us to places we couldn’t reach outside of a book. There’s a special connection between the reader and the story. You will feel WAY more connected & involved in a book than you ever will a movie. This is the sole reason I have not read the Harry Potter books, I know the movie experience will be ruined for me after.
Sometimes you just need a good book to inspire you. The following books will inspire you to BE better and DO better.
Since I haven’t read all of these, I can’t fairly write a review for all/any of them. They all link out to their prospective Goodreads page where you can read thousands of reviews & get a premise on each! Spoiler alert: The Giving Tree has the best reviews. Sometimes “children’s” books really are the best.
1. The Happiness Project
By: Gretchen Rubin
Goodreads score: 3.53/5
2. The Sirens of Titan
By: Kurt Vonnegut
Goodreads score: 4.14/5
3. God Never Blinks
By: Regina Brett
Goodreads score: 4.22/5
4. To Kill A Mockingbird
By: Harper Lee
Goodreads score: 4.24
5. Dispatches from the Edge
By: Anderson Cooper
Goodreads score: 3.93/5
6. The Artist’s Way
By: Julia Cameron
Goodreads score: 3.89/5
7. The Giving Tree
By: Shel Silverstein
Goodreads score: 4.38
8. The Road Less Traveled
By: M. Scott Peck, M.D.
Goodreads score: 4.01
9. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Goodreads score: 4.08
10. Happier
By: Tal Ben Shahar
Goodreads score: 3.80