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Below is actor andchildrens book authorLupita Nyongos list.
The book I have read the most times.
I love the decadent melancholy of it.
I also love the delicate relationship between Gatsby and his unrequited love, Daisy.
My favorite sentence from the book is when Daisy says, Whatll we do with ourselves this afternoon?
And the day after that, and the next thirty years?
Now that is restlessness and privilege if I ever heard it!
Americanahis a dramatic romance and a coming-of-age story, a class narrative, and a comedy of manners.
She captures it, expresses it, analyzes it, and celebrates it.
Its a story begging to be experienced visually.
A book on collective nouns that I read from often, and I wish more people knew about it.
I am madly in love with collective nouns!
They make language so colorful and ticklish.
I love throwing them into casual conversation.
I love the whimsy of both the story and the illustration.
And he does so with a disarming sense of humor.
I was stunned by how relevant the themes of the book are to today.
She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct.
I come to this book again and again to remind myself what the practice of love is.
A friend recommendedSagaas a good introduction to comic-book reading for adults, and I latched on to it.
ItsRomeo and Julietpassion meetsStar Warsepic andGame of Thronesprovocativeness, all with sharp and witty dialogue and incredibly imaginative illustration.
Now thats a superpower I would want!
Another odd-one-out story told with lightness, humor, and lots of love.
Freckleface Strawberry and Sulwe would make great friends.
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