Akanksha Singh
Even though Self help is cringe, this one by Randy J Paterson is definitely worth several reads. The irony of how you sabotage your own well-being staring you in the face is a beautiful treat. Re-reading this and noticing how much you've improved, if you ever manage to do that, is a feeling like no other. Even if you're perfectly happy right now, this is worth the time just for the humor.
Ofcourse, the classic. This gem makes you feel a sense of wonder and awe at every chapter. For me, this book is extra special because I bonded with some amazing friends over it. If you're an anthropology nerd like me, this one's for you!
Hank Green really takes you places with this beauty. I do not quite understand genres or how to sort books into them, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be whatever genre this one is. It combines all the elements I want in a story and presents it with some amazingly profound observations about humanity.
Some of my favorite qoutes from the book:
"If you’re trying to live right and good and correct, it’s slow and complicated and scary. But if you just need to get something done, you can do whatever you want."
"Your cruelties and mistakes may look damning to you, but that is not what I see. Every human conversation is more elegant and complex than the entire solar system that contains it. You have no idea how marvelous you are, but I am not only here to protect what you are now, I am here to protect what you will become. I can’t tell you what that might be because I don’t know. That unknown is a diamond in a universe of dirt. Uncertainty. Unpredictability. It is when you turn your emotions into art. It is BTS and the Sistine Chapel and Rumi’s poetry and Ross Geller on the stairs yelling, ‘Pivot.’ Every creation great and small, they are our diamonds."
"You will always struggle with not feeling productive until you accept that your own joy can be something you produce. It is not the only thing you will make, nor should it be, but it is something valuable and beautiful."