I may be taking a job that will have me in the woods with no cell service for three months, and I want to take the time to read more. What should I bring with? I’m in school to be a therapist, I’m a folk musician, I’m a contemplative Christian, and if the last three points didn’t make it clear, I’m a bit of a hippie, though I aspire to be more effective in the world than that term implies.

  • Zack-Applewhite@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Sounds like you need a mix of fiction and non-fiction with some low-stakes thrown in there to warm up the lonely nights.

    Here’s what comes to mind
    - Anne of green gables collection
    - Legends and Lattes
    - The books theif
    - Frankenstein (the original mary shelly version because it will tickle your therapist brain in multiple ways)
    - All the light we cannot see
    - Outlander
    - Pride and prejudice (because obviously)
    - The refrigerator monologues (especially if you have any interest in how women are portrayed in comics)
    - Educated by Tara Westover (trust me)
    - Crawdads (just too good to miss)
    - The happiness advantage (the science behind positive emotions)
    - Big potential (very similar to happiness advantage and positive psychology)
    - Awakening Anne by Kalynn Applewhite (because my wife wrote it and I’m out here trying to become a house husband lol)

    I have more if you like but this should be a good start