The year my wife and I were married, a relative gave us two books written in the 1910s on marriage: one for the husband and one for the wife.
Both books were just as sexist and offensive as you can imagine, but the most jarring piece of advice was “avoid uncomfortable topics like the negro problem.”
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Also when the final Harry Potter book came out I went straight to my room, locked the door, and read the entire thing cover to cover until about three in the morning.
Finally got around to The Talisman after letting it sit on my shelf for years. One of the better fantasy/adventure books I’ve checked out, and I really liked how every beat of the story developed the main character in a kinetic and logical way.
I’ve heard the second installment is either much better or much worse depending on who you ask… I’m excited to dig into it.
A woman at my work just yesterday told me she thought that these two were the best hosts by far!
Stephen King’s The Stand is probably up there for me.
Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime sneaks up on you because you’re laughing and laughing and laughing and boom you’re crying.