by Emily Temple. Posted on Falvorpill- Wednesday May 23, 2012
We don’t think we’re congratulating ourselves too much if we consider our office a bookish one. But what’s the fun in being bookish if you can’t share what novels are keeping you up at night, get suggestions from other literature nerds, and gossip about what’s next on your reading list? That’s why we’ve embarked on a monthly mission to share our virtual staff bookshelf with you (you can see past bookshelves here and here), so you can check out what books are on our minds and chime in with your own. Click through to check out our aggregated staff bookshelf, and read what a few members of the Flavorpill family have to say about their reading lists, and then let us know what’s in your own read/reading/to read piles in the comments!
Books We’ve Read and Loved:
“Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins. This is Attenberg in unbelievable form. Ostensibly a novel about gluttony, this whole thing comi-tragically unfolds into an incredible domestic drama spanning generations. You’re going to be hearing a lot about this book.” — Russ Marshalek, Social Media Director
“The Social Animal, by David Brooks. It turns out that your unconscious mind basically runs everything about you — your choices, your personality, your sense of morality P and you don’t even know it. Social Animal is kinda pop-psych-ish but I can promise that, if nothing else, you will walk away with a couple fun anecdotes and crazy facts for cocktail parties. For example: did you know that most people know about 60,000 words, but we only need 4,000 for 98% of our conversations? Or that if you tell a surgeon that a procedure has a 15% failure rate, he probably won’t do it, but if you tell him that it has an 85% success rate, he probably will? Fascinating!” — Jack Lenehan, Developer
“Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion. I’ve read this collection of short stories like 100 times. Not to sound like a book critic, but no other book captures California or the human condition in as real and magical of a way. Specifically, Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream and Notes from a Native Daughter. Life Changing. Period. End of story.” — Claire Cottrell, Design Editor
“Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. Murakami consistently weaves a good story. The man knows how to turn a phrase. This one is about an alternate universe, where there are two moons, a lady assassin, a cult leader, and a math teacher. And how their lives intersect in this place where anything is possible. A long book, but well worth the read. Possibly the best thing he’s written thus far.” — Jill Knight, Accountant
Many more recommendations at Flavorpill
Books We’ve Read and Loved:
“Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins. This is Attenberg in unbelievable form. Ostensibly a novel about gluttony, this whole thing comi-tragically unfolds into an incredible domestic drama spanning generations. You’re going to be hearing a lot about this book.” — Russ Marshalek, Social Media Director
“The Social Animal, by David Brooks. It turns out that your unconscious mind basically runs everything about you — your choices, your personality, your sense of morality P and you don’t even know it. Social Animal is kinda pop-psych-ish but I can promise that, if nothing else, you will walk away with a couple fun anecdotes and crazy facts for cocktail parties. For example: did you know that most people know about 60,000 words, but we only need 4,000 for 98% of our conversations? Or that if you tell a surgeon that a procedure has a 15% failure rate, he probably won’t do it, but if you tell him that it has an 85% success rate, he probably will? Fascinating!” — Jack Lenehan, Developer
“Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion. I’ve read this collection of short stories like 100 times. Not to sound like a book critic, but no other book captures California or the human condition in as real and magical of a way. Specifically, Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream and Notes from a Native Daughter. Life Changing. Period. End of story.” — Claire Cottrell, Design Editor
“Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. Murakami consistently weaves a good story. The man knows how to turn a phrase. This one is about an alternate universe, where there are two moons, a lady assassin, a cult leader, and a math teacher. And how their lives intersect in this place where anything is possible. A long book, but well worth the read. Possibly the best thing he’s written thus far.” — Jill Knight, Accountant
Many more recommendations at Flavorpill
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