If there’s one thing I love more than reading, it’s telling people what to read and having them be impressed by my spot on recommendations. After reading 20 books so far in 2023, I’ve chosen my six favorites and created a personality-based book pairing system (patent pending) that will match you with the book of your dreams.
Instructions
Choose the comically broad stereotype that matches your personality
Read the suggested book
Have your mind blown and be forever transformed
L.A. Woman by Eve Babitz
L.A. Woman by Eve Babitz
For the tragically hip bohemian who watches Almost Famous on repeat and always invites you to do coke in the bathroom with them
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
For the tortured genius who makes their own jerky and constantly talks about living off the grid
Heartbroke by Chelsea Bieker
Heartbroke by Chelsea Bieker
For the sensitive soul with abandonment issues and an unhealthy obsession with their pets
Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks
Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks
For the radical progressive who loves explaining intersectional feminism but gets all their talking points from the Armchair Expert podcast
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
For the pop culture nerd who constantly quotes Tarantino dialogue and never misses a night of bar trivia
Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One See by Lawrence Weschler
Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees by Lawrence Weschler
For the starving artist who DIYs Donald Judd furniture and always wears ripped beanies and rolled up Dickies
Bonus Content
A complete list of the books I’ve read in 2023
Fiction
The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela
The Consequences by Manuel Munoz
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir
L.A. Woman by Eve Babitz
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
Heartbroke by Chelsea Bieker
Total by Rebecca Miller
The Superrationals by Stephanie LaCava
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington by Leonora Carrington
Non-Fiction
Bonk by Mary Roach
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
Sellout by Dan Ozzi
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
More Than You Wanted to Know About John Baldessari Vol. 1 by John Baldessari
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees by Lawrence Weschler