The 5 Best Books is a meme hosted by Cassandra at Indie Reader Houston.
To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, this week's topic is the 5 Best Books on Recovering from Tragedy.
- The Submission by Amy Waldman. Ok, I've only just started this book but I think its subject matter is directly related to the healing process surrounding such a massive tragic event.
- Far to Go by Alison Pick. I've just finished this novel (review to come) and it shows a different perspective of recovery from the tragedy that was the Holocaust.
- The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill. I don't know that the tragedy of slavery is something from which one can recover, but Hill's Aminata is an amazing strong woman despite what she endured.
- Night by Elie Wiesel. Just the fact that Wiesel lived to tell this tale is a testament to some sort of recovery of his experiences
- Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way by Molly Birnbaum. A wonderful memoir by an aspiring chef who lost her sense of smell (and almost her life) after a major car accident. Inspirational story of making lemonade when life gives you some lemons.
I have #3, 4 and 5 on my shelf to read! Glad to know they are inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI made myself choose between Night and The Book Thief for my list. It was a very hard decision to make, but I did it. I left out Night because it really takes reading the rest of the trilogy (Dawn, Day) before the "recovery" was there, and since that was my angle, I decided to go there. I was being overly technical I think, but when I made myself choose....
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great list, and I'm really excited to read Far to Go myself. Thanks for reminding me about it!