Extremely underrated overly-personal and perfectly distant essay collection by voice of Violet Parr in the Incredibles, Sarah Vowell. She tackles everything from father-daughter relationship awkwardness to what it means to be an American. If you want to laugh and cry at the same time. Read this.
not just my favourite classic but my favourite book of all time. v diff writing to her other novels, but my fave one. she wrote it for her lover, vita, and it’s a really sweet secret love story (especially good to read for pride!) that’s also genuinely very witty. particularly good to read if you are going through some sort of identity crisis.
and special shoutout to the beautiful antique edition my mum got me for my 18th birthday.
I have read this quirky lil collection of essays and musings from jenny slate a handful of times and definitely in the sun ☀️it is funny and comforting and a lil sad and very real