Reading Log

I hated reading until my 40s (when I found that reading can be enjoyable IF you pick the right books). Here is a log of books I have read recently:

10% Happier by Dan Harris– I loved it but reviews were not great. A bit of a pompous perspective on meditation, but the overall message is finding benefits from meditation. I think the 10% happier perspective was to temper peoples expectations about meditation and also to protect himself in the face of someone closed minded about the topic.

Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck– Amazing read about John Steinbeck trying to learn about America or what an American is by travelling the country with his French poodle named Charley (ftttt!). It is a very good book about his encounters while stopping to lodge in random places across America. The introduction is a spell bounding account of saving his boat from a severe storm. The ending was a troubling recount of southern racism which caused an abrupt grounding of the book and a race back to his home on Long Island, which abruptly ended an otherwise fun and lighthearted book.