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Five Summer Must Reads

Summer, especially this Covid-19 summer, is the perfect time to dive head first into a great book.

Molly Harris

Jun 11, 2020

Missouri State University

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If you are wanting an escape from your current reality, or you want to learn new perspectives and ways to your own personal growth, shopping your local bookstore (or Amazon if you are currently implementing social distancing) to pick up a book is a great outlet. Summer tends to bring about more travel, a lot more free time, and in the case of this summers circumstances, maybe even boredom. Whether non-fiction or fiction is your cup of tea, disconnection from technology and immersing your mind into literature provides entertainment and educational opportunities.

To kick start your summer reading list, I have selected five summer must reads that range from riveting love affairs, long overdue self-reflecting, and even educational accounts of peoples real life stories. So, enough talking and more reading, starting with this brief overview below!

Girl, Wash Your Face

Written by Rachel Hollis, Girl, Wash Your Face is an empowering and equally inspirational book geared towards helping women make it in a mans world. By taking readers through the many lies they might encounter in life, Hollis debunks every one of them to exemplify the true potential all women have. She even adds a fun twist to this self-help read by including some of her own personal stories!

Party of Two

Some say to never mix work and pleasure and in the Party of Two we see exactly why. This read is a all about a secret love affair between a lawyer and politician. After being kept a secret for so long, the truth about their relationship goes public leaving them facing their own challenges and touch decisions.

Sex and Vanity

Most of us have read, seen, or at least heard of the great book and film hit, Crazy Rich Asians. Well, amazing author Kevin Kwan has done it again! This summer his latest book Sex and Vanity is supposed to hit the shelves and the word is we won't want to miss it. Bringing a modern love story to us, this book is the internal battle of a young woman and the two very different cultures she was raised with when faced with two great men to love. Will she go back to her past, or will she move on with her future despite what her heart is telling her?

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

This memoir tells the story of Natasha Trethewey and her childhood traumas. She focus a great deal on looking back to analyze her home life prior to the murder of her mother by the hands of her stepfather. Trethewey takes us on a journey to understand serious societal issues people still face today such as abuse and racism through her own life experiences.

Luster

If you are looking for a humorous escape this summer, Luster might just be the ticket. Author Raven Leilani writes about a young woman in a love affair with a married man whom she later on moves in with along with his family. Surprisingly, everyone is in agreeance and on good terms in the beginning, but once the young woman, Edie, gets closer to their teenage daughter while also discovering herself, things begin to get rocky.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

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