015: Books We Think Are Overrated

One for the Books

English - July 29, 2021 21:30 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MB
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Sometimes it feels like some books achieve cult classic status so quickly, thanks to online book clubs and recs (we’re looking at you Reese Witherspoon and Oprah!). This ep we deep dive into some recent ‘classics’ that we think are perhaps a tad overrated.

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Atomic Habits by James Clear
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu

RECOMMENDATIONS:

McMillions
Ted Lasso
Never I Have Ever

EXTRAS:

Rupi Kaur Articles

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/rupi-kaur-instagram-poet-entrepreneur/572746/
https://babe.net/2017/07/24/rupi-kaur-plagarize-milk-honey-book-9034

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpn8z/instagram-poet-rupi-kaur-memes-hate-fans-author

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chiaragiovanni/the-problem-with-rupi-kaurs-poetry
https://www.readings.com.au/products/26081949/milk-and-vine-inspirational-quotes-from-classic-vines
Girlfriend’s sleep talking turned into Rupi Kaur-inspired poems: https://twitter.com/HarryIsLate/status/1340338998548545539

Twitter Mentions

@harryislate