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Every year my goal is to read 50 books. Depending on the year I usually end up right around that mark. In 2020 I passed my fifty book milestone in October and have kept right on reading. Here is what I’ve been reading and some reflections on the books I’ve found most impactful in 2020.
Every book I read this year impacted my mood, my headspace, what I was thinking about, and how I view the world. We are an amalgamation of our thoughts and experiences and reading is always a big part of that for me, particularly this year when I spent more time alone and with my own thoughts.
Every book has your attention as you are reading it but some stay with you longer, dancing around the edges of your thoughts long after you have turned the last page. Some add a new tint to the lens through which you see the world. Here were some that stood out for me in 2020:
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
Hood Feminism really changed that why I think about and understand both feminism and racism. It gave me a more intersectional and integrative understanding of the interplay between gender, race, and socioeconomic stability. Kendall highlights the ways in which women of color are overlooked in our current systems and in doing so points out many things that I thought were progressive yet are unintentionally exclusive. NPR wrote a great…
