Feb 29

Feb 29 If You Only Read One: February 2020

#SFOL Recommends, Fun Stuff, The Top Rated

We know that we read — and review — a lot of books. It definitely helps that there are three of us, in that regard. So with this feature, we want to tell you our favorite read of the month - if we only recommend one book to pick up, what would it be?

Elizabeth

I didn’t read as much as I normally am able to in February — mostly because the majority of my free time this month has been figuring out how to go from a flexible work hours situation to a normal 9-to-5 — but when I think about, the answer of what I would totally recommend is obvious: “You Never Forget Your First” by Alexis Coe (my review here!) It’s thought-provoking, it’s clever, it’s incredibly written and researched, and it’s about one of America’s finest. I’d encourage anyone to pick it up, even if you don’t love a traditional presidential bio. This one turns the genre on its head.

Moira

I’m re-treading Shannon’s old ground here, but I absolutely loved “I Like to Watch” by Emily Nussbaum. A brilliant, witty, charming collection of television reviews, Nussbaum gives us a look at television from Norman Mailer to Lena Dunham and beyond. Never afraid to make an unpopular point, or to laud a show some might consider fluff, this book had me delighting in my memories of television, prestige and beyond.

Shannon

I’m also retreading ground, but I borrowed a bunch of books from Elizabeth after I drove her and her dog from Atlanta to Washington, DC. (Long story.) Anyway, I really enjoyed “Followers” by Megan Angelo (Elizabeth’s review here). Dytopian-type literature about social media and privacy is right up my alley. Two women basically game the system to become super famous (…for doing nothing), and thirty years in the future, one basically lives in her own version of The Truman Show. When she realizes she wants out, it was harder to escape than it should have been. If I didn’t want to get off Facebook before reading it, I do now.

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