Meet Me In the Bathroom – Lizzy Goodman

Probably my favorite book of 2022, Meet Me In the Bathroom changed the way I live my life. Sounds cheesy, but the book really sold me on music journalism, something I didn’t believe I had the authority to do before this (largely due to existing in a male-dominated music world, I always assumed they knew more than me (they don’t)) as well as open me up to new ideas. It truly changed the way I see the world, as somewhere where I can be who I want. Also, it introduced me to some incredible new music.

Dubliners – James Joyce

This year I wanted to read more Irish literature since I come from an Irish background. And I didn’t really, but I did love this book. Joyce scared me, but I found this book easy to follow since it was made up of snapshots. I absolutely love short stories so this was right up my alley, and some of the themes really stuck with me. I hope to read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in 2023!

The Sexual Politics of Meat- Carol J Adams

This book was NOT fun to read. I read it for a long-form research paper I wrote my Senior year, but, it did give me a new look at the way women are seen in the world. Although I’m not sure how I felt about the book itself, the theory of it keeps on coming into my mind in various scenarios throughout the year, especially in classes. It was more than anything else, a valuable read for me.

The Idiot – Elif Batuman

This was one of the best modern fiction books I have read in a very long time. I love books about the complexities of human relationships, and that was about all this book was. I found Selin sometimes annoying, but always relatable and a character who you understood. I need to read the sequel in 2023.