I'm reading "Becoming" by Michelle Obama. Listening to it actually, which is nice since she narrates. She's not a particularly talented narrator, but it is good to hear her story in her own voice. And my god it's a good book! She's a good writer and she is so relatable. Somehow, even with things I shouldn't be able to relate to her on, like miscarriage and being a mother. And she's so frank about things that people in general, and famous people especially, often don't talk about, like IVF, marriage counseling, how she handled Barack's smoking and other traits that didn't mesh well with her own.
I read "Sharp Objects" by Gillian Flynn. Nowhere near as good as Gone Girl. Not recommended.
I also read "Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit and Sexy Until You're 80 and Beyond." The book was super irritating for a reason that could easily have been fixed by a tweak to the title to tell me that I was not the intended audience for this book. It's written for men. One of the authors is constantly saying stuff like, "you're an old guy now," "you're a good guy," "us old men..." and recommending we not show off in front of the other men at the gym and how we should treat our wives, etc. There is, of course, a woman-focused version. And, of course, it *does* specify that it is for women in the title. So silly me, I thought if the title *didn't specify* that meant it was generic, for all people! But no, the default is male, and I guess I should have known right away that the one with the pink cover (yeah, it literally has a pink cover) was the one I'm supposed to read. Sigh. So yeah, other than that it was ok. The doctor-author presented some of the exercise and nutrition biology in an interesting and different way that was helpful to consider. Even though I eat well and am very active, I feel like my body is falling apart on me and I'm only 41. So this gave me some optimism and reason to work harder.