Books
The author and comedian shares her four favorite books and why she gravitates toward meaty and juicy reads.
I readAnna Kareninaby Tolstoy when I was eight.East of Edenby John Steinbeck;Moby-Dick.
Then I had to give book reports in the kitchen.
I dont like soft stuff.
I dont like fantasy.
I dont care about that stuff.
One book that fits that her requirements?Letting Goby David Hawkins.
I think whatLetting Goreally does is teach you how to let go of the nonsense.
The small stuff hurt feelings, guilt, and shame, she says of the self-help book.
All of those are things that we hold on to, especially as women.
Im not really into Greek mythology, but that book stood out to me so much.
[The protagonist] Lily is so lost.
I would have liked to inject that into Lily, she says.
Theresnomirth [in the book].
Its all quite dark, and I want people to know that theres always hope in the dark.
Her final pick,The Little Liarby Mitch Albom, centers on the Holocaust.
However, Handler argues that its less painful than the subject matter makes it seem.
It depicts the Holocaust in this almost fable bang out of way.
Youre reading [from the perspective of] a little boy, and Hitler isnt Hitler.
Hes like the big bad wolf, she says.
source: www.bustle.com
