Reverb December 12th - Libro (Book)

Retroactive Post Alert! I have jumped into my time machine and gone back to Decmeber 12th to bring you this post! Behold!

Today's theme: Libro (Book)

What book did you read in 2011 that was most inspirational? Why?

This is a tough one for me. Not because I haven't read any good books, but because I've read so many good books that are not (by average standards) inspirational. I've even re-read some classics from my collection this year. Let me just name a few titles from my 2011 book list:

Robopocalypse
The Zombie Survival Guide (re-read)
World War Z (re-read)
Sarah's Key
The Time Traveler's Wife (re-read)
Northanger Abbey
Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Olsen and Learned to Love Being Hated
Child 44
The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (re-read)
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, & Birth
Boost Your Fertility
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (re-read)


There are others, but I'm 8,000 miles away from my book shelf right now and I can't think of them off the top of my head.

Inspirational things I've taken from these books: From Robopocalypse, World War Z, and The Zombie Survival Guide: These books all basically speak to the indominability of the human spirt. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, in many cases odds that we have stacked against ourselves knowingly or unwittingly, humanity wins out in the end. The trick is to think quick on your feet and dedicate yourself to being on the winning side of history. The side that makes the most of what they have available and never gives up.

From The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Child 44, Sarah's Key: There is nobility an honor in searching for and making known the truth. The truth about a time and place. The truth about someone else. The truth about ourselves. And regardless of what gets thrown at you, or what nays the naysayers are saying now, stay true to who you are and what you believe is right. Even if it seems like you're the only one who believes it.

The Time Traveler's Wife: Against all odds, true love conquers all. Note: Love is not always convenient, or easy, or even what you think it is or should be. But getting through the hard parts is what makes the less hard parts so worth it. *sigh*

Northanger Abbey: Even if you didn't quite get it right, at least try to do everything with the good intention of getting it right.

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: Everyone is going to have their own special version of you in their heads. Only you know who you really are and what's important to you. A multitude of other people's perceptions can be dissipated and made irrelevant if you make the commitment to love yourself as you are.

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, & Birth, and Boost Your Fertility: Eat lots of vegetables, hydrate, and try to get some rest. Stay positive. Fat babies can happen to you, too!

The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Don't Panic.