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Gabourey Sidibe's Reading List

The actress and author of "This Is Just My Face" found herself rereading Ruthie Mae Bolton's "Gal," "each time understanding more and more, the blessing and the burden of being a black woman."

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By the Book: Gabourey Sidibe (2017)

NYT By the Book column (2017-05-04).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Difficult Women
Roxane Gay · Buy on Amazon
"I'm getting _my life_ from it! From the very first chapter about sisters who survived a kidnapping as children, I was hooked. Roxane Gay seems to have a knack for fearlessly telling the truth."
The Grownup
Gillian Flynn · Buy on Amazon
"I love Gillian Flynn books. They are all so dark and filled with twisted characters who are dirty, yet posing as squeaky clean."
Cover of The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger · 1951 · Buy on Amazon
"I waited way too long. I wish I'd found Holden Caulfield when I was an angsty teenager and really needed this character to show me that feeling out of place is actually pretty normal."
Cover of Gal
Gal
Ruthie Mae Bolton · Buy on Amazon
"I found myself rereading it every five years or so, each time understanding more and more, the blessing and the burden of being a black woman."
Shrill
Lindy West · Buy on Amazon
""Shrill," by Lindy West. She gets me."
Cover of The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Alice Walker · 1982 · Buy on Amazon
"I always go back to "The Color Purple." When I couldn't afford therapy, I'd read about Celie and her depressing life that was somehow still filled with hope and color."
Bossypants
Tina Fey · Buy on Amazon
""Bossypants," by Tina Fey. I love comedians more than I love the idea of Hollywood. I just love funny and fearless women who boldly tell their stories on their own terms."
Yes Please
Amy Poehler · Buy on Amazon
"Amy Poehler's book "Yes Please" is great as well."
She's Come Undone
Wally Lamb · Buy on Amazon
"Dolores Price (in Wally Lamb's "She's Come Undone") is one of my favorite fictional heroines."
Cover of Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders · Buy on Amazon
"I just got "Lincoln in the Bardo," by George Saunders, on audiobook, and I'm excited to have a long weekend off to dive into it."

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