#296: Books That Changed How We See the World
4/20/202652 min
This week we're talking about the books that genuinely shifted how we see the world — not just 5 star reads, but the ones that rewired our thinking and books we still find ourselves talking about years later.
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Elsie's books:
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Station Eleven by Emily Sr. John Mandel
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Emma's books:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Nonfiction Bonus:
Elsie: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg
Emma: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Book Report:
Elsie: The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
Emma: One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
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First 90 secondsEmma Chapman· Host0:00
[upbeat music] You're listening to the Beautiful Mess Podcast, your cozy comfort listen. I'm your host, Emma Chapman.
Elsie Larson· Host0:09
And I'm your host, Elsie Larson.
Emma Chapman· Host0:12
And this week we're talking about the books that genuinely shifted how we see the world. Not just five-star reads, not just books we love, but the ones that rewired our thinking and books that we still find ourselves talking about years later.
Elsie Larson· Host0:25
I love this episode so much. So before we jump in, I have this, like, fun parasocial relationship, uh, story [laughs] from this past week.
Emma Chapman· Host0:34
What is parasocial? [laughs] I don't even know what that means.
Elsie Larson· Host0:38
Okay. So parasocial relationship is the relationship that you have with someone you feel like you know, but they don't know you. So, like, for me, my ex- like, I feel like Alice Hoffman is my best friend, but she, in fact, would not recognize me at the grocery store.
Emma Chapman· Host0:53
Okay. So kind of celebrities.
Elsie Larson· Host0:56
Mm-hmm.
Emma Chapman· Host0:56
So kind of being a fangirl.
Elsie Larson· Host0:57
Right.
Emma Chapman· Host0:58
Kind- that, that area And it mostly happens online. Uh-huh. Okay.
Elsie Larson· Host1:01
So this is my funny story. It's so weird, but I kinda love it. So a couple weeks ago, I did this Instagram Q&A. You know I love the Instagram Q&A. Emma's not on Instagram anymore, so she didn't see any of this.
Emma Chapman· Host1:14
I didn't.
Elsie Larson· Host1:14
Okay. So I did the Q&A, and I got, like, multiple questions that were like, "Are you and Jeremy still married? Are you divorced?" [laughs] And I had gotten one the time before, so I was like, oh my God. Like, 'cause when you get one, it's like, who cares? But when you start