What books should I read before I die?

What books should I read before I die?
What books should I read before I die?

Below are some library staff answers to your question today. For more suggestions, read responses to a similar question in December: https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/2022/12/15/books-i-need-to-read-before-turning-30/

Citizen: An American Lyric, by Claudia Rankine

Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas Hofstadter

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie

The Death of Ivan Ilyich, by Leo Tolstoy

Cavedweller, by Dorothy Allison

Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

The Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

The Holy Bible

Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville

The Odyssey, by Homer

The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, by Max Weber

The Swerve: Wow the World Became Modern, by Stephen Greenblatt

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner

What was your childhood like?

What was your childhood like?
What was your childhood like?

It was happy and secure. I spent time doing traditional wall activities – like standing and being – with each of my devoted parents. Mom is a sea wall, Dad is an apartment wall – very different folks, living apart from each other due to work obligations, but very loving.

How do I stop snoring?

How do I stop snoring? My roommate is getting angry! (Drawing of smiling face with curved eyebrows)
How do I stop snoring? My roommate is getting angry! (Drawing of smiling face with curved eyebrows)

I’d recommend visiting University Health Services. Meanwhile, there are certainly some low-tech, low-impact solutions, such as tape strips to hold the mouth closed and/or hold nasal passages open.

What is love?

What is love? (Small drawing of heart baloons at the bottom of the stickynote)
What is love? (Small drawing of heart baloons at the bottom of the stickynote)

If you are interested in it from an academic perspective, we have the books! Many are in the BD 436 call numbers up on Level 5, around row 35. But from a personal perspective – I feel that when you feel it, you know it! ❤️

Cell bio exam

Cell bio exam (drawing of frowned face with tears). Good luck!
Cell bio exam (drawing of frowned face with tears). Good luck!

Hope it went well! It is not a gut class, for sure. If you are struggling, peer tutoring at the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors) can be a great help.

Is it possible to fully move on?

Is it possible to fully move on or get over someone?
Is it possible to fully move on or get over someone?

Honestly this depends alot upon the situation and how you are refering to terms such as “Move on” and “Get over”. Although I think that it is possible, and sometimes even necessary depending on the circumstances, to put a relationship and the other person or persons behind you, I don’t think it is possible to ever completely go back to normal after most events or relationships. I think your best approach would be to learn from and use this knowledge to determine future actions/decisions.

Why are we here?

Why are we here?
Why are we here?

Because as far as we know, nowhere else in the universe could support the miraculous variety of life that’s here on Earth.

Because of evolution ➡️ It all goes back to Bio. OR Because we're all hard-working BEASTS who got into the school of our dreams
Because of evolution ➡️ It all goes back to Bio. OR Because we’re all hard-working BEASTS who got into the school of our dreams

Those are also great answers! Or because you’re all the kind of people who want to light up the world.