RE: Bullet Journal II

Last year, I showed a snippet of my bullet journal that was the Book Club. I want to do that again.

Book Club 2018 includes the following information: name of the book, author, date completed reading, notes on the book.

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck/ Mark Manson/ 2-2-18/ An international bestseller with over one million sold, the cover advertises. The book is kind of remarkable, but it is also shockingly simple. It is another bit of Buddhist philosophy rewritten and resold. I enjoyed it though. I loved it. I think the lessons are worthwhile to ponder. I think they're lessons I need to apply to my own life. They are questions I need to ask myself honestly. I'm still coming to terms with what I read. I know this is a book I will need to reread. 
2. You Are A Badass/ Jen Sincero/ 5-17-18/ This has been on my list for a while. I think at one point I had borrowed it from the library, but I knew I had to get a copy for myself and I'm so glad that I did. Like the only other book I've finished this year, it has some heavy stuff. It's a lot to digest and I'll need to read it again. It's beautiful though. Written to be conversational, it's a big wake up call. I think the biggest takeaway is to wholeheartedly believe that everything I want in life is not only possible but already exists. I may not know how to get there yet, but it exists and I will end up there. I just have to believe and love the Universe and myself enough to allow myself to get there. That's powerful. 
3. Hey Whipple, Squeeze This/ Luke Sullivan & Edward Boches/ 5-19-18/ Parts of this are so dry and parts of it are really funny. It's supplemental reading but it's really helpful. It highlights the handful of top ads that are funny and really make you think. It goes through all of the different formats. It's the kind of book that will sit on the bookshelf for constant inspiration. 
4. The Goldfinch/ Donna Tartt/ 5-28-18/ What else is there to say but to borrow a word from the end of the book - sublime? Spencer recommended it. It's a coming-of-age story but so much more than that. It's a lot to sink in. 
5. Ogilvy on Advertising/ David Ogilvy/ 7-16-18/ A crucial book that everyone in advertising has read and now I have too. The book covers every aspect of advertising. I'm sure it's something I will revisit many, many times. I think the stress is on research, good work that sells and a passion for it. He's a passionate man who loves advertising, loves his work. It really shows, even in the way he writes. It's like hearing one of the greats speak to you over coffee or whiskey in the most intimate way. 
6. After Dark/ Haruki Murakami/ 7-18-18/ I've read this before. It's the first Murakami I've ever read back in high school. The mood strikes me because I've been feeling this way a lot. Not wanting to sleep. Not being able to sleep. Wanting to wander through the night. Really a fear of what I have to encounter and deal with. I haven't been dealing with it well. It was still a good read. I see why I've read so many more since. Murakami is a feeling. 
7. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind/ Yuval Noah Harari/ 9-25-18/ It's taken almost two months to finish this book, but it is truly something special. It forces a different way of understanding our existence as humans and our impact on the world. It forces the question of why; the why behind the how, the why of the past, present and future. It is a brilliant thing to read. 
8. Norwegian Wood/ Haruki Murakami/ 11-11-18/ The ending brought tears to my eyes. It was wonderful.
9. The Great Gatsby/ F. Scott Fitzgerald/ 12-19-18/ I haven't finished the short stories but I finished Gatsby. I didn't realize such glamour could be so sad. It's beautifully written, even if I do miss some of the intricacies of his writing.
10. The Strange Library/ Haruki Murakami/ 12-19-18/ I didn't know this book existed, but I found it by chance at the library. It's a short story with interesting illustrations. Something that feels mysterious and haunted.
11. Hard-Boiled Wonderland & The End of the World/ Haruki Murakami/ 12-30-18/ My last book of the year - very different from the Murakami I've experienced. More mystical. Still very hollow and empty. Still digesting.