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The Book of Delights

Ross Gay

Hardcover | Pages: 274 pages

Rating: 4.28 | 2037 Users | 456 Reviews

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ISBN:	1616207922 (ISBN13: 9781616207922)
Edition Language:	English

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Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights is a genre-defying book of essays—some as short as a paragraph; some as long as five pages—that record the small joys that occurred in one year, from birthday to birthday, and that we often overlook in our busy lives. His is a meditation on delight that takes a clear-eyed view of the complexities, even the terrors, in his life, including living in America as a black man; the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture; the loss of those he loves. Among Gay’s funny, poetic, philosophical delights: the way Botan Rice Candy wrappers melt in your mouth, the volunteer crossing guard with a pronounced tremor whom he imagines as a kind of boat-woman escorting pedestrians across the River Styx, a friend’s unabashed use of air quotes, pickup basketball games, the silent nod of acknowledgment between black people. And more than any other subject, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world—his garden, the flowers in the sidewalk, the birds, the bees, the mushrooms, the trees.

This is not a book of how-to or inspiration, though it could be read that way. Fans of Roxane Gay, Maggie Nelson, and Kiese Laymon will revel in Gay’s voice, and his insights. The Book of Delights is about our connection to the world, to each other, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed. Gay’s pieces serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight. 

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Title	:	The Book of Delights
Author	:	Ross Gay
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 274 pages
Published	:	February 12th 2019 by Algonquin Books
Categories	:	Writing. Essays. Nonfiction. Poetry. Autobiography. Memoir

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Ratings: 4.28 From 2037 Users | 456 Reviews

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Im a big believer in reading the right book at the right time and for me, this was the perfect book to read right now. The end of summer is sad, the start of a new school year is nerve wracking, and this tiny gem of a book has a years worth of observational essay-ettes about searching for joyjust what I need right now. The author finds simple delights in tree blossoms, a bike ride to a favorite restaurant, and the feeling of a stranger kindly patting your arm. I loved this book more than I can

I loved this book so much I hugged it. I cant do it justice so I wont try. If you havent read it yet, Im jealous of you and also excited for you. I keep buying it and giving it away. I am grateful that it exists and horrified that it sat on my bookshelf for a couple of months and what if I never picked it up and read it?? Two favorite excerpts, the first especially because its a phenomenon I have chafed at since I could remember, understood it was a way of insisting on the otherness of people of

made me feel the same kind of warm little weirds had me feeling!! only read this in the mornings while having breakfast which only made it all so much brighter and joyful :-) whenever i remembered to use my calendar i wrote "breakfast with delights" and i dont know any better way to sum this experience up

What a perfect book to read when everything else seems gloomy right now. Just reading this book was a spot of delight in each day that I picked it up. Thank you, Ross.

simply put, reading this was affirming. it reminded me that yes, ill keep doing what i must do to leave my heart open and able to appreciate somebody else opening their heart to me, like this. because... ill tell you a secret... sometimes i feel really silly and naïve and cheesy, even like a hypocrite sometimes, since i dont ALWAYS feel Mary Oliver-y and one with the world, you know what i mean? but then i read people who think and feel and experience the world like ross gay and i feel

I loved Ross Gay's volume of poetry, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude so I was eager to read this book of essays. Plus I'm always looking for ways to increase my own gratitude, to notice what is good in life as well as what is lacking or painful.It took me a while to get into the rhythm of this book, mostly because I tend to rush through books and this one resisted such treatment. It demanded to be read slowly, to be savored. Once I caught on to this, I began to appreciate it better and to enjoy

Poet Ross Gay has written an exquisite collection of short essays. He is a master of observations, opening many of the essays with close attention to the details in his world then taking the reader along with him on a stroll through time, tenderness, and joy. Everybody in the whole world should buy and read this book. It was the perfect book with which to end 2018 and approach 2019 with some steadfast hope.You should also check out his event calendar and go listen to him when he is within a