![<description><p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Thank you to this week's sponsor:</strong></p> <p>Make sure to go to <a href= "http://biologica.com/MESS">Biologica.com/MESS</a> and get up to 32% off your first subscription order today!</p> <p>Just use code [MESS] for 15% off the Premium Starter Kit at <a href="http://branchbasics.com/">BranchBasics.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Elsie's books:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Jurassic-Park-Novel-Michael-Crichton/dp/0345538986/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Q69HPE0YC0LC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VUAO64hQEegfMcCIWmzV9JkUMStlYFu_ntBAv80XfuvbwLQOwjYTdH5YTSX2jSdgR58OjXld1RJba2ZmJAYHXUi-fdIge4dfgbo-kdpU2Z2fE2MIOcJgatOQZ9CsyZP2VSjrEb9Je9U345NSM2tDj86BWJVLBmItpdcou0W_k0ODkqp_NkkxBpq6jLPJjxfvJTDKoXIw2AYReBMAszdiSHM81HfaAO0tuqMOHZ-RFtk.OS_JC3L2-neMK7VAu3GF81ANnD5KTR5EqtTV_6sYTYg&dib_tag=se&keywords=jurassic+park+by+michael&qid=1776535204&sprefix=jurassic+park+by+michael%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1"> Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Station-Eleven-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0804172447/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DABPL8WR7OAI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7zPuPNorI0bnXIJ5iiS74yQZzitqlv-AygAFE9U1rxZbx0iowYENab9fqvkjlgaQrMP-L8KARNadjNTtwvBbaHpMj4fIdHeWFNdDSqmViO7Wkup7Od38_bK3gd6hWrK-s7H5HeT9vi3r0KBuP9__rCJSfwbqfYPjHWNOj0q0_CXZIAsAN0jwt9Pn2mtPme7-fos9FLGibKuapXdZvyDa_My3y-S2rgxd-4e32C_bkAw.y7enXIfQ843EE9RGoClWc7e4Ze8H_6mn4JkWhP8HLMQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=station+eleven&qid=1776535238&sprefix=station+eleven%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1"> Station Eleven by Emily Sr. John Mandel</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Never-Let-Me-Kazuo-Ishiguro/dp/1400078776/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24MWW7PJ20KRX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-O9zRh584rYip7wJdPB2TCUOyjg8jng9xJ5jNUhKVG1xf9C3VpAmTCj7XJ-kGyQOOx_7xfOKbPRbdeHIbZFxJ5tWB6DM6AV9Cey5N5KzfbRxGt8IbWNf72Jjy4xyml7VcyM93HwuIofBprJEegRINX6C2nfSzIBWREwiORiFdodfZkmzKKDtjfZ8wMP14uLbiYbieQRzStStQ6yYkaJbxKLxaj2JT5HYOIFuDeWC140.3ouktcvA4CdhQQdbmhhNgwLIdu5Qf5soQzhd7dsdw6s&dib_tag=se&keywords=never+let+me+go&qid=1776535270&sprefix=never+let+me+go%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1"> Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Emma's books:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0060850523/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YNHRBZG0GXXD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LtN0ywD7uDMGDeDLLoC6Cf1QKuzz0W-k4tcbC3y83pcExaXu6BNVgzlfLG2wnhxboaekezjEpNY0VhtR9j_3taVplLFJD65_w96SiGGN3gvRRylscIvkY0GhJ8uj5z6137fHF6P4ztbmWVqNCh7XYgl9cn48cg7Vr-nNEUjom79vSIoBT8n6h0AuP426OYxPuMJfYl1KN_SQMKKws9CnEriGdSGuxBUUxvm7Eujtu5U.D505j8dw5G8vlJDms5WpfyN0oHrNP43QOeas8s5FE0Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=brave+new+world&qid=1776535324&sprefix=brave+new+world%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1"> Brave New World by Aldous Huxley</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Poisonwood-Bible-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0060786507/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3642MNMIJOWSM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._L7i3_Z9F0uL5ZvkkGrH56oO6DuMxidcmtVpAANB9WlKiJTxeb440MHKSPp-q3GSyAXDq1o7iq6nlfAMz8LTWH614r-PytZq6Vx4UIaz_Dr5_0qeY7SvgVIdBtcbWjT4LTxL7jzLpWrfgoUHFnASt8eREe9Ov3KUCGhHTT634pj4yrUE5gUavj0x7KK6p9I6cgeXGgm9KlH4RxoBbjHU_oWNu4RdU1knOh4murup1Kg.GYvBRCx5EvHE4y2woKQdJJ6ujosYiF7B5xJFgs6jXgA&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+poison+wood+bible&qid=1776535371&sprefix=the+poison+wood+bibl%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1"> The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Jane-Austen/dp/8172344503/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=13E3CSB6KNVZN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NwvGgqjOv553m6EMTfoGTirzzq-kkoH4HiU7iqHwhTTDcjMbaxOwIuwLCscWnkGP-L1G5A-Vu2_p8PuHBeHS7Hwd0DA9NI7KhfNgBEpnCDt0mfW-wTHMhDIaQ6zBpsnO6NIPanEM3j4m-6WbgS8iyUSMdWjwHGVgfe8EdPcc350mWemB12iKL1OVKmi7X64I55RzBYdCVz1qu854LveoJ5A-GaQqYd1bxCM3c8UZxk9qjuWtw9Rx9fDq-PMp5gbYb43J2HgBMOsz3RUNyhyczsWsB2oHRB_NZruFa477Kkk.kNWlLMXY9KZbXiQAdojgX0aowEAenivpLPE7atlRR4g&dib_tag=se&keywords=pride+and+prejudice+book&qid=1776535403&sprefix=pride+and+%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1"> Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Nonfiction Bonus:</strong></p> <p>Elsie: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/1594634726/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QN3NNBJEHG3V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.R7siy3aoNh_rSFbVq9wqV5-_n1o-JyKTY293sJhPtRI4IK3XZo2joaJ06WUUK1dRGRbASBKQ-L4f-jYTIPTFCRWJ25at8yo6CtuPVJoYvjKB7UNjss9ks0_XNzT0kMN8_x-SpYUcvKdySxyMk9EJ60fnthsu_FlDKpoGmVfxXh-wE593eH_kLgOouKFy-yOxJkc-io4VCrMdalvWkxVMXEtBxmviaY28EBmG9RMAg2Y.r2obuniLV8jWa75bZmYodbDiJG3JXSrA92qco2aoDLA&dib_tag=se&keywords=big+magic&qid=1776535454&sprefix=big+magi%2Caps%2C136&sr=8-1"> Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert</a> and <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DHXUC6CWIXUN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.INjqMTfvEMu9z5cBALG3hKu499okUWUm7xQ2KxmFMD_mJY2Op-JeRs4ZcYWT1O85T_qAv4uWftABoqsXIIoqBmVYJUPSln_zveAzs59RxgbrSzI6Z6JTMKwgQwC3SEA1mLB7dOjzXe3GOJQBSyO8P5DkfepVfKYYO1OsydEMZxMMKNMgbNrN5gZyMIfDqP4uAovHAQe0iiFX-ENtyiVegZStmckTvIIduJi7XF43MFQ.-7lROipAGYGUTh8mFj2Rs3REHxlalhtSRBwfLD4lNRg&dib_tag=se&keywords=supercommunicators&qid=1776535474&sprefix=supercommun%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1"> Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg</a></p> <p>Emma: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OYY9OI0Y0NP0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WxKfnnns1LHAaF8aPuOdeC2QSg1JVHjos6SQaAh0ZAPIpioAuJyJ43djvawl9gSfrSWsjdBu1kgFqdsd38smk1TSqZJSwu06INqksZVLPUFLVm-87r7z3D7YhqEQdHeYvaZQmMC7-LWdJyDdIHe1bf_AVGMBjmlVHzGCFCy9wgBkdRtIeOLqXNE1f9UNnZjhA3QV4Wg_7qeEGIEz-_WcqfzuZY7sg1wqWATyFvL4f-s.W8yd7lO7s_MCaUgvyEPH-8IW_X48I1pkOHyEObv1Y5Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+anxious+generation&qid=1776535501&sprefix=the+anxious+generation%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1"> The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Book Report:</strong></p> <p>Elsie: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Astral-Library-Standard-Novel/dp/0063479753/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JW4VEEN2M61Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mnwlag9HzPRflwE9VReUv3G97Q3Xg92u9YYyzmdXE5cuEkExthx9PSCqUbYwXoqRwQ3evhDOOUBV5PvEdmksdRDTBFWOcIVmmxFQOm1GtckE2R2a15WUZLeIl5vkTW53cV4Ou9DoBxdjLj2Q8nI_UbmURzlLZ6uiI3uFgmxKKj3yxZoF4nuW9AR0znrw40uV3_nSYazuvO2LiHjesi8TrwOJWf5pENx6Zlk2ivegL3Y.gZhZfbGExIcm1TzRw3wPQVFZQr-PNMoquHF0L4afj6c&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+astral+library&qid=1776535530&sprefix=the+astral+library%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1"> The Astral Library by Kate Quinn</a></p> <p>Emma: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/One-Golden-Summer-Carley-Fortune/dp/0593638913/ref=sr_1_1?crid=46XQ66FPL162&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aWOglzi3Z1kVgvzL0LddgIzEQUEPt0WaAVAF2j-L5W3GABTXGbxpdZhq6NPzDDG-c0W27nf_pCezJfAxQYeoRoFAJDYHw1Wc8JFsiH9WaX27emxuT9UhPmzfD-EqoHWCKjIObrNJD4tSmcDbGh-Zrej5X-RuAloJnkIJrWPVcUddXC7V5JOJSx8q9W1HmGqJP43FvYaZzxkHtG8ZVfd6UyajvowwL40D75tVZ3_-TLo.659nhO2Z8Z1w6wgwg5GHu8K8s-t6cV_XrJpYkPJplb4&dib_tag=se&keywords=one+golden+summer&qid=1776535548&sprefix=one+golden+summ%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1"> One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune</a></p> <p> </p> <p>You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at <a href= "http://abeautifulmess.com/">abeautifulmess.com</a></p> <p>Have a topic idea for the podcast? 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A Beautiful Mess Podcast
Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman
#296: Books That Changed How We See the World
APR 20, 202651 MIN
#296: Books That Changed How We See the World
APR 20, 202651 MIN
Description
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. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Make sure to go to Biologica.com/MESS and get up to 32% off your first subscription order today! Just use code [MESS] for 15% off the Premium Starter Kit at BranchBasics.com. 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 You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.