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# Read These Next: three books that educated me.
- URL: https://flyways.snowbird.global/three-books-that-educated-me/
- Published: 2023-10-23T12:08:57.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-05T05:52:03.000Z
- Description: Made me rethink assumptions of my own privilege
- Author: Gautam Ramdurai
- Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1730785798323, #Import 2024-11-05 13:50

These have added to my education

1. [Ants among elephants](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/02/ants-among-elephants-sujatha-gidla-amit-chaudhuri?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) \- Sujatha Gidla’s unsentimental story of her untouchable family’s struggles in South India has had a deep impact on me. I am so ashamed of how little I know and how much more I need to understand - not just about my own caste privilege but also about how caste and class are deeply linked in India. I have to think deeply about educating my daughter of her caste privilege. It’s not just a story about Sujatha’s family but a record of a lesser-known but significant moment in India’s history. I bought the book two years ago and finally decided to read it. I’m so glad I did. If you are Indian (nationality, ethnicity) I urge you to give the book a go.  
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2. [What you are looking for is in the library](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/books/what-you-are-looking-for-is-in-the-library-michiko-aoyama.html?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) \- This book inspired me to take a look at the role libraries played in my life. So much so that I even wrote about it [here](https://flyways.snowbird.global/i-love-my-library/). The book is a collection of warm, cozy inspiring tales about how a trip to the library helps people make changes to their life when they feel like they’re in a rut. Reading the book feels like having a small slice of cake and a warm cup of tea on a cold rainy evening. It’s my favourite read of the month.
3. [I’m a Fan](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/29/im-a-fan-by-sheena-patel-review-fizzing-debut-about-a-sociopathic-narcissist?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) \- Anything I say will be inadequate about this book. It goes by so fast and the narrator’s anger and self-loathing are palpable. I wish I could whiteboard her life for her. I wish I was her friend but I also felt glad I didn’t know her. And the writing is so so good. I felt the same way when I read Ottessa Moshfegh’s My year of rest and relaxation (my all time favourite)  
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