![]() ![]() But it’s also got recipes for a delicious meatloaf and advice on how to deal with drunk guests. I picked it because I love the character Amy plays: a hostess from the ’60s, in cheap hosiery, wigs, and crazy costumes. (And that is not a euphemism.) I Like You is a spin on those 1960s cookbooks about how to make a nice home and how to entertain. I Like You by Amy Sedaris “Full disclosure: Amy is a friend, and I have tasted her cupcakes. From Charles Dickens to John Irving, find a list of Amy Poehler’s favorite books below. In a list of 6 books that made a difference in her life, many of Poehler’s picks deal with the dichotomies of life: dark and light, honor and deception, good and evil. By spending time with complex characters who hit crossroads in their lives, readers are challenged to question their own character, reflecting on how they themselves would handle tough situations. More than that, Poehler expands in a piece for O Magazine, they make you feel brave. The ability to feel as if you’ve met someone, as if that person exists in flesh and blood and that you relate to them somehow, makes you feel a lot less lonely. Reading was a way to make friends or enemies, a way to discover how all these different people exist in the world and to rub shoulders with them. When Amy Poehler was a girl, she turned to books to feel less alone: ![]()
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