Deployment Distractions: Reading List, Part Two




Deployment Distractions:
Reading List, Part Two



I think we can all agree that books are a great way to escape from life for a little while.  In the first part of this two-parter, I went through a list of large books to really sink into to distract myself.  This list is of shorter, more light hearted reads that are equally wonderful in distracting the brain while the service member is away.




Bossypants
by Tina Fey




Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
by: Jenny Lawson




Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet
by: Tim Gunn, Ada Calhoun




Eve: The Awakening
by: Jenna Moreci




Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
by: J. K. Rowling




 Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by: Mindy Kaling




Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem and Other Things That Happened
by: Allie Brosh




 Norse Mythology
by: Neil Gaiman



Most of these books have been on my general tbr for a long while, as, to me, they are delightful little books to distract yourself that aren't your typical novel, and some of them are new to me.  What are a few of the books you'd like to get around to to distract yourself from deployment blues?



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