I’ve sometimes found myself browsing through other people’s recommended reads on their webpage. I get it! since I also share a curated book list with my visitors. Oftentimes, we as web designers feel compelled to put together reading material that has helped to shape our lives in some profound way. These suggestions can be used, as a guide that just may expand one’s literary repertoire by offering an escape or by leaving you captivated. These digs can inspire or open up self-reflection and aren’t necessarily meant to weigh down visitors. Hopefully I’m not just peddling my politic but am presenting narratives that embody the human experience and its intricacies; causing you to feel or react. One might interpret this tyranny of other people’s recommended reads as real but these lists encourage some self-guided direction; which is independent, improvisational and free flowing. There is something radical about a serendipitous stumble on a book that grounds your perspective. As a result, I understand how easy it is to be swarmed by reading recommendations but also recognize them, as necessary tools for personal transformation.