Four book recommendations based on Noah Kahan songs
Pulse Perspective by Megan Rogers
Are you a fan of Noah Kahan and currently searching for a new book? Here are five reading suggestions that perfectly describe Noah Kahan's songs.
‘Orange Juice’
“Orange Juice” is about someone becoming sober after struggling with an alcohol use disorder and how happy everyone is to see them again. “You said my heart has changed and my soul has changed and my heart and my heart now my face has changed and I haven't drank in six months on the dot.”
“You’d Be Home Now,” by Kathleen Glasgow, covers the same concepts of watching someone you know struggle with a substance use disorder as mentioned in the song. The book follows a 16-year-old named Emory and how her brother developed a substance use disorder. The book touches on the good and bad parts of recovery and how a substance use disorder can affect a family.
‘Everywhere, Everything’
“Everywhere, Everything” is a beautiful love song about falling in love with someone young and having those shared experiences growing up together and loving each other till death. “Everywhere, everything, I wanna love you 'til we're food for the worms to eat 'til our fingers decompose.”
“They Both Die at the End,” by Adam Silvera, is set in a society where anyone can randomly receive a phone call saying they will die in 24 hours. After receiving the phone call, 18-year-old Mateo Torrez and 17-year-old Rufus Emeterio met on an app. The book follows the journey of these two and how they spent their last 24 hours together. Like in the song this book perfectly describes the idea of being with someone until the end.
‘Paul Revere’
“Paul Revere" is about no longer feeling at home in your town and wanting to leave and find something new. “One day, I'm gonna cut it clear ride like Paul Revere and, when they ask me who I am I'll say, ‘I'm not from around here.’”
“Mosquitoland,” by David Arnold, follows 16-year-old Mary Iris Malone (Mim) after her dad re-marries she is taken from her home in Ohio to Mississippi. Mim is struggling to fit in and get along with her new step-mom. After finding letters hidden by her step-mom she learns her mom is sick and sets off on a cross-country road trip to find her. Just like in the song Mim feels she does not fit in her hometown and leaves to find comfort in her old life.
‘You’re Gonna go Far’
“You’re Gonna go Far,” is about leaving your hometown and the people who you left behind missing you. “So, pack up your car, put a hand on your heart say whatever you feel, be wherever you are we ain't angry at you, love you're the greatest thing we've lost.”
“Paper Towns,” by John Green, tells the story of 18-year-old Quentin as he goes on a journey to find his childhood best friend, Margo, who suddenly leaves with no explanation. Much like in the song after the disappearance of Margo, Quentin misses her and goes through the process of wondering if he will ever see her again.
