The dog days of summer seem to have hit my reading list. I'm stuck in a rut with things to read. Tried some non-fiction, turns out I'm not in the mood (I'm ashamed to admit it was Undaunted Courage, too, which has always gotten very high marks for being an abosrbing, exciting read). Tried some fantasy, a book of short stories about dragons, got halfway through and my desire to read about dragons seems to be quenched. At the library, generally seem to find myself re-verifying that I have, in fact, read everything by Jennifer Haigh, Tawni O'Dell, Richard Russo, et al and that the library doesn't carry more Geraldine Brooks or Mark Jude Poirer -- still -- and going home with a bunch of random books that looked kind of appealing but upon closer examination, I don't actually want to read after all.
Someone, please, help me break this cycle. I want to hear about something you guys have read and loved, or something you think I might enjoy. I hate not having a book to read. It tends to lead to lots of mindless puttering around the house and marathon sessions of either WoW or some mindless TV show like Law and Order SVU or Keeping Up with the Kardashians (OMG, Scott is such a dick!). I'm looking for a good reccomendation. I may go to the library as soon as tomorrow to check them out, if I get any.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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I loved "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven."
"The Alchemist" by Coelho was also enjoyable, although a bit heady. I'm currently reading "The Winner Stands Alone" although it's not holding much interest for me. Perhaps you'd see something in it that I don't?
My book club has read "The Help" and loved it. Most recently, we read "Garlic and Sapphires" and "Finny." Let me know if you decide to read any of these!
Oh yeah - totally out of my element but a fascinating book: "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson. It's a long one, though!
how about the physick book of deliverance dane? that was a fun summer read. 'the help' by kathryn stockett was another good book from this summer.
Think I'm going to try out "The Help." I like the sound of "The Alchemist" too, and a co-worker suggested some stuff by John Irving. We'll see!
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