Members Dan Posted June 24, 2007 Members Share Posted June 24, 2007 Now that the summer has begun, I thought that I would ask what is everyone currently reading? Any good recommendations? If you have a summer reading list, whether school-imposed or self-imposed, what's on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meredith Posted June 24, 2007 Members Share Posted June 24, 2007 Lisey's Story by Stephen King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WTGH Posted June 24, 2007 Members Share Posted June 24, 2007 The Godfather Because I'm a history geek: The Children of Henry VIII The Wars of the Roses Elizabeth I--- all by Alison Weir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpiritualJunkie Posted June 24, 2007 Members Share Posted June 24, 2007 OMG..I was just going to suggest this! If you haven't seen the movie yet, read the book first. The movie's kinda confusing if you don't read the book. I did it the other way around and watched the movie first but I thought Al Pacino was so brilliant in it as was the overall theme that I let some of the confusion slide. I read the book a few years later and thought it was great, if not better. Then, I watched the movie again and everything just clicked. The two really go hand in hand. No other suggestions right now..I'm trying to read "Wuthering Heights" and the fifth Harry Potter book right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweet_VeeVee24 Posted June 24, 2007 Members Share Posted June 24, 2007 I used to read like crazy, but for some reason I slacked off... I did get a new novel by Ann Brashares (she's the one that did that Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series)...she wrote a new adult novel and I want to sink my teeth into that. Other than that I'll just be grabbing the smut novels off my book shelves to read for the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crc Posted June 24, 2007 Members Share Posted June 24, 2007 I should have read this last summer, but I'm currently reading The Ruins by Scott Smith. I bought this book like a year ago! LOL! When I finish that, I'll probably read another Bentley Little or John Saul book. I'm a huge suspense/horror fan. Recommendation: If you haven't already, I suggest anybody interested check out the Dexter novels: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter. You might have heard about or watched Showtime's "Dexter." Well, the show is based on the characters in these books by Jeff Lindsay. Dexter is a twisted character, a serial killer who only kills other serial killers or bad guys. Obviously, he's a very disfunctional man. The cool thing about this series of books is that it's not too serious or dark. It's suspenseful one minute, funny the next, and full of twists. And you'll like the character of Dexter, even if you don't want to. Both novels are in paperback now. A third Dexter book should be hitting shelves later this summer/early fall, just in time for the second season of "Dexter." I can't think of the name of it right this minute. But, yeah, I totally recommend checking these books out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JinkiesP Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Waiting patiently for the new and final Harry Potter book. I reread book 6 to give myself a refresher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marilyn_M Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Les Mis Anna Karenina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Posted June 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Right now, I'm reading a collection of short stories called Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. All nine stories revolve around characters of Indian descent and their lives as immigrants, expatriates, and first-generation American citizens. However, her stories touch universal themes that everyone regardless of race, sex, or upbringing can identify with. I highly recommend it. Just finished reading a memoir called The Liars Club by Mary Karr. It's about her rather calamitous upbringing in a dingy south-eastern Texas town and the rather dysfunctional characters that she calls her family. Also a VERY good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpiritualJunkie Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Sounds a bit like this book I had to read for my intro english class a few years back by Zadie Smith called "White Teeth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Days4Life Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I feel so shallow. I just started reading "Lean Mean Thirteen", the newest Stephanie Plum novel by Janet Evanovich. Pure mindless entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bleu Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I'm reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck...again. He was such an amaaazing writer. I just love his work. After that, I'll read one of the four books I just bought: 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper, Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg (there's the light summer reading), The Post Birthday World by Lionel Shriver, and The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates. The Liars Club sounds really good! I need to remember that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meisha Posted July 5, 2007 Members Share Posted July 5, 2007 I just started reading Lisey's Story. It started a little slow and has a different feel than what I am used to with Stephen King but it is turning out to be a good story. I just finished The Dark Tower series this winter and may try to go through them again before summer is up. If you like Stephen King, I feel this is his absolute best work. The gunslinger, I must say, is my perfect man. "Kill me if you must, but Command me Nothing!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canfan Posted July 11, 2007 Members Share Posted July 11, 2007 I am going to reread Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware books as I am off for the summer. I love them even though they can be very dark. I am also going to try to find his non-fiction book Savage Spawn I read years ago in grad school. It deals with violent children and offers the unpopular opinion that some children are just born bad. Its a fascinating read and I can't say I don't totally disagree with him on some points which is hard for me to admit as a teacher. Can anyone recommend any good fiction or non-fiction historical stories? I love them but they seem so hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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