Wanted: Great Summer Books
Some things are quintessentially summer. There are summer songs, summer movies and summer reads. I've made my list of summer songs. I know the summer movies I want to see (The Break Up, The Omen, Pirates of the Carribean II, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , Strangers With Candy & You, Me and Dupree ) but I have no idea what to read.
I've come to realize that I only read books on planes and during the summer when I can sit outside. Already this summer I've gotten through Little Children
I'm looking for some suggestions. I'd prefer no "Oprah" books, but anything else is fine. I normally read more non-fiction than fiction, so a serious read is just as welcome as a beach book. So dear readers, bring it on.
Posted by kris at May 31, 2006 06:33 AM
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| # May 31st, 2006 9:19 AM countertop |
| Mornings On Horseback by David McCullough- the story of the young Teddy Roosevelt.
Another McCullough book worth reading (if you haven't yet) and its a quick read is 1776. I still want to read Thank You For Smoking too. |
| # June 1st, 2006 4:56 AM Laura |
| He Talk Like A White Boy, by Joseph C Phillips. (The actor who played Denise's husband on The Cosby Show.) I reviewed it here, and I was really impressed by it. |
| # June 1st, 2006 12:26 PM KVBigSis |
| The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I loved it. |
| # June 1st, 2006 7:47 PM KVBigSis |
| I saw a review of this book today: Rumspringa. It's about the period of time during which Amish teens are allowed to experience the wild side before deciding whether or not to commit themselves to being Amish. Sounds great!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086547687X/ref=sr_11_1/002-5352194-8034442?%5Fencoding=UTF8 |
| # June 13th, 2006 11:10 AM kris |
| I just finished Life of Pi. I really liked it. I especially enjoyed the first half.
I think 1776 is next on the list. Stay tuned ;-) |
| # June 13th, 2006 8:33 PM james |
| i read half of "life of pi" a few weeks ago but got bored by it. perhaps i'll finish it by the end of the summer. i have a stack of other books i want to get to first, one being "atlas shrugged," which is like 1000 pages in print so tiny that i'll probably need a magnifying glass to read it. hmm, what else do i have to get to... "lucky man" by michael j fox, simon cowell's book, "foucault's pendulum," a bunch of harry potter books that i picked up for $1. oh, i just got some new book on probability, i forget the name. |
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