My CG Summer Reading List

[creekster]

Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

That's strange, I guess I'm the opposite. I've enjoyed the couple Faulkner books I've read, but I'm having a heck of a time getting through Stegner's Angle of Repose, for some reason.

Maybe I'll just hang it all and reread Catch 22 like everyone else.

GO figure. My wife absolutely loves Faulkner and I have been unable to finish mos tof his stuff I have attempted. Angle of Repose, however, I thought was great. If you are just starting, stick with it, it will pay off.

[RockyBalboa]

I'm reading Les Miserables right now. The abridged version.

Then I'll be reading Memorial Day by Vince Flynn and the 2nd Harry Potter Book.

[Surfah]

Time to read To Kill a Mockingbird again. I do it every summer. I didn't know that about Capote and Lee either. Interesting. I actually covered Holcomb, KS where the Clutter murders took place as a missionary.

I need to finish Rough Stone Rolling.

I think I am going to search for some booklists and begin reading. I miss being a young student and receiving a summer reading booklist.

[Robin]

I am a slow reader. My summer reading consists of one book:

Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventure s of Kavalier & Clay.

Anyone read it?

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by surfah33

Time to read To Kill a Mockingbird again. I do it every summer. I didn't know that about Capote and Lee either. Interesting. I actually covered Holcomb, KS where the Clutter murders took place as a missionary.

I need to finish Rough Stone Rolling.

I think I am going to search for some booklists and begin reading. I miss being a young student and receiving a summer reading booklist.

I am glad to see so much love for my fellow Alabamians, Harper Lee and Capote. My daughter was born on Harper Lee Drive in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, so she holds a special place in my heart as does her excellent book.

I am not much into fiction anymore, but I have read some good books this summer. Probably the most memorable was "Charlie Wilson's War, about a rogue congressman and the Afghan war with the Soviets. Also notable, "In Praise of Nepotism," by Adam Bellow, which looks at how deeply ingrained neoptism is in society. And right now I am reading "White Man's Burden," which looks at why international aid money and grand plans for development in the third world never seem to work.

I must say that Catch-22 is the single funniest book that I have ever read. ANd the most tragic. I recommend it to everyone that I come into contact with.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Robin

I am a slow reader. My summer reading consists of one book:

Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventure s of Kavalier & Clay.

Anyone read it?

I've read it. Excellent book. You will enjoy it.

[Parrot Head]

I agree with Farrah. I just figured it was because I'm from the south that I prefer Faulkner over Stegner. Angle of Repose was painful for me.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by Parrot Head

I agree with Farrah. I just figured it was because I'm from the south that I prefer Faulkner over Stegner. Angle of Repose was painful for me.

maybe so. I am from the west and have always been a little suspiciosu of the South

[il Padrino Ute]

OK, everyone, as long as we're discussing summer reading, I need a suggestion for a good read. Something non-fiction. I usually go for WWII books in this category, but am willing to try something else, as long as it isn't politcial because I don't want to read the tripe from either side.

Any ideas?

[FarrahWaters]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

OK, everyone, as long as we're discussing summer reading, I need a suggestion for a good read. Something non-fiction. I usually go for WWII books in this category, but am willing to try something else, as long as it isn't politcial because I don't want to read the tripe from either side.

Any ideas?

I liked "Coming of Age in the Milky Way" by Timothy Ferris http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...Fencoding=UTF8

No battles or war, it's the history of astronomy and science, it's entertaining, and most of it understandable even for a science-challenged person like myself.