Ever since I started working as a college English instructor, I have had very little time to do exactly what I urge all my students to do: read books. However, as my current semester comes to an end, and as I face at least a month or two of unemployment paired with lazy, hot summer days, I have begun to accumulate quite the stack of must-reads. Here are the books currently on my summer reading list:
1. The Art of Conversation by Catherine Blyth
(Because I really, really need this book.)
2. The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers by Cathleen Falsani
(Because the Coen Brothers do for film what Flannery O'Connor did for modern literature.)
3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
(Because there has been so much buzz surrounding Larsson's posthumously-published novels. Plus, I need a good beach read.)
3. A Journal of the First Afghan War by Lady Florentia Sale
(Because I need to glean insight from an officer's wife who endured greater hardships than most of us can even imagine. Note: the version I am reading is not available through Amazon, so the above link is to another version of the same book).
5. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
(Because I need to read something to prepare myself for my upcoming move to America's Heartland.)
6. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
(Because sometimes I just need a good laugh.)
You should put The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo at the top of your list! I couldn't put it down. I am currently reading the last book of the trilogy. I also always love anything by David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs. You already have a lot on your "summer reading" list, but on your "to read" list, I would recommend you add I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. Amazing book.
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