However, there is one very important thing I'd like to do this summer and it needs some input from the people who know - you.
I used to be a voracious reader. As a child I devoured books as if they were the fuel for life. It used to drive my family crazy. University killed this. I have never quite been able to recapture my appetite for books. My year in England was as close as I could get but I couldn't maintain the momentum when I got back to Canada.
As a wannabe writer, I know I need to read widely and often. The internet has changed the way I read and what I read. It's made my attention span a lot shorter and I now have a hard time getting into books. So I need your help. If you know of some really awesome books, please post a suggestion in the comments.
Here's a smattering of what I'm hoping to get through this summer so far:
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Thanks!
God of Small Things is so awesome! Just finished reading UnDiet: super informative and thought provoking. Mrs. Mike is still one of my favorite books ever! Tried to read Chelsea Handler's Horizontal Life and totally hated it; it just wasn't funny. Try using Goodreads. You can put in stuff you like and it makes suggestions. I love it. Plus I can keep track of all the books I've been reading this year. I'm on a book roll.
ReplyDeleteI'd recommend Michael Sandel's "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets", Derek Walcott's "Omeros",
ReplyDeleteIrvine Welsh's "Skagboys" and Donna Tartt's "The Secret History".
Thanks, Georgina! I'll have to put them on the list.
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