Growing up, the thought of a summer reading list either inspired giddiness or dread in my group of friends. As kids, we attended summer programs at the library and competed to see who could read the highest number of books. In high school, we procrastinated on assigned readings that either puzzled us (Heart of Darkness), gripped us (The Poisonwood Bible) or both (Beloved).
As summer approaches, I’ve started to think about my grown-up version of a reading list, especially as I prep to go on vacation in a couple of weeks. So far, all I know is that I want to balance the contemporary novels that usually occupy most of my time (first up: The Lonely Polygamist) with classics I can’t believe I haven’t read (ex: One Hundred Years of Solitude) and backlist titles from authors I’ve recently discovered (ex: Steve Yarbrough).
What’s on your list for the summer? Any recommendations for Book Case readers?
I am reading Border Songs by Jim Lynch,Every Last One by Anna Quindlen, and The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall.
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
I can’t wait to read the latest by Alan Bradley. Loved the Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.
I’m with you on Steve Yarbrough; Safe from the Neighbors is one of the best books I’ve read this year.
@sandra I am also reading “Every Last One” by Anna Quindlen around July/August.
I am putting my list together now. I am following the same path as you. I am mixing contemporary fiction with books that I haven’t read, but should have long ago. One of which is Pride and Prejudice. It just seems wrong for a book blogger to have not read that one.
I am reading The Tenth Gift by Jane Johnson.A friend
recommended it to me and it is fascinating.It shows the clash of two cultures,swinging between the 1600s and
2000s,mixing history and a great story.
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell is absolutley one of the must reads of this year. Can’t stop telling people about it!!!
@keetha – i read the latest bradley – just as good as the first.
i’m currently reading angelology by trussoni and american gods by gaiman (for the twitter one book one read).
then orange is the new black, and by the summer – the girl who kicked the hornet’s nest (woohoo).
My husband bought The Lonely Polygamist over the weekend, so I will hijack that at some point this summer. Also picked up at the library, My Name is Mary Sutter.
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I am reading Horns by Joe Hill. I will be reading Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston latest Fever Dream, The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer and Belinda Bauer’s Black-Lands.
hadn’t really thought much about a summer reading list, but will put one together…sounds like fun
Everyone in our book club loved The Linnet Bird by Linda Holeman!This summer I plan to read Molakai by Alan Brennert. Sounds like a fascinating story!www.Fridaymorningbookclub.com
House of Spirits by Isabel Allende is a great book. Katherine Mansfield is also wonderful if you want a collection of shorter stories. The member of the wedding by Carson Mcullers is a quick one and always, Summer Sisters by Judy Blume, I read it every summer.
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I’m reading Every Last One by Anna Quindlen and really enjoying it so far.