Reading List
Up Next: ‘Emperor of All Maladies’
‘The Emperor of All Maladies’ by Siddhartha Mukherjee Date began:May 9, 2012 Genre: Science, Health Project: n/a (other than a mandate to read more quality nonfiction) Reading list: Spring 2012 Back of the book: The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificant, profoundly human “biography” of cancer — from is first documented apperances thousands of [...]
Up Next: ‘Northanger Abbey’
‘Northanger Abbey’ by Jane Austen Date began: May 4, 2012 Genre: Fiction Project: n/a Reading list: Spring 2012 Back of the book: A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austen’s “Gothic parody.” Decreptit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, [...]
Up Next: ‘Netherland’
Netherland by Joseph O’Neill Date Began: April 27, 2012 Genre: Fiction Project: n/a Reading List: Spring 2012 Back of the book: Unexpectedly finding himself marooned among the strange occupants of New York’s Chelsea Hotel, feeling lost in the country he has come to regard as home, Hans van den Brock begns an unlikely friendship with Chuck [...]
Up Next: ‘Flowers for Algernon’
‘Flowers for Algernon’ by Daniel Keyes Date began: March 28, 2012 Genre: Science Fiction Project: n/a Reading List: Spring 2012 Got it/Why I picked it up: For free…at my friendly neighborhood library! I almost took this book off my reading list because I realized the copy I owned wasn’t the original novel. Then, I realized [...]
Ah! And now…
And now I can’t find my copy of The Great Gatsby, which is supposed to be next on my spring reading list. You know, this really is getting ridiculous. Now, I know I own this. It’s part of my Revisiting the Classics project. I read it in 10th grade! Ah! The more I think about [...]
Oops: ‘Flowers for Algernon’
So I was all set to begin reading my next book on my spring reading list — Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Joel had a copy lying around the house so I thought, why not? It’s always popping up on reading lists, people’s bookshelves, etc. Plus, after my good run with Don’t Let Me [...]
Up Next: ‘Never Let Me Go’
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Date began: March 18, 2012 Genre: Fiction Project: n/a Reading list: Spring 2012 Got it: Library book sale Why I picked it up: I’ve been wanting to read Kazuo Ishiguro for quite awhile but so far, haven’t gotten around to it. No time like the present! Back of [...]
Up Next: ‘Night Shift’
Night Shift by Stephen King Date began: March 5, 2012 Genre: Horror Project: n/a Reading List: Spring 2012 Got it: I think I found this one at my library’s book sale. It was in perfect condition and only, like, 25 cents (it’s a mass market paperback). Score! Why I picked it up: Laura’s maxim is: [...]
Up Next: ‘Fat Land’
Fat Land by Greg Critser Date began: Feb. 26, 2012 Genre: Science, Health Project: n/a Reading List: Spring 2012, Rory’s Reading List Got it: This is one of the first book I’ve borrowed from the library in a long time. Why I picked it up: I have a strange fascination with books about food, cultural dietary concerns and, particularly, why [...]
Up Next: ‘The Blind Assassin’
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Date began: Feb. 9, 2012 Genre: Fiction Project: n/a Reading list: Winter 2011-12, Man Booker Prize Got it: This was a gem I found at my library’s book sale. Nearly perfect condition for $1! Why I picked it up: It’s famous! Plus, I’ve heard nothing but good things about [...]
