summer reading
May. 10th, 2009 11:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
i realized, to my dismay, that my list of things to do over the summer doesn't include any books! i have found a few while browsing amazon, but i need more! so, wise friend list, what books should i try to read over the summer? suggestions of all genres are welcome!
books i think i might want to read:
on food and cooking (harold mcgee)
the legend of sigurd and gudrun (tolkien)
godel, escher, bach (douglas hofstadter)
how doctors think (jerome groopman)
on the line (eric ripert)
blue shoes and happiness (alexander mccall smith)
stumbling on happiness (daniel gilbert)
as you can see, it's a short and eclectic list and could use many more suggestions!
books i think i might want to read:
on food and cooking (harold mcgee)
the legend of sigurd and gudrun (tolkien)
godel, escher, bach (douglas hofstadter)
how doctors think (jerome groopman)
on the line (eric ripert)
blue shoes and happiness (alexander mccall smith)
stumbling on happiness (daniel gilbert)
as you can see, it's a short and eclectic list and could use many more suggestions!
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Date: 2009-05-11 12:16 pm (UTC)I can second On Food and Cooking; it's an interesting book.
I was not wholly impressed by How Doctors Think, but I'm a doctor (or will be in four days), so YMMV.
Other than that, not been reading anything too special-- Pratchett, HHG2G, and the like.
Steve
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Date: 2009-05-12 01:38 am (UTC)Yay! What about the How Doctors Think was unimpressive? Was it not-great writing or did you find it to be inaccurate? After reading Complicated and Better, I've been on a doctor-themed books kick, so this one seemed interesting, too.
You'll probably be surprised to hear this, but I haven't actually read any Pratchett. People keep telling me I should, but I somehow never have. Any recs for a good starter book?
I have no idea what HHG2G is...:)
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Date: 2009-05-13 12:57 am (UTC)It didn't really present how doctors think. It was just a few cases of "doctors did this," and didn't really say much about doctor thought processes or the like. There were some hostile elements, too, about the way the medical institution is set up (which I mostly agree with).
I started with Mort, which I liked. Small Gods has been recommended as a good start (and I think I'd agree). And I really love the guards books, starting with Men at Arms. Rincewind and the witches are perhaps more of an acquired taste.
HHG2G = Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Steve
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Date: 2009-05-11 06:02 pm (UTC)If you're interested in happiness, you might enjoy the blog The Happiness Project (a book of the same name is in press but not on shelves yet).
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Date: 2009-05-12 01:46 am (UTC)Gay parenting is actually a fascinating topic, so if you have any recs of engaging books about it, I'd love to take a look.
I'd love a copy of Z's book! I might have to re-read The Odyssey first, though. :) And yeah, I'll ahve to check out the Happiness Project blog...I'd heard about it in the past, but never actually went to look.
Thanks!
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Date: 2009-05-12 10:04 pm (UTC)In my opinion, Middlesex really starts to get good perhaps a third of the way in, once the narrator is actually born. You could skim up to that point.
We should talk more about what you are interested in regarding gay parenting before I make recommendations.
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Date: 2009-05-12 11:34 pm (UTC)Ah, that might explain why I haven't been able to really get into it. Will definitely have to give it another try.
Re: gay parenting books...I've recently been reading lots of random parenting blogs (unclear why, found one and then just started following several), and have also been on a kick where I read books subtitled things like "My Life as a _____" (fill in the blank). They tend to be things that are pretty specific -- competitive gymnast, waiter, etc. So, the intersection of those 2 is kinda what I'm looking for. :)
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Date: 2009-05-12 05:13 pm (UTC)One for the Money
Two for the Dough
Three to get Deadly
Four to Score
High Five
Hot Six
Seven Up
Hard Eight
To the Nines
Ten Big Ones
... and there are about for 4 more
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Date: 2009-05-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(Feel free to not take me seriously, btw.)