summer reading

[dancingyel]

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!

Comments

[linley.livejournal.com]

Fingersmith is the first of Waters' books I've read. It has a really delicious twist that seriously left me sputtering (I would say more but I don't want to ruin it for you).

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.

[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

In my opinion, Middlesex really starts to get good perhaps a third of the way in,

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. :)