Wednesday, July 11, 2007
What's on your summer reading list?
Last Thursday's Metro Pulse had a cover story about what various people in Knoxville have on their summer reading list.

As an avid reader, I'm always interested in what others are reading and what they recommend. I can't begin to count the number of marvelous books I've found because of someone recommending a book or an author to me. (That said, I still like to read the book and make up my own mind....)

I'll admit I'm not just curious about what people are reading, but what draws them to the book? Why did they pick the book? What about it interests them?

I've got a large list of books on my "to be read" list and I'd say a good number of them qualify as "summer time reading." You know, those books that are perfect to enjoy on a warm afternoon with a cool bottle of water while sitting by the pool. (Or on the beach, if you get there....) And, of course, a certain book about some boy-wizard is on the list...maybe you've heard of it? I think it comes out sometime soon. Hopefully the nice people at the bookstore will know about it and can help me out.

So, I'm curious. Besides Harry Potter, what's on your summer reading list? What have you read or what do you want to read this summer? Any good recommendations?

posted by Michael Hickerson at 7/11/2007 03:17:00 PM | |

Comments:

I'm just finishing up the final Hannibal Lecter book. I read all 4 in a row and they are pretty darned good...

# posted by  LeBlanc : 7/12/2007 05:36:00 AM

 

Oooh!

I've been reading "Gracie: A Love Story" by George Burns. It's beautiful. I just also finished up "Lolita" but that was actually a bear to get through for me... a little too twisted and psychological for the season.

# posted by  Anonymous : 7/13/2007 11:30:00 AM

 

Right now I'm reading Dante's Inferno because I never had to read it in school and heard it's good--and funny, in a messed up sort of way.

# posted by  Anonymous : 7/13/2007 11:34:00 AM

 

I'm totally on a Philip K. Dick kick lately. Although as soon as the library has it available, I'm jumping into William Gibson's new novel. So, scifi/cyberpunk is my game this summer, it seems.

# posted by  Unknown : 7/13/2007 01:19:00 PM

 

I read "Gracie" years ago. If you liked it, you might try "All My Best Friends Are Gone" which reflects on some of the giants of old time radio that George Burns was friends with. As an old time radio person, I enjoyed it.

Jasmine--I enjoy reading PKD as well, though I try not to read too many in a row or else I start getting paranoid...LOL

# posted by  Michael Hickerson : 7/14/2007 12:55:00 PM

 

Michael, you are right, you start having a weird view of everything after you read a few.

Anyone who is interested, be my goodreads.com friend!

# posted by  Unknown : 7/14/2007 01:28:00 PM

 

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