Tell Me What to Read: Round 13
Whoa, July. That’s. . .the month I’m having a baby.
Also, I have not even started Little Bee yet because, this may come as a shock, but it’s a hugely popular book and I’m still waiting for a copy to come in to my library. I have put in a request for the hardcover, the paperback, the audio, and the downloadable audio version and none of them have yet appeared. Seriously, though, I will read it as soon as it comes in. Scout’s honor.
In the meantime, tell me what to read in July. You know the drill:
1. Comment with the title of one book you think I should read (any book you want). One title only, please, lest my brain explode.
2. I’ll select one comment at random and announce it on the blog within the next week.
3. On the off-chance that I’ve already read the book you select, I’ll contact you and ask for a follow-up suggestion (make sure there is a way to contact you either by blog or email).
4. I’ll get a copy of the book and read it by the end of July.
5. I’ll write a review of it here. Even if I hate the book, I will not hate you.
What can I suggest that you haven't already read? How about A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink.
Once again, I'll say Cutting for Stone. Read it quick, though, because it's super fat and it will be hard to hold one-handed while you're nursing.
I am going with my original suggestion:
The Beekeepers Apprentice by Laurie R.King.
I don't think you have ever reviewed a good ol' fashioned mystery. Am I wrong?
I'm going to vary from my routine this month, because I just read a book that was really interesting. Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, by Ariel Levy.
Hm. I will go with Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink, edited by David Remnick, this time around.
I really liked the majority of the articles in this book (most of the short stories were just bizarre), but I skipped a few out of boredom or inability to stand the pretentiousness. As would be expected, though, everything is really well-written and researched. It's kind of a hefty book, but you can dip in and out of this one at your leisure … if you don't have to return it somewhere right away, I guess.
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus. I really enjoyed it.
How about That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo? Have you ever read anything by him?
General Winston's Daughter by Sharon Shinn.
I feel like I should tell you to read "Goodnight Moon" or something like unto, but I have confidence your ability to read while feeding a baby or pacing the floor.
So how about "House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros. Short and sweet and oh so good. I'm sure you've read it though. Alas.
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes. Super interesting look at how the view of Domesticity has changed and is changing right now.
yess baby!!the big sort, bill bishop.
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer. At least a dozen times through this book I thought "I can't BELIEVE that this story is TRUE!"
plus, we like elephants.
jj
I'm still voting for The Magicians by Lev Grossman.
Amy's Eyes, by Richard Kennedy. One of these months…
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Prince of Foxes
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
East of Eden, by John Steinbeck! Although this one might be a bit long and involving during your birthing month! Congratulations!
Cutting for Stone 🙂