Remember in school, as vacation approached, how the teacher would hand out a list of reading to be completed in preparation for the following year? Most kids groaned and grumbled, but for a bookworm like me, summer was a time to shine! By July 4 I'd have devoured the books question and moved onto a must-read compendium of my own making. And although my book-a-day habit is long behind me, I still make an effort to read regularly—so I'm stockpiling titles on my Kindle for the coming months.
My most recent literary binge began with The Good Luck of Right Now, a touching and hilarious narrative by the author of The Silver Lining's Playbook. Then, thanks to author Gillian Flynn's evocative yet accessible writing style, I plowed through the much-buzzed-about suspense thriller Gone Girl. I've been told that Flynn's previous release Sharp Objects is even better, but it will have to wait until I finish The Light Between Oceans, an engaging family tale set in Australia in the 1920's. Also on my list? Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself, because I can't resist a self-improvement project! Tell me, what have you read and loved lately? I'd appreciate your recommendations!
GoldFinch on hold at the library along with Brain on Fire. I am behind in my reading and looking to catch up this summer. I like your suggestions!
I’m taking “Life After Life” and rereading “Tiny Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed author of “Wild,” which I highly recommend, to the beach tomorrow. Just for the record, I thought “Gone Girl” was much better than “Sharp Objects.”
I am a lifelong, inveterate bookworm as well! I still indulge in my book-a-day habit once in a while, though it feels crazy luxurious. I recently read and loved Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life. I see The Goldfinch is in your images – I plowed right through that one too. I am currently in Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things and plan to read Colum McCann’s Transatlantic and Tom Spanbauer’s Faraway Places next.
i really liked “sharp objects” because i liked the main character. (which probably says a lot about me!) but gone girl is amazing too. i hope you enjoy both! definitely putting “how to stop hating yourself” on the list. i love self-help 🙂