What I've Read/Am Reading So Far:
- With a protagonist/narrator over the age of 50 - Our Souls at Night
- Western - Across the Great Barrier
- Young Adult Novel - On the Far Side of the Mountain
- With an animal on the cover - An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World
- 10 Short Stories - Tenth of December
- Biography or Memoir - Do No Harm
- With time travel - The Memory Painter
- At least 800 pages - Centennial
- That your parents wouldn't let you read as a kid - My Left Foot
- Currently on the bestseller list - Go Set a Watchman
- With an animal as a key character - Frightful's Mountain
- Has an animal in the title - Never Cry Wolf
- Revolves around a holiday - Thanksgiving
- With a number in the title - How to Bake Pi
- Published the year you were born - 4:50 from Paddington
- An academic/campus novel
- Borrowed from the library
- Found in a used bookstore
- Graphic novel
- About a disease
- With food as the theme
- That you chose because of the cover
- Cozy mystery
- An audiobook
The planning and reading have been enjoyable so far, although this seemed almost effortless last summer. I'm betting that the next time I bring home a big stack of books from the library and settle myself on the front porch swing, the real pleasures of summer reading will return!
I admire all of you who tackle this summer project! What you're read so far would fill my summer reading alone! I'm in awe!
ReplyDeletegood luck and keep me up to date! I'm just trying to read more and so far I am achieving that goal!
ReplyDeleteFor academic how about Dear Committee Members - that was very funny and it's not terribly long. For food, if you like mysteries, I'd recommend one of the Goldy Schultz books. Or Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMay I suggest Moo by Jane Smiley as your "academic/campus novel"? It is hilarious.
ReplyDeletewow. I finally UNDERSTAND the book bingo craze!. Your selections are very interesting . I hear the book, DEEP DARK DOWN about the miners is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! I love Carole's suggestions. For the campus novel, I listened to Wonder Boys last year and really enjoyed it (but Dear Committee Members is on my TBR list too). I'm about to embark on The Emperor of All Maladies and I'm hoping it lives up to my high expectations. I have no other thoughts about a disease. The categories this year seem harder...I'm definitely reading "harder" books than I think I read last summer. Maybe I should've saved "happy ending" for the end instead of knocking it out first!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Fast Food Nation for my food-related square. (I'm also a bit daunted by my over-800 pages square.) Gotta get reading!!!
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