Last June I posted a list of summer reads, and I thought I’d do the same this year. Looking back, I realize I did okay with my list; I read Wild, All the Pretty Horses, Operating Instructions, and Look at Me, but not necessarily all during the summer, and I ended up bailing on the New Yorker entirely (I finally let my subscription lapse).
What I hoped, readers, was to hear from you. What’s on your summer reading list, or what have you read recently and loved? My acupuncturist got me inspired to read some Jhumpa Lahiri; The California Prose Directory 2013 is on my nightstand now (and I’ll be plugging it next week), and I hope to finally tackle The Big House. I’ve also been pondering going through a Murakami phase. But other than that, I’m a wide-open book (ha!).
What do you recommend? I’ll compile a list, to be posted by summer vacation time. You’ll have to take care of your own beach umbrella and sunscreen.
Do Murakami! I will join you. I was mesmerized by the wind-up bird chronicle. Also, have you read Wolf Hall? State of Wonder? Olive Kittredge (and Strout’s new one?) Want my old new yorkers?
State of Wonder yes–but not Wolf Hall or Olive Kittredge (never even heard of them). Great recommendations, thanks! (p.s. I’ll think about the New Yorkers…)