This is a fun idea. As a college professor and a writer, my job is to read as much as I work. It isn't BS when I tell my students that reading opens doors. Literally and figuratively. The more you read, the more you know. You become a better writer, you understand the world a bit better...we should all read, all the time, as much as we can. I thought it would be fun when I finished graduate school to see how many books I can read in a year. The first year - well, I almost made 50. Almost. I think it was too soon after grad school and my brain melted. Anyway, this is "take two" of the yearly reading list. I figured since it's summer, you might find a book or two for your summer reading list. Enjoy and Happy Reading!
Start Date: May, 10, 2010
End Date: May, 10, 2011
1. Angelology - Danielle Trussoni (Completed 5/25/10) - Words cannot describe how much I loved this book. This is a fantastic, elegantly written story. Don't be intimidated by the length; it is worth the read. Now, I hold every novel I finish to this book's standard.
2. If You can Read This: the Philosophy of Bumper Stickers - Jack Bowen (Completed 5/26/10) - Superfun, very informative, and a great read. Take your time, especially if you're like me and you only took two philosophy courses in college. It is definitely worth the read. You'll never look at bumper stickers - and the people who choose them - the same way again.
3. Nightmares and Fairy Tales #1: Once Upon a Time - Serena Valentino (Completed 5/31/10) - Great graphic novel. Serena Valentino is a great writer who manages to take Francesca Lia Block's magical realism and put it into comic form.
4. Bayou - Jeremy Love (Completed 6/1/10) - My heart is broken because I'm not sure there is going to be a second volume. Read this anyway; even if you get a broken heart like me, it is still worth your time. 'Tis better to have loved...oh, you get the the idea.
5. Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay (Completed 6/1/10) - I'm obsessed with the TV show and I'm obsessed with the series. Both are great because they are so drastically different - you get two different stories. Did you hear me? You get TWO DEXTERS. Can you think of anything better?
6. Serenity Rose, Volume 1: Working Through the Negativity - Aaron A (Completed 6/2/10) - This was hard to get through, but once you start reading it gets more interesting. Serenity Rose is the typically emo kid/witch.
7. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe (Completed 6/8/10) - I enjoyed this book until I reached the ending. It starts out like a book up my alley: Young PhD student uncovers family secret and huge piece of the Salem Witch Trials...until the end when the protagonist did something I'm not sure fit with her character. It lost me, unfortunately. Read it - you'll see what I mean.
8. Marvel 1602 - Neil Gaiman (Completed 6/13/10) - Gaiman is my hero. Honestly, the man could write about a toaster and it would win an award. Even if you don't read Marvel comic books, this is still a great look at American icons through the eyes of a British writer (who lives in America) writing about a significant year in America and Britain's histories.
9. The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had to - DC Pierson (Completed 6/14/10) - Hmmm..how do I feel about this book? I am so torn. I couldn't get into it...and then the ending floored me. Does that mean I like it? So confused...too many emotions...
10. Mermaids on the Moon - Elizabeth Stuckey-French (Completed 6/16/10) - This is a fun cinnabon, sticky sweet, very dark story. It's a cinnabon wrapped in anti-depressants. Yum.
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