summer reading

[anotheranon]

I'm packing for the Atlanta trip. Given hours in airports/planes + last minute no-roommate for Nationals, I plan to take advantage of quiet time by reading. Of course, I'm taking far more than I'll actually get to, but hey - it's me:

Glut (mentioned previously)

Soulless, because the interview over at I Should Be Writing made it sound like a historic hoot and a half

Valente's Palimpsest, because shemhazai and others have recommended it and it was nominated for n awards

Badass Faeries 3, as it's always good to have bite size stories, and these are hilarious (HT jlsjlsjls)

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, because I was intrigued by it's coverage on NPR and after reading a fragment on Google books I picked it up. That the protagonist is a damaged but brilliant punk girl sold it.

What are you reading this summer?

Comments

[vree.livejournal.com]

I'm pickig up the third book in the Girl series today. It really is an incredible series. You are going to LOVE Lisbeth!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear the entire series is just as strong :) Any opinion on the movie?

[vree.livejournal.com]

Haven't had a chance to see it yet but they say its pretty faithful to the book and only misses a bit. The girl playing Lisbeth is insanely hot. I was actually debating seeing it next week.

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

Twilight. But only because I'm teaching it in my English 101 class, in order to help students become critical thinkers.

A whole bunch o' books on Robin Hood -- the original medieval tales.

Comic books, of course.

And, ummm.... Frisco. Lots and lots o' Frisco.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain re: Twilight. I have read excerpts. That was enough!

Which comics?

And hopefully in the nearish future I'll have some time to read Frisco.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Inspired by you, I put my current to-read pile up on my own LJ in the hopes that it would look a little less scary. One crossed off already ... spent Canada Day reading Kage Baker's "Not Less Than Gods" (which I'd been eager to get into but was also saving for a time when I could read it all in one go. As always with Baker, one helluva good tale (including a Nell Gwynne's chapter). :-)