So, what are you reading this summer?
I’m still finishing The Art of Racing in the Rain, having put it aside for a bit, for sundry other tasks. For newspapers, other than those in Wisconsin, I’m spending more time at the Washington Post website, to read about debt-ceiling negotiations. I read the Wall Street Journal regularly, but occasional visitors to that paper’s website will notice more and more of the content is locked behind a paywall.
Finally, I’ve been reading different American statements, some very old, of rights and liberties. George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights is among them. A few groups in Wisconsin (mostly on the left) have put out petitions and declarations about our current politics, but their texts are often littered with awkward, overly bureaucratic phrases. A modern-day updating of an older document might be a worthwhile endeavor. We’ll see.
In any event, there’s a more important focus for today: what are you reading?
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I’m reading George Martin’s Game of Thrones books. I saw the show, and now I’m reading the books. This is my summer project.
Harry Potter, before I see the last movie
Go the F**k to Sleep! It’s designed like a children’s book, but it’s not for kids. It’s for every parent who’s had a kid with sleep issues. Funny but serious too.
Bossypants by Tina Fey is funny and smart. Highly recommended!
By the way, you’re writing a petition? Troublemaker! Why can’t you let politicians in the majority run things the way the want…for themselves and their friends?
Good for you.
Cheers,
Ayn
I suggest Lost in Shangri-La. It’s the story of a WW2 rescue mission based on real events after a plane crash. It’s on Kindle, also.
Nothing this summer for me except spending as much time outside as possible. Racing in the Rain was good though.
Thus far:
1) “In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson. Details Hitler’s first year in power, through the eyes of the American Ambassador to Germany; chilling, factual, and fascinating footnotes!
2) “Design for Living,” by Margot Peters. All about Lunt and Fontanne. Must visit Ten Chimneys…again.
3) “Wednesday Comics,” by various DC Comics authors/artists. A reprint of DC’s Wednesday comics sections from 2 years ago. Gigantic format hardcover, 18″ X 11.” What a fun Summer read!
“This is the Life. Believe it or not I haven’t forgotten any of it.”
I just started Life by Keith Richards – great summer read by the very witty lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is really good. It makes me want to read other books in the series.