Just as my blog co writer and fellow "Bookaholic" (who also happens to be my wife) has done, I have assembled my own Summer Reading List
Bullies: A Friendship by Alex Abromovich (Non-Fiction)
The Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Fiction)
Killers of the Flower Moon - David Graham (Non-fiction)
Impossible Fortress - Jason Rekulak (Fiction)
Sing Unburied - Jesmyn Ward (Fiction)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara (Non-fiction)
Ok, so it's only six books compared to Suzanne's fifteen. But it has been a little while since I have done some serious reading and, well you know, baby steps.
Here are some of the reasons why I picked these titles:
In the past I have always favored non-fiction. while really struggling with fiction. It has actualy really bothered me since there are so many great stories by famous as well as up and coming writers - I am missing out of them. I am hoping since I have so much in common with characters in a book like Little Life (on the second page they are even sitting in what is in real life our favorite Chinatown restaurant) and Impossible Fortress ("A love letter to the 80's" as it proclaims on the back of the book), this "fiction struggle" will have a breakthrough.
As a person who was bullied a little here and there while growing up I was intrigued when I learned there was book about a guy who seeks out and writes a GQ article about the guy who severely bullied him in school. It had made many people’s lists of Best Books of 2016.
The books Sing Unburied and I'll Be Gone in the Dark were co-choices of Suzanne and I so we can see how each of us like them.
Killers of the Flower Moon just sounded like a cool and interesting story, especially with all the recent FBI news.
There are going to be many different essays, reviews, debates, etc by the three different contributors to this blog, but every once in awhile I will update on the progress of my "Summer Reading List".
It may take a little while though. Because, again, baby steps.
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