Summer reading!
What books did you start? What books did you finish?
Fresh Air with Terry Gross. From WHYY. Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. Tumblr curated by associate producer Nell Boeschenstein with contributions by associate producer Heidi Saman.
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absolutebunny answered:
Colin Powell’s “Lesson I Learned: in Life and Leadership”
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molliehaswords answered:
Back to Our Future by Dave Sirota, Meta Maus by Art Spiegelman, Supergirls by Mike Madrid, and the Harry Potter series (annually reread).
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threesixfivesoundtrack answered:
Gold by Chris Cleave
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wordjazz answered:
The Art of Fielding
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stickynotebandit answered:
Eating By Jason Epstein
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joes answered:
The Art of Fielding (good book)
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chrisneilsmith answered:
Just starting Out Stealing Horses.
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maddiem answered:
I finished The Dharma Bums and The Great Gatsby! And I am chapters away from finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks!
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nyssaj answered:
American Gods-Neil Gaiman
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brainfeeding answered:
Finished Ender’s Game, Ender’s Shadow, Perks of being a Wallflower, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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travelspaz answered:
The Tales of Eva Luna - Isabel Allende, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris, Old Man’s War - John Scaizi (didn’t finish)
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mandatee answered:
I finished Gone with the Wind, All of David Sedaris’ books, Trapeze, Bossy Pants, and the Great Gatsby.
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abookyoureadinreverse answered:
All of A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, and Lolita. I started Prince Caspian and The Lightening Thief.
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mchllfdz answered:
1Q84
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eugeniofouz answered:
I have read a novel by David Lodge “Thinks…”. It deals with a womanizer professor and love affairs, feelings and inner thoughts. Lovely
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vertiginous-firework answered:
Gatsby, The Story of O, The Shining, and Moby Dick. Still working on Moby Dick.
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shotgunsnack answered:
The Savage Garden (finished), Half-blood Blues (finished), 1Q84 (started)
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amandaleonard answered:
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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splodee answered:
I read the dragons of pern series, it was pretty great.
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laughwithrage answered:
I just finished Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Fantastic!
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the-mademoiselle-mango answered:
I started and finished The Tiger’s Wife by T.O and The Witches of Eastwick by J.U. I started (but did not finish) 1491 by Charles Mann.)
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imonlyanegg answered:
Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire. Delicious!!!
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mtothethird answered:
Currently, Poor Economics and Swamplandia. Finished: Broom in the System, The Purity Myth, No Bread for Mandela, We are all the Same and more
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kablamm answered:
finsished The Sun Also Rises, and Fever Pitch
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foundempire answered:
Moby Dick and Beloved
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luepkewriting answered:
My friends and I had a “YA Summer Reading Club.” Maniac Magee, Wrinkle in Time, Goodnight Mr. Tom, True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle…
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colourfulreflections answered:
“The Measure of a Man” by JJ Lee — it’s absolutely brilliant!
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sowhyshouldirush answered:
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen!
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adventureteaching answered:
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand - highly recommend!
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gcappo answered:
Motherless BrooklynAnna KareninaGun,With Occasional MusicThe Manuel of DetectionCat’s CradleTheKingkiller ChroniclesShadowoftheWindTrilogy
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bananarificbear answered:
I read the amazing “the Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss.
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narghlthorp answered:
Many, but The Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt was the best. (And no, it has nothing to do with the Tom Cruise movie)
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culturevulture73 answered:
Wild, The Wrecking Crew, Europe on 5 Wrong Turns, The 80 Dollar Champion, all finished. The Magicians, started, didn’t finish (boring).
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dianag365 answered:
the whole Fifty Shades of Grey
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bicycleandukulele answered:
Finished the entire Harry Potter series, currently reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, can’t wait to start Year Zero.
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hanini answered:
Yh
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soaked-socks answered:
The Poisenwood Bible!
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sandmtntexan answered:
Reread “The Great Gatsby.” Now trying to finally read “The Life of Pi” before it hits the big screen.
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proverbialblog answered:
Just finished Midwives - so good! Fresh Air should get a Goodreads account for all the book reviews and commentaries you do.
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jessicaloribeth answered:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, one of the most amazing books I have ever read.
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somelovelything answered:
I’ve read the first 4 books of the Game of Thrones series!
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wot53 answered:
“On The Spiritual in Art” W. Kandinsky started and finished
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