Today’s a banner day. It’s the last day of school at my school, and the summer stretches out before me like a patient etherized on a table. No, wait, like the winter of our discontent become glorious summer.
Can you tell I teach literature?
But this is legal hooky for us teachers. We get to read what we want to read, not four-pages-past-where-our-students will be discussing.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy.
I have things I want to read. First of all, I need an audiobook with the cliffhanger-nature of the television series 24 and the intrigue of fine-chocolate literature. Anybody got any suggestions?
And I’ve filled my Kindle like a hoarder with books I couldn’t read until now. Top of my list is Ariel Lawhon’s The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress.
I just finished co-writing a new book (to be published by Credo Publishing this summer) and have other books to work on.
But for now, it’s reading-hooky.
What will you be reading?
Ooh, suggestions! Yep. "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt fits that description perfectly. Also "The Goldfinch" (same author) which just won the Pulitzer - but it's about three times as long and would take about a month to listen to on audio book. But is equally amazing. :) If you've never read Donna Tartt, you MUST MUST MUST. You would love her.
ReplyDeleteI also have Ariel's book on my TBR list! It sounds so intriguing.
Congrats on finishing another book, and happy reading!
Congratulations on another school year ending well.
ReplyDeleteI am reading two books right now:
Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.
Karen, thank you for the suggestion. Obviously other people share your enthusiasm for Tartt, because when I looked at the wait list for her two books at the public library, there are about a bazillion people in line ahead of me for them!
ReplyDeleteLaurie, tell us what you think of those two books.