Summer Reads 2009
6/05- Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekin
6/06- Spring Awakening by Steven Slater (musical version of the Wedekin)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
6/08- The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thonrton Wilder
6/13- Meet Me in St. Louis by Sally Benson
6/16- I Love a Man in Uniform by Lily Burana
6/23- A Spy in the House of Love by Anais Nin
6/24- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baim
7/09- Eloise: The Ultimate Edition by Kay Thompson (included because it was MASSIVE)
7/14- Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian (the title says it all, ugh!)
7/26- The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (not as good as the movie, believe it or not)
8/06- Crows by Candace Savage (HIGHLY recommend)
8/10- The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8/24- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (recommend with A Spy in the House of Love)
8/24- Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8/27- Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
8/31- The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum(these books are WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too fun!)
Incompletes:
- The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (savoring 'til the next book is out)
- Captain Horatio Hornblower by C.S. Forester (found lead character to be a little annoying)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (reading with a friend on a schedule, hence unfinished)
- Bird Brains by Candace Savage (newly out of the library and too bulky to carry with me to work)
- Julie and Julia by Julie Powell (picked up at train station this morning, first fall read?)
Suggestions for the Autumnal Reads?
6/06- Spring Awakening by Steven Slater (musical version of the Wedekin)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
6/08- The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thonrton Wilder
6/13- Meet Me in St. Louis by Sally Benson
6/16- I Love a Man in Uniform by Lily Burana
6/23- A Spy in the House of Love by Anais Nin
6/24- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baim
7/09- Eloise: The Ultimate Edition by Kay Thompson (included because it was MASSIVE)
7/14- Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian (the title says it all, ugh!)
7/26- The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (not as good as the movie, believe it or not)
8/06- Crows by Candace Savage (HIGHLY recommend)
8/10- The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8/24- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (recommend with A Spy in the House of Love)
8/24- Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8/27- Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
8/31- The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum(these books are WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too fun!)
Incompletes:
- The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (savoring 'til the next book is out)
- Captain Horatio Hornblower by C.S. Forester (found lead character to be a little annoying)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (reading with a friend on a schedule, hence unfinished)
- Bird Brains by Candace Savage (newly out of the library and too bulky to carry with me to work)
- Julie and Julia by Julie Powell (picked up at train station this morning, first fall read?)
Suggestions for the Autumnal Reads?