reading list for 2012: update 2
aaaannd… it looks like i managed to add more books to my “to-read” list in the second quarter of the year than i read.
1Q84 – haruki murakami*
a gate at the stairs – lorrie moore
alice neel: the art of not sitting pretty – phoebe hoban
and the pursuit of happiness – maira kalman (new addition)**
autobiography of a face – lucy grealy
blue nights – joan didion
confessions of an art addict – peggy guggenheim
crime and punishment – fyodor dostoevsky
dekooning: an american master – mark stevens & annalyn swan
the fault in our stars – john green (new addition to list)
the forever marriage – ann bauer (new addition)
green girl – kate zambreno (new addition)
how should a person be? – sheila heti (new addition)
i shock myself: the autobiography of beatrice wood – beatrice wood
just kids – patti smith
the marriage plot – jeffrey eugenides***
say her name – francisco goldman
spontaneous happiness – andrew weil
state of wonder – ann patchett
starting from happy – patricia marx
steal like an artist – austin kleon (new addition)**
the year of magical thinking – joan didion
why we broke up– daniel handler (new addition to list)
i really need to focus on reading!
* i’m almost done!
** additions as a result of seeing them in melinda’s fabulous library. thanks, m!
*** i’ve heard this one pales in comparison to middlesex & now i’m not sure i want to read it.
July 18th, 2012 at 7:28 am
Great!
Thanks. A. Lot!
You did it again!
I am now distracted ONCE MORE from the pile that I swore I would get through with your suggestion of “I Shock Myself.” AND it’s available at my local library.
p.s. If you want to feel like you’ve accomplished something, “And the Pursuit of Happiness” is a 1 hour read.
August 1st, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Gah! 1Q84 is a bear of a book. I finally finished it while on vacation, had to push through those last 200 pages. I liked The Marriage Plot, yes Middlesex is kind of in a class of its own, but this latest novel is an entertaining read. Made me feel like I was back at school taking comp-lit classes. LOVED State of Wonder and The Pursuit of Happiness. You should consider reading Truth & Beauty as a companion to the Lucy Grealy book. I haven’t read Autobiography of a Face (need to!) T&B is about Patchett and Grealy’s friendship and time together at Sarah Lawrence.