summer/fall books

i liked melinda's suggestion for last vote, The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. maybe for summer? or special topics in calamity physics.

and i think i suggested a confederacy of dunces a while ago? i'm sure it's on my mental list of books to read. that seems like a good fall choice. something funny.

sorry i missed the meeting. glass castle was wonderful. read about 40 pages between classes and then finished it in one sitting. "couldn't put it down"
and duluth is ... strange. in a good way. sort of calvino meets vonnegut but i'm still at the beginning of the book so... who knows.

also, these are not suggestions just books you may want to check out. just for fun.
Lord of the Dead by Tom Holland- serious argument that Lord Byron was a vampire. no joke.
Shanta Ram- don't know the author. takes place in india, popular in india. suggested by a reliable source.

Suggestion

Here is a suggestion:

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston

• Book is on the New York Times Bestseller
• Author has appeared on both Daily Show and Colbert Report
• Also on the Diane Rehm
• Looks comical and informative

Summer Fall line

Hey Folks,

Here's another suggestion for the summer: 101 Reykjavik by an Icelandic guy,
Hallgrimur Helgason. I've heard some good things about it -- the narrator is a kind of slacker --but one of those funny ones with an attitude and insight (at least that's what I've heard. I haven't read it yet. One drawback is that it doesn't seem to be readily available.

I'm also gonna make a couple of suggestions for a fall book. Both books are abut New Orleans, which ties in to the Community Book Connection for next year. The frst is The Moviegoer by Walker Percy. The second is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Both of these books are very humorous. CoD is of course a classic of literary comedy, while the MG is more subtle. Both are outstandng

OK. Those are just some thoughts. Bring your vote to the meetng Friday, May 11.

Summer Selections

Hola!

Here's a suggestion for the summer/fall book vote which will take place at the next meeting, Friday May 11.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. This is a first novel from a young writer that got very good reviews last year. I think it's about college(?) and sounds cool. Check it out.

Peace,
Carr