I'm officially out from under the piles of exams, final essays on Wide Sargasso Sea, poetry projects, and tennis balls. School is out and life is good. I have not yet charted my summer reading plans (could there be a round #2 of Moby Dick in my future?) and am open to suggestions. I spent a luxurious and long-overdue hour in the bookstore today just soaking in all the possibilities. I came away with only two titles: The Double-Bind by Chris Bohjalian for my book club read, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I would not yet recommend the latter to anyone over 18 as I am reading it for a school project. My students are apparently crazy about it. I have some rereading to do, this I know (March, A Farewell to Arms, and A Prayer for Owen Meany). A fellow bookie recently suggested a new memoir called Trail of Crumbs which sounded good - author's name escapes me. The other one that caught my eye today in the bookstore was Salman Rushdie's new novel with something Florence as the title. Looks awesome. Yes, my vocab shrinks in June. Anyway, let me know if you've read it or can suggest something even better. I'm all ears.
P.S. - I loved The Glass Castle. Such a great American Dream memoir. I just had to be in the right frame of mind to read it.
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