Sunday, July 22, 2012
Reading List!
Today is an interactive post! Woohoo! But this means that the tech savvy among you need to participate (I'm looking at you, people in your 20s). I am looking for book recommendations. I want to try reading something in Spanish, but I haven't had much luck finding the books I've been looking for. Therefore, I think it's time to broaden my search (also, at this point I would even like to find one in English to enjoy). Does anyone have recommendations for nice summer reading? I'm open to any suggestions!
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I just finished reading Nada by Carmen Laforet. It starts out slow, but then I finished the rest of it in two days. You should easily be able to get it online, if you have access to Amazon, etc. Also, Los mares del sur by Vazquez Montalban. Or El invierno en Lisboa by Antonio Muñoz Molina. Or if you want super classic and also enjoyable in my opinion, there's Niebla by Unamuno.(Those are all from Spain, sorry- I'm reading peninsular lit for the master's exam right now, but I'm just about to start on Latin America, so I'll keep you posted.) For English, I just found out that the Divine Secrets of the Yaya sisterhood woman came out with another one. I enjoyed those. Fluffy but nice. Or Dana had one I read a while ago about a Chinese man who came to the U.S. and eventually started growing oranges. It was really good. Good luck and happy reading! How is teaching, by the way?
ReplyDeleteThanks Beck (Beck?)! I will definitely add those to my list. Also, I haven't started teaching yet, believe me, you will be hearing a lot about that. I start on August 14
DeleteSome of my favorites (sorry they are all in English):
ReplyDelete-Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
-The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
-The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (she also wrote the Poisonwood Bible, Animal Vegetable Miracle, The Prodigal Summer, The Lacuna and a bunch of other stuff but this is one is ny favorite)
-In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien (This one is dark and kinda creepy but I read it in like a day and really loved it in a freaked out sorta way--you know how good I am with scary stuff...)
-I recently listed to the Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid. It had some interesting context in the civil rights movement, but the main character (and the voice of the narrator) was a 14 yr old girl so it felt a little teenagey. But you might find it interesting (and maybe problematic) with your American Studies background.
Thats all I can think of right now. If you have any recommendations for me, let me know!