Vox Hunt: Summer Reading
Show us a book you feel like you should read, but just can't bring yourself to actually pick up.
Oooh, interesting question. I should come on Vox more often.
Which reminds me, sorry I haven't been on even really to comment. My new work place (yay!) has most places blocked and for a little while there, my laptop charger wasn't working properly but I have a new one now!
Now back to books. I'm not really sure what book I feel as though I should be embarassed I haven't read.
It's definitely not Twilight. Just reading the synopsis of each book makes me feel like killing everyone involved in publishing the book.
I am a little surprised I haven't read all of the Sandman books but I'm saving up for the new volumes.
I'm not really into ponderous, "culturally significant" books because they're typically boring. Sorry.
I've never finished any James Joyce but I've been told that's probably not my fault.
I've never actually read the Bible from beginning to end. I get lost in the "Blah begat Blah, then Blah begat Blah, blah blah blah men having sex and releasing progeny on to the world" boringness; though there are supposed to be quite a few good stories about women who step out of "their place" and protect others from persecution. Those are always fun. I really like the one about the woman who nails this guy's head into the ground. That's awesome and ballsy.
I wish I read more How To books, things that help me know more about other things. I probably should read more Canadian history. It's actually quite interesting, though relatively bloodless through many of the years (my favourite story about that one is where Canadians ran across the border, set the White House on fire and then ran back to Canada. It may have been a lot more complicated than that but I like to think some guys got drunk, said, "Damn those Americans for whatever," gathered a bunch of their friends and somehow snuck across the border with gasoline and matches.
Hee hee! I also imagine they're wearing flannel and wearing hats. I don't know why.
I should probably read the actual, historical account, see how close my imagination is :)
Other than that, I'm not sure. What do you guys think? Anything I should read? Please note, I will ignore you if I've tried reading a particular author and have found them not my cup of tea or if the genre/storyline isn't something that interests me. I lean towards the suspense/mystery genre, with or without romance but I'm willing to branch out a little.
Comments
Michael Connelly! Harlan Coben! Sara Paretsky's VI Warshawski series!
Oooh, those are 3 I've been interested in. Did Michael Connelly write Black ice? Or am I thinking of someone else? If he did, then I've read one and really liked it. If not, I'll look it up in the library!
With Sara Paretsky, it's looking like I'm going to have to buy her first few novels. My library doesn't have them. They have the newer ones but I'm a completionist. It's annoying.
He did. I haven't read that one, I don't think (or Concrete Blonde) but I think I've read all the others.
With Sara Paretsky, I'd maybe start with a newer one and then double back. Her first one is Double Indemnity, but it's not my favorite.
I also recommend Laura Lippman; she's awesome. Maybe start with a standalone (To the Power of Three is really good) and then the Tess Monaghan series starts with Baltimore Blues.
Awesome.
With Black Ice, it took me a little bit before I really got into it but I loved it by the end. Of course, I can't remember a ton about it right now (I'm seriously getting old) but I remember loving it.
I'll add them all to my list and see what I can find at the library.
Hurrah! A co-worker is into this show called Harper's Island, which sounds exactly like ATTWN, and I'm like, read the book!
I'll have to check out that play, it sounds really cool.