Summer Reading List

I have been reading books like a bee-otch in the last few weeks. I just finished some good ones and thought I'd share.

Bad Marie: A Novel by Marcy Dermansky

A good, totally fast read. I bet that I could have finished this one in four hours if I had the time. Marie is definitely very naughty. (Originally recommended by one of my favorite bloggers.)

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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Full disclosure: Aimee Bender is my favorite fiction author.
Every time I read one of her books, I close the back cover and think,
"Damn. I wish that I wrote that**."
This wasn't my favorite Bender book, but it was a fast, lyrical read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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Also, in the "Damn. I wish that I wrote that" is anything by Miranda July. Her book and her movie both enthralled me. So quirky-yet-heartwarming and just wonderful.

Up next is The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, which I've been hauling around for the last month and My Life in France: Julia Child, which I've started and restarted about ten times. (Which seems odd, because I am loving it.)

P.S. I read the other book by The Little Bee author and thought it was so-so. Did anyone else catch it? What did you think?

The Little Bee by Chris Cleave

I don't usually post book reviews, but I have to share The Little Bee by Chris Cleave.

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This book was spectacular! I randomly picked it up in an airport a few weeks ago and read it over the past week. I spent every non-reading moment wishing that I could be reading this book. The story was wonderfully moving and shocking. I even read a few parts aloud to Andy, which I've never done before. I finished it last night and am so sad that it's over.