List to be updated periodically. If you have any recommendations, I'm open to them!
(last updated 8/24/10)
Fiction
The Subject Steve- Sam Lipsyte
The Lost Symbol- Dan Brown
Norwegian Wood- Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore- Haruki Murakami
Heart Shaped Box- Joe Hill
Horns- Joe Hill
The Song is You- Arthur Phillips
Juliet, Naked- Nick Hornby
Last Night in Twisted River- John Irving
Too Much Happiness- Alice Munro
Nocturnes- Kazuo Ishiguro
Wicked Lovely- Melissa Marr
The Imperfectionists- Tom Rachman
The Elementary Particles- Michel Houellebecq
In the Heart of the Canyon- Elisabeth Hyde
Then we Came to the End- Joshua Ferris
The Passage- Justin Cronin
The Glass Castle- Jeannette Walls
Nonfiction
The Checklist Manifesto- Atul Gawande
Open- Andre Agassi
Knives at Dawn- Andrew Friedman
Inside of a Dog- Alexandra Horowitz
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven- Susan Jane Gilman
Born Round- Frank Bruni
Making Rounds with Oscar- David Dosa
Born to Run- Christopher McDougall
Knives at Dawn (the Bocuse D'or)- Andrew Friedman
now i've got some ideas for my library list (my version of kindle!?!?).
ReplyDeletea couple i've loved recently and before that:
Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro (incredible and forget about the dumb movie they're making of it)
Let the Great World Spin--Colum McCann (amazing slice of characters, NYC circa 70s and beyond. Fiction.)
Any damn thing that Ian Mcewan writes...
@Dancing Toward a Dream i absolutely love ishiguro and noctures happened to be one that slipped through my net when i read through all his books a few years ago. thanks so much for the other recommendations!! i will definitely add those to my list =)
ReplyDeleteok i am about 3/4 of the way done with "let the great world spin" and i have to say that it is one of the most stunning books that i have ever read. highly suggest.
ReplyDeleteRoberto Bolano. Sam Lipsyte's new book, The Ask, if you liked Subject Steve...
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