What Shall I Read This Summer?

Sheena
Hunter

55 POSTS
last seen Jun 29, 2012 22:25:26 GMT -5

Upchuck the boogie of the rhythm of the boogie to beat.

What Shall I Read This Summer? May 2, 2012 22:49:44 GMT -5

Quote

Post by Sheena on May 2, 2012 22:49:44 GMT -5

I've decided that I'm going to spend this summer being a bookworm, which will officially begin in June, after my spring course.

It has kind of started with The Hunger Games trilogy already and has continued into A Game of Thrones from George R. R. Martin because I love the HBO series oh so much. Below is a list of what I plan to read this summer and I would appreciate all suggestions that would add to the list.

The first books listed are those that I own (purchased upon impulse - 3 books for $7?! You can't go wrong!) that I still have to read and/or finish reading. The rest are what I have heard about/discussed in an English class and sound interesting!

Ahem.

- The Sword of Attila by Michael Curtis Ford
- Don Quixote by Cervantes
- Generation X by Douglas Coupland
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne
- The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
- A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (I'm watching each season before reading the book)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
- The Last Man by Mary Shelley
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (Oryx and Crake was sooo good)
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolfe
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
- The Meowmorphosis by Coleridge Cook

I know that there are some that I want to read but entrusted their titles to my handy-dandy memory that always fails me (I never learn), so this is what I have for now. Suggestions will be added through edit. Thank you, you wonderful people.

PS: I probably won't get through all books, but it's nice to have plenty to choose from!

Last Edit: May 2, 2012 22:50:57 GMT -5 by Sheena

galeneverfails Seam Resident 14 POSTS last seen May 5, 2012 14:57:22 GMT -5	What Shall I Read This Summer? May 5, 2012 14:26:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by galeneverfails on May 5, 2012 14:26:21 GMT -5 You should read The Summer I Turned Pretty, I was watching a movie-thingy of it and it's really good so far. Trust me.
	Jerry knows that GaleNeverFails is a foxy female with a heart of gold! A friend of Alanna thinks her heart would b worth may more than gold - priceless!

galeneverfails Seam Resident 14 POSTS last seen May 5, 2012 14:57:22 GMT -5	What Shall I Read This Summer? May 5, 2012 14:30:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by galeneverfails on May 5, 2012 14:30:19 GMT -5 And it's great that you're going to be a bookworm, it will give you some fun things to do! Anything beats being cramped inside with nothing to do (in Ireland most of summer time it rains)
	Jerry knows that GaleNeverFails is a foxy female with a heart of gold! A friend of Alanna thinks her heart would b worth may more than gold - priceless!

Onyx
Capitol Resident

1,169 POSTS

Pronouns: she/her
last seen Jan 3, 2023 15:20:14 GMT -5

in between somewhere and nowhere

What Shall I Read This Summer? May 5, 2012 14:40:11 GMT -5

Quote

Post by Onyx on May 5, 2012 14:40:11 GMT -5

You should definitely read the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. They're beautiful books set in the future, when humanity has moved to another planet because Earth became unliveable. When they got there, there was a massive war with the natives - the 'Spackle' and they released a germ so that everyone can see eachother's thoughts, called Noise. It's the beautiful story of a boy called Todd who finds a 'hole in the Noise', and how his family are worried for his safety when it becomes evident in his Noise so he has to run away. I cried like a baby all the way through, but I've read all the same books you have and think you'd love them :3

The first one's called 'The Knife Of Never Letting Go' (omg I'm crying just thinking about it) and I hope you read it

<3333
~Onyx

someday we'll be drinking with the seldom seen kid

Minerva
Merchant

[M:850]

139 POSTS
last seen Sept 15, 2012 20:45:10 GMT -5

What Shall I Read This Summer? May 5, 2012 15:50:16 GMT -5

Quote

Post by Minerva on May 5, 2012 15:50:16 GMT -5

Definitely read The Picture of Dorian Gray. In fact, read as much Oscar Wilde as you can. You could also read House of Mirth by Edith Wharton...just don't be expecting something uplifting. If you want shorter books, there are some great dystopias like Fahrenheit 451, and several George Orwell books. Also, if you've somehow never read To Kill a Mockingbird, it's a must read. Have you read The Life of Pi? I'm not even going to pretend that I understood everything that was going on in that book, but it's beautifully written and wil leave you thinking. You've probably already read it, but I always enjoy, And Then There were None by Agatha Christie. If you like Romances, try The Scarlet Pimpernel, North and South, Emma, and The Twelfth Night by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Jane Austen, and Shakespeare respectively. If you like fairytales (often with deeper analogies) try reading some George MacDonald. And lastly, I really enjoyed Quo Vadis, by Henry Sienkiewicz. It is a religious book, but the writting is superb and the characters are brilliant.

Sorry, that's a long list, but I love Summer Reading

Hope you can glean something from all of that!

Sheena
Hunter

55 POSTS
last seen Jun 29, 2012 22:25:26 GMT -5

Upchuck the boogie of the rhythm of the boogie to beat.

What Shall I Read This Summer? May 6, 2012 13:59:19 GMT -5

Quote

Post by Sheena on May 6, 2012 13:59:19 GMT -5

May 5, 2012 14:26:21 GMT -5 galeneverfails said:

You should read The Summer I Turned Pretty, I was watching a movie-thingy of it and it's really good so far. Trust me.

Is it love triangley? It sounds love triangley

I'm not going to lie and say I dislike the prospect of a good old live triangle. Thanks for the suggestion!

You should definitely read the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. They're beautiful books set in the future, when humanity has moved to another planet because Earth became unliveable. When they got there, there was a massive war with the natives - the 'Spackle' and they released a germ so that everyone can see eachother's thoughts, called Noise. It's the beautiful story of a boy called Todd who finds a 'hole in the Noise', and how his family are worried for his safety when it becomes evident in his Noise so he has to run away. I cried like a baby all the way through, but I've read all the same books you have and think you'd love them :3

I'm really a fan of things set in the future, like Hunger Games and Oryx and Crake. I love that they're kind of speculative-esque. I'll take a look at it, thank you! You sound very enthusiastic about it

Definitely read The Picture of Dorian Gray. In fact, read as much Oscar Wilde as you can. You could also read House of Mirth by Edith Wharton...just don't be expecting something uplifting. If you want shorter books, there are some great dystopias like Fahrenheit 451, and several George Orwell books. Also, if you've somehow never read To Kill a Mockingbird, it's a must read. Have you read The Life of Pi? I'm not even going to pretend that I understood everything that was going on in that book, but it's beautifully written and wil leave you thinking. You've probably already read it, but I always enjoy, And Then There were None by Agatha Christie. If you like Romances, try The Scarlet Pimpernel, North and South, Emma, and The Twelfth Night by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Jane Austen, and Shakespeare respectively. If you like fairytales (often with deeper analogies) try reading some George MacDonald. And lastly, I really enjoyed Quo Vadis, by Henry Sienkiewicz. It is a religious book, but the writting is superb and the characters are brilliant.

I have read Mockingbird, indeed, in grade 10. Loved it. A lot. I haven't read Life of Pi but I remember a friend of mine in high school who read it and gushed about how good it is. I shall def add that to the list. And I've only read one book from Christie and that wasn't it! So many books! I really relish dystopias as well, so I should look into those, too.

You know, I love Shakespeare more than words can say and I haven't even read Twelfth Night although I have always intended to. I have this dream that I'll read every Shakespeare play, and I've put a considerable dent into his works, but I didn't even consider making that a goal this summer. Maybe. Just, maybe. I could also make that a goal for Austen. When I was younger, I tried reading Emma, but that was before I really enjoyed Austen's works. I saw the movie, though, and enjoyed that

Religion is actually extremely interesting to me, so that may be a wonderful read for me!

Thank you so much!

galeneverfails - it will indeed give me something to do, but I don't think it will get me outside much

Sher is back :) Capitol Resident [M:-1050] 1,003 POSTS last seen Dec 22, 2012 22:40:47 GMT -5 "So come out of your cave walking on your hands And see the world hanging upside down" ~The Cave	What Shall I Read This Summer? May 6, 2012 14:19:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sher is back :) on May 6, 2012 14:19:15 GMT -5 You should read, Elsewhere and pictures of hollis woods really good books!!!!
	Last Edit: May 6, 2012 14:20:56 GMT -5 by Sher is back :)

Deleted 0 POSTS last seen Nov 15, 2024 8:03:08 GMT -5	What Shall I Read This Summer? May 6, 2012 14:28:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 14:28:57 GMT -5 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Amazing book. Amazing.

Lovely Lola
Seam Resident

9 POSTS
last seen Jun 2, 2012 14:07:12 GMT -5

Eclare ^_^ <3 xx

What Shall I Read This Summer? May 15, 2012 18:18:03 GMT -5

Quote

Post by Lovely Lola on May 15, 2012 18:18:03 GMT -5

you should read Divergent by Veronica Roth! It's a trilogy but the 3rd book isn't out yet

It's dystopian fiction and it kinda reminded me of The Hunger Games

Or Matched by Allie Condie...another trilogy w/o the third book baahaahaa. It's like love triangles and a controlling government. The second book is boring me to death though...:/