Book Reccomendations, Anyone?
May. 28th, 2008 11:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
During the latter half of June we're going to be going up to the cabin in Wisconsin that we've rented once or twice a year for the last 16 years. I'm already looking forward to it. :D Mmm, just far enough from civilization, no television, no internet, barely any radio, no cell phone service, and sometimes no telephone either. Not that we usually get any calls there even when it is working. Just lots of time for reading, and swimming, and reading, and fishing, and reading, and relaxing, and sleeping in... and did I mention lots of reading? I usually get about a book or two read a day while we're up there. It's my time for being very self-indulgent and paying no attention whatsoever to what I "should" really be focusing on or reading. *g* I wind up reading lots of books I enjoy, but wouldn't usually take the time for (e.g. I've brought a few Redwall books along the last couple years), and books I probably wouldn't bother with otherwise (Eregon last year, which I'd heard lots of "blah" about, but hey, it had dragons and there was so much hype I figured I might as well try it so I could at least have an opinion), and books I've been wanting to read for some time but wanted to have time to properly enjoy, instead of catching in snatches as I had a few minutes (last year - the last Legends of the Guardian Kings book).
So, along with looking forward to it, I'm starting to get together my list of books to bring, and figuring out what I should order from the library.
The list thus far:
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
God in the Dock - C.S. Lewis
The Secret of Chimneys - Agatha Christie ('cause my widdle bro's just starting to enjoy reading, and really really thinks I should read it ;)
Black Fire - Sonni Cooper (Star Trek - yays!)
Vulcan's Heart - Josepha Sherman and and Susan Schwartz (more Star Trek!)
Check out list of Redwall books and see if there's anything I haven't read
Probably a couple of editing/writing books, because yeah, it's my time for relaxation... but that's what I do for relaxation ;)
Hum, I think there were a couple others, but not thinking of them atm...
So, I was wondering... y'all got any other book recommendations? Mostly I'm looking for relatively light reading, fun stuff, but I certainly wouldn't mind adding some more thick/challenging reading as well. :)
So, along with looking forward to it, I'm starting to get together my list of books to bring, and figuring out what I should order from the library.
The list thus far:
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
God in the Dock - C.S. Lewis
The Secret of Chimneys - Agatha Christie ('cause my widdle bro's just starting to enjoy reading, and really really thinks I should read it ;)
Black Fire - Sonni Cooper (Star Trek - yays!)
Vulcan's Heart - Josepha Sherman and and Susan Schwartz (more Star Trek!)
Check out list of Redwall books and see if there's anything I haven't read
Probably a couple of editing/writing books, because yeah, it's my time for relaxation... but that's what I do for relaxation ;)
Hum, I think there were a couple others, but not thinking of them atm...
So, I was wondering... y'all got any other book recommendations? Mostly I'm looking for relatively light reading, fun stuff, but I certainly wouldn't mind adding some more thick/challenging reading as well. :)