School has started up again, and my beautiful summer reading has turned into reading my Special Education textbook. But before that, I cranked out (almost) enough books to qualify for my free umbrella from the St. Louis Public Library reading club. Yay! And since I'm into lists that do the work of representing my life, here are the ten books on my little Pageturners form:
1. Sue Grafton, T is for Tresspass
2. Naomi Aldort, Raising Our Children
3. Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting
4. Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
5. Tom Robbins, Villa Incognito
6. Dworkin/ Wachs, Body Panic: Gender, Image, and the Selling of Fitness
7. Julia Alverez, Once Upon a Quinceniera
8. R. Crumb, The R. Crumb Handbook
9. Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember
10.
All right, I don't have 10 yet. I actually keep starting big, juicy epic novels and not continuing them. I just don't have the time and mental space to read like that right now. Non-fiction seems to work out better. I started James Baldwin, who I love, but again, not the right space. Cherry by Mary Karr might fare better. Or I might just go to the library today and find another graphic novel.
The City of Ember is one I'm reading to Maxine. It's a good read-aloud, I recommend it to anyone looking for a high-concept book for a kid. What else. R. Crumb? R. Crumb. I just can't hate him. In fact I just can't not love him. But I like his wife more.
Later: Yeah, hit the jackpot at the library, I am excited about my new stack o books! There's a librarian at Kingshighway branch who's clearly a graphic novel fiend, they have the best selection there. Also this book called Mississippi Solo looks like the perfect summer book. Ed Special can wait.
About Me
- Dawn D. Lion
- Artistic, introverted Leo mother of my 7 year old sweetie and my baby boy. When not in the trenches of babyland, I enjoy reading, cooking, writing, and spending time with family or friends.
4 comments:
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn or Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray.
both are excellent books- but small. And funny.
I also liked Ella Minnow Pea. Very fun.
And don't miss The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Don't be put off by the twee name.
forgot to add: Was Body Panic good? That sounds interesting.
It was good. Very academic...Foucoult this and Baudrilliard that. But Jason and I often debate over whether men are equally as pressured body-wise in our culture as women, this book addressed that. I also appreciated the chapter on maternity/post=partum obsession over "getting your body back."
I also thought the analysis over body obsession being directly related to class issues was relevant.
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