Reading List: Part IV

Selected Poems Oscar Wilde, Sept. 14th. Decided to read a little poetry as a palate cleanser. A brief collection of Oscar Wilde poems did the trick.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, Sept. 24th. Discussed in Sept. 22nd post "New books, concert tickets".

Everyone Worth Knowing, by Lauren Weisberger, Sept. 28th. Discussed in Sept. 25th post "Currently Reading".

After This by Alice McDermott, Oct 6th. Very interesting book, set during the '60s. Never really got the "hang" of it, however. Glad I read it, but wouldn't read again.

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams, Oct. 25th. Another Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sequel.

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters, Oct. 27th. In the style of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, this is one literary fad I whole-heartedly approve of. If only someone would write Jane Eyre and Vampires. Maybe that should be my next project.

The Bridges of Madison County by James Waller, Nov. 1st. This book was a lot different than I expected it to be. Probably the movie was the culprit. Ironically, my favorite part was nowhere near the movie, the part near the end with Robert and the saxophone player. A v. touching story, well-written.

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez, Nov. 6th. I had read her other book, In the Time of the Butterflies, which I was v. impressed with. Also just read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, an excellent book, which is also partly set in the Dominican Republic.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, Nov. 10th. One of my favorite books, a must-read for modern feminists. It is exceedingly well-thought out and provocative. I especially love the appendix(?) where scholars from the future analyze The Handmaid's Tale as an historical document of a failed social experiment.

Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley, Dec. 4th. A v. interesting book, another example of why you should read the book first. All I could do was compare it to the movie, and how I thought the movie improved upon the concept.