Now that it is summer, I have so much more time to read. I have always loved reading and grew up in a big family of readers. Last night I finished “Drinking: A Love Story” by Caroline Knapp. It was really great. I have a long list of books I want, and in case you’re like me, you’re always looking to add to that list. My brother always has a long handwritten list in his wallet of ten books he thought sounded interesting, according to Esquire or Vice Magazine or word of mouth. I have an iPhone note called “BOOKS!!!” that is getting entirely too long.
So to help you with your hopefully similarly crazy book lists…
Here are some of my favorite books:
The Descendants – Kaui Hart Hemmings
Take The Long Way Home – Gail Caldwell
Silver Linings Playbook – Matthew Quick
Girls In White Dresses – Jennifer Close
Beautiful Disaster – Jamie McGuire
The Lost Legends of New Jersey – Frederick Reiken (*This is my favorite book)
The Fault In Our Stars – John Green
Along For The Ride – Sarah Dessen
The World According to Garp – John Irving
On Writing – Stephen King
Molokai – Alan Brennert
Commencement – J. Courtney Sullivan
MWF Seeks BFF – Rachel Bertsche
Sloppy Firsts – Megan McCafferty
Perks Of Being A Wallflower – Stephen Chobsky
I Was Told There Would Be Cake – Sloane Crossley
The Magicians – Lev Grossman
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger (*My second favorite book)
Love The One You’re With – Emily Giffin
Please remember to never let anyone make you feel bad about the kind of books that you read. We can’t all like Toni Morrison or Leo Tolstoy or Nicholas Sparks. Books are on a spectrum, and as long as YOU enjoy what you’re reading, you shouldn’t care what anyone else has to say about it. Sometimes a good vampire book can be just as enlightening as a literary classic.
TAYLOR DOROTHY 