Get in the Mood: Summer Reading
By Damian Van DenburghThough the topics of these books range from nuclear disaster to the O.J. Simpson trials to the bucolic story of a little girl and her grandmother, the titles should help get you in the mood for a bit of summer escapism.
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 The Summer BookTove Jansson |
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 On the BeachNevil Shute |
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 JUICE!Ishmael ReedJUICE! is a bitter mouthful. >> |
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 Ice TrilogyVladimir Sorokin |
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 Wide Sargasso SeaJean Rhys |
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 FishboyMark RichardThe lunacy of the high seas finds a rich storyteller in Mark Richard. >> |
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 Into the WildJon Krakauer |
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 The WavesVirginia Woolf |
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 The Big SeaLangston Hughes |
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 FreedomJonathan FranzenToo much Freedom can be bad for you. >> |
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