Monday, June 6, 2011

Summer Reading

So, it's been far too long since I've written a new post. However, I also haven't found the time to work on anything. So for the time being, I'm going to recommend some summer reading:

Mississippi Sissy by Kevin Sessums (yes, I wrote about it in the last post, but it's worth it!)
An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (she's quickly becoming my new favorite author!)
The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory (a guilty pleasure, but a pretty fun read)
Queenpin by Megan Abbott
Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (really, anything by Atwood is great, but these are my favorites!)
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

I promise to be back soon with something new and interesting to write about!

2 comments:

  1. Ya know, I didn't really like Mississippi Sissy. I don't know, it just rubbed me the wrong way. I still don't put much into the whole, "I knew I was gay all my life" theory.

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  2. Hmm that's interesting. I read it really quickly, so I'm trying to remember, but I don't remember getting the feeling that he knew he was gay all his life. I mean, obviously there's the acceptance of being called sissy, but at his age I don't know that he knew exactly what it meant, other than different and weird. I could be wrong, and you're right, I also don't remember an "ah ha" moment, but I felt more like he just knew that he bothered people but he wasn't very good at hiding how he was different.

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