What I've been reading

[sarahmichigan]

I got a lot of reading done during my recent road trip, 2 books on CD, and 2 regular books.

"Hidden in Sight" by Julie Czerneda. It's the third in a trilogy of sci-fi novels featuring a shape-shifter and her good human friend. The pacing was a bit off, but I still enjoyed it.

"Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" by David Sedaris. This was a good choice for a road trip. My favorite story is about Christmas traditions from around the world, called "Six to Eight Black Men."

"The Bean Trees" by Barbar Kingsolver. I'd read her "The Poisonwood Bible" last year and loved it. When I mentioned I wanted to read more of her stuff, I had more than one person tell me that her earlier books were quite a bit different. I get that, but I also see repeated themes about social justice. I loved this one, too. She's probably one of those authors whose entire collection of books I'll end up reading.

"Grace After Midnight: A Memoir" by Felicia "Snoop" Pearson. It's a loan from a friend, and I'm glad I'm reading it.  I've read stories of people who fell into a life of crime and came out on the other side, but not so much from a woman, and a lesbian at that. It's definitely a compelling read.

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Comments

[custardfairy.livejournal.com]

Another by Kingsolver that I loved is "Prodigal Summer." Of course, there's also her nonfiction "Animal Vegetable Miracle" that I adore as well.

I love Sedaris! He's my gay husband!

[meecie.livejournal.com]

I adore that Kingsolver book, along with all her others that I've found. It does have a different flavor, but it has a similar emotional richness.

And some of my all-time favorite Sedaris essays are in that book. I also listened to it on a road trip...Sedaris reading/performing his own work is incredible (and this coming from a "I prefer to read books not listen to them" person, even).