Books

[lotusbiosm]

OK, so, I just got directions to the local branch of the DC public library, which is like 5 blocks maximum from my house. And it being summer, I have time to read for fun. I read all of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on Saturday, and I'm speeding along through Order of the Phoenix too. (I'm refreshing for when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out) I'm certain to get some books for my birthday, but as that isn't until July, I need something to tide me over until then. I got two books at Easter, but they're not really "sit down and read" books, so much as "throw in your bag to have in case you get stuck somewhere with nothing to do" books. Which is fine, but I want something I can sink my teeth into. Which is where you, dear readers, come in. Recommend me some books. Old classics, new favorites, long, short, romantic, comedic, tragic, whatever. Feel free to ask questions before making rec's, and my userinfo should give you some sense of what I like.

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Recommended Reading

[eredien]

I'm currently reading Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination." I quite like it. Try it!

Also, I enjoyed "Stalking the Wild Asparagus" (about foraging for food in the wild), "Labyrinths of Iron" (on the history of subways), and "The Autumn Castle" (decent fantasy fiction 'beach reading' with a truly wonderfully scary villian, the best I've seen in recent years). Oh, and that Creole folktale book I reviewed on my journal a week or so ago.

Can you tell that I, too, have been making use of my local library?