My Summer Reading List: Top 4 Books I Will Be Reading For Summer 2012
I hate to admit it, but I’ve been so busy this winter and it seems that I only had time to read 2 books! Between, work and other things I didn’t find myself reading as much as i wanted to beyond the occasional blogs and magazines I pick up and flip through on the iPad.
I want to go back to reading more books. Why? Reading is a GREAT way to relax and is also an excellent way to be immersed and transported into a completely different world without ever leaving my house at all! I chose 4 books because the #4 is a nice, clean and in my case achievable number of books.
….That being said, below is a list of the top 4 books I plan on reading this summer : may the workaholic in me be damned so I can finish all these books by the end of the summer!
1. Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children
I was surprised to see that this book only has a 3.70 rating over at goodreads.com as I recently just started reading it even if I’m only a little bit past the first 10 pages so fat its good! To admit the truth, I’m one of those people who have to read the book, use the device, watch the movie etc. -despite the rating just so I can form my own honest opinion ( after all, no two people are alike and plus I’m as stubborn as an elder goat!)
Why I want to read this book: I love fantasy and this books seems as if it has fantasy and reality mixed in. Plus I kinda like the cover photo, haunting vintage photograph reminds me of Oliver Twist!
The Plot: Is about sixteen year old Jacob who survives a horrific family tragedy whereas journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales…” As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.” (Amazon.com)
Yes I’m fully aware that the movie came out already! As a matter of fact I saw the movie before reading the book ( I couldn’t help myself ). I’ve been meaning to pick up this book for the past year but somehow never seemed to have the time and make the time to read it (again the workaholic in me be damned)!
Why I want to read this book: Books such as these only happen once in a blue moon. Plus I pledged to myself that I will read and finish this book by the end of this summer because if the movie was that good…the book must be just as good or even better!
The Plot: ”Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She’s full of ambition, but without a husband, she’s considered a failure. Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town… ”( Amazon.com )
I won’t deny it, -I love a good love affair ( pardon the pun), the drama, the heartache, emotions running wild while two people create unforgettable memories to last a lifetime; – It all honestly just captivates me and makes for a great story line!
Why I want to read this book? I love a good love affair! If well written, it makes for a wonderful storyline, that and I’ve adored Hemingway ever since reading For Whom The Bell Tolls and The Old Man and The Sea, anything well written about him or made into a movie I’ll see, fact and fiction included!
The Plot: ”Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group—the fabled “Lost Generation”—that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.” (Amazon.com)
Being that two of my favorite books are Number The Stars and Night by Elie Weisel , this book only comes naturally. There’s just something about the human tragedy and dark period of the 1940s World war that I really connect with on a deep emotional level. Reading the summary of this book I knew Sarah’s Key is DEFINITELY a must read for me this summer!
Why I want to read this book: I have a feeling this is one of those books that sticks with you for the rest of your life and teach you about humanity and why history should never repeat itself.
The Plot: Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family’s apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.
”July 1942 marked a dark period in the history of France where thousands of Jewish families were rounded up and forcibly kept in the Velodrome d’Hiver. They were then sent off to transit camps in France such as Drancy, before being packed off to Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp. What is so unnerving about this whole incident is that the rounding up and mobilisation of Jews for deportation was done by the French authorities…” ( Amazon.com )
