Read it
Remember that crappy show lots of us had to watch back in grade school where the dude from Star Trek read you a book? Well, it was just on PBS and as freaky as ever. But it did remind Planetarium that we've been neglecting our duties for informing you all of good summer reading. So today's book is courtesy of a first-time author, whose follow-up book apparently isn't quite up to snuff. But that won't stop us from recommending Zadie Smith's debut novel White Teeth. Funny, smart, a quick read, very enjoyable. Set in England, which is almost always cooler. Really, a textbook definition of a summer read. We read it in two weeks, but then again, we're not exactly possessed of vast expanses of free time these days. And if good fun books aren't your cup of tea, we'll be back in a few days with something a little more serious. In the meantime, we encourage you to post a comment and offer YOUR suggestion for a good summer read.
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OK, so it's not a light quick read as summer reading should be, but I just finished Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver. Fun book, looking forward to digging into the next one of the series.
But before I do that, I'm reading one that is most definitely summer reading - Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, by Cory Doctorow. Sci-fi, short, funny, perfect summer read.
Read about it (or download it for free) at http://www.craphound.com/down/ - it's under a creative commons (http://www.creativecommons.org) license, which I highly approve of.
Posted by: andy | July 4, 2004 02:52 PM
Read Middlesex. It's fantabulous.
Posted by: uncle meghabhuti | July 4, 2004 06:00 PM
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. Great summer read!
Posted by: Kate | July 5, 2004 06:06 PM