2. some John Steinbeck short stories or Cannery Row
3. Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
5. The Dream Songs - John Berryman
6. something magical
Sunday, December 13, 2009
xmas break reading list (a work in progress)
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
2. some John Steinbeck short stories or Cannery Row
3. Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
5. The Dream Songs - John Berryman
6. something magical
2. some John Steinbeck short stories or Cannery Row
3. Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
5. The Dream Songs - John Berryman
6. something magical
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Have you picked your Steinbeck shorts? You must read the Chrysanthemums if you haven't already. You must.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeff! That is actually the 2nd recommendation for The Chrysanthemums I've gotten, so I think it's settled...I will read that next =)
ReplyDeletebtw...any recommendations for "something magical" would be appreciated, too; I'm envisioning a mix between Alice in Wonderland and those inspirational art/journal non-fiction books would be perfect! You know, the ones that are like interviews with artists and they show photos of their work and their home settings, and quotes about where to find inspiring ideas. do you know of something combining the 2? ;)
Not sure if this counts as magical, but it is certainly a good kind of original: Roald Dahl's "Skin and Other Stories". And since those are short, you could add The Sirens of Titan (a Kurt Vonnegut Jr. treasure, IMHO).
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I am mid-2nd-half way through Brave New World, so I will be picking up some of these recommendations shortly =)
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