Comments on: The Homework: CL’s Summer Reading List

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:13:01 +0000

anyone who does not read The Virgins Cage or Infidel by Ayaan Ali Hirsi

is a pinhead

By: Cooper Levey-Baker

Cooper Levey-Baker — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:52:13 +0000

Although it doesn’t come out until September and therefore doesn’t really qualify as a summer read, the book I’ll be fiending for in upcoming months is Denis Johnson’s return to fiction, “Tree of Smoke” (http://www.amazon.com/Tree-Smoke-Novel-Denis-Johnson/dp/0374279128/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4714868-0978366?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183556612&sr=1-1). Johnson’s first novel in six years sounds like a doozy: 624 pages on the Vietnam War between 1963 and 1970, published by FSG. Cannot freaking wait.

Rachel just finished the Chabon this morning and was underwhelmed: “For a detective novel it’s less than thrilling.” She praised the inventive language, though.

By: Mr. Manckles

Mr. Manckles — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:40:04 +0000

Great. As if I didn’t have enough books on the pile already.

In all seriousness, though, these look like some good titles I wouldn’t have necessarily found on my own.