Recent/Current/Upcoming Reading
[originally posted to Ya Ya Book Worm]Sorry in advance for the length. It's been weeks since I posted last.Finished in the last couple weeks:J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixNick Hornby, High FidelityHilary Clinton, Living HistoryWalt Whitman, "Song of Myself" [2 editions]Nancy Milford, Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay. . . a pile of documents from the 50sCurrent reading:P.G. Wodehouse, Right You Are, JeevesTracy Chevalier, Girl With a Pearl EarringDavid Halberstam, The FiftiesThe 1950's: The "Placid" DecadeJames Gilbert, A Cycle of Outrage: America's Reaction to the Juvenile Delinquent in the 1950sHigh Fidelity and (especially) Harry Potter have been the high points of my reading lately. The 50s non-fiction books are required for my class. I'm reading Wooster and Jeeves on the recommendation of some LJ friends, and I'm having a hard time containing my laughter in public places. I have a feeling they could easily become an addiction.Short-listed on my to-read list:requiredStanlley Aronowitz, "The Unsilent Fifties" from False Promises: The Shaping of American Working Class ConsciousnessWilliam H. Whyte, Jr., "A Generation of Bureaucrats" from The Organization ManBetty Friedan, The Feminine MystiqueJ.D. Salinger, "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut" from Nine StoriesTillie Olson, "I Stand Here Ironing". . . and more documentsrecreationalKate Moses, Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia PlathMargaret Atwood, Oryx & CrakeIan McEwan, Amsterdam [7/9 note: oops, I meant Atonement]P.G. Wodehouse, Stiff Upper Lip, JeevesP.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves & The Tie That BindsI've had W and O&C on my short list for awhile now. They keep getting pushed back by required reading and friends disrupting my plans with their recommendations.