Katrina1968 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 As a full time college student (double English/History major) I find my outside reading has been cut til dang near nil. SO I am doing something I haven't done since I went back to school ('09), I am taking the summer off and I'm going to READ want I WANT TO!! Here's my list of summer reading Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell Roots, Alex Haley Queenie, Alex Haley These are all southern literary books and they are very "heavy" reading but oh how I"m going to enjoy them! Another book that I will read over the summer is Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter as they are books I'll be reading in the fall. I can take my time with them and have a working knowledge of them before class resumes. Even if I don't finish I will still be ahead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Those are most definitely meaty books, I think you are going to have a lovely reading full summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Katrina I've read the first 2 . Gone With the Wind is definitely a classic, and since I like reading books that take place during theCivil War, I liked reading a little bit more about what life was like during those years . The only thing I thought was a little tedious was the "romance " part of the book ,which was a pretty big part. I just don't do romance novels ,but in order to read the book, you have to dodge in and out amongst the romance to get to the rest of the story . Roots was absolutely fantastic. LOVED every single bit of it ! Hope you will too ! Good luck on your summer reading list. It's nice to read for enjoyment ,rather than as an assignment,isn't it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina1968 Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Most definitely! I have pulled the books off the shelf and placed them on the table as my incentive to finish my assignments this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I have Gone With the Wind on my TBR pile for the summer too, I hope you enjoy it and look forwards to your thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) I'm reading Gone With The Wind at the moment. 95% done, and it's an absolutely fantastic read. Edited April 26, 2012 by bobblybear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina1968 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 I've added a few more books to my summer reading list! Black Majority:Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 Through the Stono Rebellion by Peter H. Wood A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War; My Father's Name by Lawrence P. Jackson Discovery of Witches (don't have the book in front of me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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