Summer book club continued

New book recommendations have come in. I don’t know how certain people expect me to read certain recommendations. Like Michael’s selection of The Odyssey, for example, does he really think I have the patience to get through it? Unlike Michael, I’m not a postal carrier who reads every single day while delivering mail and yet always ends his mail route first. If I started the full list of recommended books today I would probably be reading for the rest of the summer. Or year. However, I’m thrilled at seeing everyone’s recommendations and am open to giving each book a shot. Only The Odyssey may be on hold for now. I will tackle that monster later. Continue reading below for all recommendations.

Dave's picks:

Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut link
Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce link

Sara's picks:

Anne of Green Gables series, by L.M. Montgomery link
Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling link
The Lord of the Rings series, by J.R. Tolkien link
White Fang, by Jack London link
The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan link
The Shell Seekers, by Rosamunde Pilcher link
The Tea House on Mulberry Street, by Sharon Owens link
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith link

Michael's picks:

Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie link
Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne link
The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova link
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini link
any Junie B. Jones book, by Barbara Park link
The Colorado Kid, by Stephen King link
The Odyssey, by Homer link

Theresa's picks:

Any books by the following authors:
Nevada Barr, Dorothy Parker, Amy Tan, Pat Conroy, Sara Paretsky

Great Expectations, by Charles Dickins link
The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger link
The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway link
The Ultimate Anti-Career Guide, by Rick Jarow link

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