Hi Ti, your book club has some good picks. I have my own copy too of James which is awaiting me to read. This one will be my first from Percival Everett. I’m a newbie to him. I’m impressed you’ve read him before … I’d like to read his other books sometime. I hear he is fantastic. What do you think? Cheers.

Oh Deb, so glad you liked James! I think you’re about the third person who’s told me it’s great. And I’m really looking forward to it … on my summer list.
That’s noble of you to give the library the novel back. It’s a good deal at $12 to get that recent a published book. So somebody will be very happy with it. I bought a copy of it at a Montana indie bookstore since I didn’t want to hurry with it. So it awaits me. Have a great week, thx for filling me in.

I’ve just finished James, so I had to pop back here and tell you how much I enjoyed reading it.

(BTW, as I was writing up a review, I noticed a small red sticker on the spine. Oh my goodness! It said $12! Neither the library clerk nor I noticed this sticker. I shall make things right by giving it back to the library when I return there Tuesday!

Hi Diana, I know what you mean. I think my summer list is trying to grow but I’m trying to keep it down a bit. The Cliffs and the Liz Moore book looks good! Narrowing down from 200 will be tricky, good luck! I look forward to seeing your summer list. Happy reading.

Thanks LF. Great input. I’m glad you let me know about Kindred. I’m a bit scared about it, lol. It will also be my first Butler read and the first kind of sci-fi or speculative fiction that my book club has tried. We’ll see what the group thinks. And I’m glad you think my list might have some good ones. I must get to A Great Country soon — that has the OC written all over it. Frozen River and The Women have some high ratings. Hmm. I’m going to *try* to stick to the list this summer but it’s hard to do! Happy reading.

Hi Lesley, nice to hear your camping along the coast in beautiful weather. Must be gorgeous where you are. I look forward to your pics. It is very green here right now and chilly in the mornings still. Brr. 40 degrees or so. But warmer later.
I will look for your summer list. It does help to get to books one means to read. Books that have been on the radar or sitting around too long. I have a slew like that. So the summer reading list makes sense. It reminds me of school a bit, ha.
It’s good you’ve read three from my list. I will see what I think. I’m not sure I’ll get to the summer releases till later. Happy camping & reading to you!

I love Cathy’s summer reading challenge and will share my list tomorrow. I find it a good way to stay focused on the books I’ve intended to read, but wind up sitting for far too long while others get my attention. We’ll see how I do this year!

Of the books you’ve listed, I’ve read The Women, The Road to Dalton, and Kindred. I loved one of those. 🙂 I’ve heard good things about Bear and The God of the Woods. I wasn’t aware of Peter Heller’s new book. I’m getting far behind on his latest releases!