Nowadays reading a good book is one of my favorite summer pastimes
and I find myself seeking out summer reading lists, particularly now that I find myself
between books. Having just finished and thoroughly enjoying the Steve Jobs biography
by Walter Isaacson, I’m hoping to find something that will keep me similarly
engaged. The problem is that there are almost too many choices. I’ve poured
through the NY Times Book Review, The Washington Post Style Section and the
HoCo Library website. I’ve downloaded samples of books on my Nook and taken
them for test run, including Fifty Shades of Grey. Yesterday I checked out what
some national politicos are reading in this list in The Washington Post; Barbara
Mikulski is reading Cleopatra, Chris Matthews is reading “They Eat Puppies Don’t They” and Virginia Guv, Robert McDonnell is reading one of the books on my short
list, "Washington:A Life.” I’m a little partial to biographies too. The guv and I apparently share that.
The good news is that my list is finally narrowing and I’ll likely
make my first summer reading pick today or tomorrow.
The Post also had an article by Michael Rosenwald about e-readers and summer reading pointing out that “sand and electronics are not best friends.”
“I shouldn’t have to point this out, but I will: You might
be able to continue reading from a printed book that accidentally takes a dip
in the ocean, but a waterlogged e-reader is as unusable as an empty tube of
suntan oil.”
What are you reading this summer?
