Read, Reading and More Books Next Saturday

I just re-read Danzy Senna’s Symptomatic.  It is a fascinating book, and after reading for the second time the book still gave me chills.  It’s  a story about New York, loneliness, race, class, women and toxic friendships.  A good companion book to this is Nella Larsen’s Passing.

Today I picked up an old copy  of The Great Gatsby at a used bookstore in the Village. This classic novel seems like the perfect book to read in the summer in New York City.

Next Saturday, I can pick up more books for next to nothing at Housing Works Open Air Street Fair on Crosby Street.

Are you reading anything good this summer?! I would love any suggestions!

2 thoughts on “Read, Reading and More Books Next Saturday”

  1. The Untelling by Tayari Jones, if you haven’t read it already, is awesome. And even if you have…
    Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Anytime a white man tells a story in the voice of an African(or any) woman, it has to be good–I’m convinced. It’s similar to how spot on this male author “became a woman” in Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. I highly recommend all three.

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