<p>I was in Europe last week and read two great books on the plane–Edwidge Danticat, Breath, Eyes, Memory and Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. The first was about the experiences of a young Haitian girl who comes to the US at age 12. The second about Bengali families in the United States–this is the second set of short stories that Lahiri has written. Her earlier volume of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, was great. This new volume of short stories is very similar–Lahiri focuses only on high-achievers, i.e., Bengali families who are academically and economically successful. Lahiri is an excellent writer.</p>
<p>I still have High Fidelity from the stack of books I bought for Spring Break. The language is a bit vulgar for my taste, but it’s a pretty funny book. (Why is the print so large on a book that uses the f bomb on just about every page - I’m paranoid about my kids reading over my shoulder.)</p>
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<p>I think it would be fun to have a single CC summer book selection in the parent cafe—a thread that would allow us to discuss one book in depth, rather than list dozens of worthwhile titles. Same concept as “One Book, One Chicago.” Has this ever been done? When I finish a book, I’m usually dying to discuss it with someone, but I don’t have time for a “real life” book club.</p>
<p>What a good idea, Mary! Perhaps a new thread might be in order? Seems to me CC would make a nice forum for a summer book club!</p>
<p>Please link us to the new thread - super idea</p>
<p>I like the summer book club idea, but I also like the lists of worthwhile books. I read Time Traveler’s Wife after reading this thread and loved it. There are several other books listed here that I want to read.</p>