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Posted: 2016/06/30 | Author: gr4c5 | Filed under: books, Early Review, Fiction, NonFiction | Tags: Colin Cotterill, Cornelius Ryan, David Bezmozgis, Early Review, Fiction, JD Salinger, librarything, Lorrie Moore, Louise Erdrich, Loula Grace Erdman, Margaret Drabble, Nell Freudenberger, NonFiction, Philip Striano, Running, short stories, Zoe Valdes |Leave a commentJune was an interesting month. Ran 43.5 miles. But, for the reading it was full of short stories and quick reads. Finished:
- The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
- Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
- Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
- Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada by Zoe Valdes
- A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan (AB)
- A Death in the Family by James Agee
- Edge of Time by Loula Grace Erdman – probably my favorite
Short stories:
- “A perfect Day for a Bananafish” by JD Salinger
- “For Esme – with Love and Squalor” by JD Salinger
- “The Orphan” by Nell Freudenberger
- “Outside the Eastern Gates” by Nell Freudenberger
- “Four Calling Brids, Three French Hens” by Lorrie Moore
- “People Like That Are the Only People Here” by Lorrie Moore
- “Mr Squishy” by David Foster Wallace
- “The Suffering Channel” by David Foster Wallace
- “Blight” by David Bezmozgis
- “Hot Ice” by David Bezmozgis
For fun I read two books related to running:
- Anatomy, Stretching and Training for Marathoners by Dr. Philip Striano
- Rocket Fuel by Matthew Kadrey, MD
And for the Early Review program with LibraryThing, another book about running:
- Off the Beaten Trail by Meghan Hicks and Bryon Powell
