read this year, skip it.

[shelleee]

"Gigi"/"Julie de Carneilhan"/"Chance Acquaintances" by Colette
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins (the worst book I have ever read)
My Mistress' Sparrow is Dead compiled by Jeffrey Eugenides
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Play it as it Lays by Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Blood

Comments

[samiflick]

any of these you would highly recommend?

[shelleee]

i loved the corrections and the new york trilogy the best. blood meridian is way ultra violent, and makes for a fascinating read. jesus' son is a collection of short stories that goes by very quickly, and i really like denis johnson.

[shelleee]

ALSO i will be in san jose for a few days next week. are you still living there? if yes, we should do something!