Summer is known for being the best time of year for reading. The weather lets you read wherever your mood asks; there's no term time, and work takes up only a small amount of time; and, of course, all those new releases coming out July through August.
I don't normally do TBRs, but here's a few of the books I plan to read over the next few months, with a few of the things I've heard that have interested me about them below:
Books for College:
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte (English Literature)
-classic gothic literature following the values of Romanticism
The Aeneid, Virgil (Classical Civilisation)
-classical epic on the heritage of the Romans with, of course, quite a bit of divine intervention
The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks (English Literature)
-dark contemporary on the concept of civilisation and human nature
Classics to Read:
Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
-classic sci-fi dystopian with a good dash of politics to say the least
The Iliad, Homer
-classical epic depicting the Trojan War with the comical squabbling of the gods
A Room with a View, E.M. Forster
-romance with a witty narrative and subtle mockery of society's values
Review Copies to Read:
Boo, Neil Smith
-coming-of-age mystery about a murdered boy escaping his killer in heaven
Zeroes, Scott Westerfeld (Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti)
-young adult sci-fi following a group of teenagers with super powers
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers
-adult sci fi about a bunch of unlikely allies (as in different species) travelling through space
Personal Books to Read:
Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke
-the final novel in the fantastical and beautiful Inkheart trilogy
The Queen of the Tearling, Erika Johansen
-high fantasy with female protagonist, soon to be made into a motion picture
Magonia, Maris Dahavana Headley
-young adult sci-fi fantasy, beautiful writing, unique storyline
The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor
-young adult sci-fi fantasy retelling of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Sabriel, Gareth Nix
-classic high fantasy with strong female protagonist
Bitter Greens, Kate Forseth
-adult historical retelling of Rapunzel following three women's lives
Image Sources:
The Aeneid - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12916.The_Aeneid
Wuthering Heights - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15994537-wuthering-heights
The Wasp Factory - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/827610.The_Wasp_Factory
The Iliad - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1376.The_Iliad
A Room with a View - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15994573-a-room-with-a-view
Nineteen Eighty-four - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17118898-nineteen-eighty-four
Boo - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25572231-boo
Zeroes - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23989889-zeroes
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25607199-the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet
Inkheart - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4703366-inkdeath
The Looking Glass Wars - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/499118.The_Looking_Glass_Wars
Sabriel - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22396330-sabriel
Magonia - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23215491-magonia
Bitter Greens - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20620659-bitter-greens
The Queen of the Tearling - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21792577-the-queen-of-the-tearling
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