REQUIRED READING: July

July! Another month gone, another month to conquer. For my reading list, as regular readers of this blog know, I only have one consistent theme: variety. It is key. :D

But first, a recap of my June readings:

• The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer – 3/5
• Ghostwritten by David Mitchell - 5/5 (A MUST-READ!)
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - currently reading
• A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula LeGuin - carried over to July 

I spent exactly 14 days reading The Executioner's Song with KD over at the book club, and then started reading Ender's Game right away. Unfortunately, I had a hard time with the first chapters of the book, and then before I knew it, it was time to buddy-read Ghostwritten with my uber favorite reading Buddy, Angus. In fact, I had just finished reading it and will write down my notes in a bit.

Now, for July.

In addition to Ender's Game, which I'm currently in the middle of, these are the books that make up my reading list for July:

Clockwise, from top right:

• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - A re-read, which I do very rarely (read: never?). Previously rated 4/5 stars, I need to read this again in time for the F2F7 on the last weekend of July. Like what I told a bookish buddy, who is this month's moderator, I feel like it's (also) my responsibility to defend not only the book, but also its author, from possible bashers. Oh, they're there, alright. :P
• A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula LeGuin - carried over from June's reading list.
• 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - An "adopted" book, which is supposed to make me cry. Let's see. :D
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - My favorite YA book blogger, Tina, only has good things to say about this author. Another book blogger friend, Chris, suggested reading this first among Sarah Addison Allen's works. So, I thought, why not? Maybe I'll find I like her, after all. :)