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Summer Reading Update

Posted on June 29, 2010December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

The weather in the evenings have been perfect for sitting on the front porch and reading.  My daughter and I have been trying to do this every night.  As part of the library reading challenge she needs to get in 30 minutes of reading each day.  As a result I am halfway through my summer reading list…

Orange Is The New Black
My Year in a Women’s Prison
By Piper KermanCompleted!  This book kicked off summer.  I wrote my thoughts here.
Cocktails for Three
By Madeleine WickhamCompleted!  I went into this book expecting an ultra fluff read (not a bad thing).  In the end I found a solid story about friendship between three women.  A good read, would have been better on the beach, but my front porch had to do.

 

Rework
By Jason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonCompleted!  This goes beyond a business book and can really be applied to anything you are pursuing.  I LOVE how the book is written, it gets directly to the point without all the filler crap.  Here is a great list of snippets sent to me.  A good list to revisit often.

The Year of Magical Thinking
By Joan DidionAdded!  This caught my eye last time I was in the book store and couldn’t resist buying it.  I just got started on this book, but from the first pages it is anything but a lighthearted beach read.

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  • 2 thoughts on “Summer Reading Update”

    1. jilly says:
      June 30, 2010 at 10:24 am

      I have been going through about a book a week lately, I love Summer Reading. Do you have The Help on your list, I highly recommend it and would send it to you, but after I read it Scott did, then his mom, now my mom and then my sister is next. But it is SO good!

    2. Jacky Hackett says:
      June 30, 2010 at 11:47 am

      I do have that on my list. It is a hard book to borrow, as it gets snatched up quickly when someone is done with it. Aiming to get my hands on a copy for our beach trip in August.

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