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Here are 19 books our critics are excited for this summer (NPR) (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 year ago by TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org to c/literature@beehaw.org

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Some of these look really interesting! Definitely want to check out Silver Nitrate since I’ve enjoyed her work in the past. Anything catch your eye?

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I'll add The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon to my stack of to-be-read books. I think it was Michael Silverblatt (Host of Bookworm on NPR until 2022) who said,"There are so many great books. What is more rare is great readers." I used to consider myself a great reader. Or at least good. I received a BA in English Lit from a top tier University and loved reading and analyzing heavy, dense, beautiful prose and stories. It seems the past half decade or so, I only want to read lighter stuff for pure entertainment and escape. Not Marvel movie levels of vapidness, but still. I'm not sure how I feel about this state of being.

[–] TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I can relate to that. I’m pretty firmly in the “read what you want” camp, and I mostly try to adhere to that for myself. I try to strike a balance between escapist, light books, and books that are more challenging (and I enjoy both!). But it’s hard to shake that feeling of “I ought to be reading XYZ book instead of this,” no matter what I’m reading.