Books, baby!

I usually try to post what I'm reading, but I haven't done a sappy ode to books lately! My recent plan is to read classics or people's favorites that I've never gotten to.

My older favorites are Nancy Drew books, My Antonia, and Daisy Summerfield's Style (love love love, have read it TONS of times. If you like vintage style, retro stories about travel/going to the big city, and /or thinking about who you really want to be...get it!!!!)

In the not too distant past I read Diane Di Prima's Memoirs of A Beatnik for good measure.  I enjoyed it quite a bit and loved getting the feeling of a period of time so unique (and one that I would have liked to experience!). I figure if a book/author is a household name or has been in discussion for decades, I should see what all the ruckus is about! In that same vein, I read A Confederacy of Dunces, and I'm so glad I did. It is hilarious and timeless!

This week I tore through a copy of D.H. Lawrence's The Fox. It didn't do much for me, but I'm glad I read it. I really enjoy the feeling of reading a book, considered classic now, that tons of other people have read and thought about. (Note: I'm a collossal NERD full of nostalgia!!!) I loved the cover of our copy too.

Today at a garage sale I grabbed to "new to me" books:

 Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, and The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screw by Henry James. I read a biography of Stephen Crane once that was really good, so I'm excited to read Maggie. I've got my warm coffee, it's a rainy day, and I'm about to jump in!!

What are you reading? Any favorites you think everyone should read?

:)