The Big Books of Fall - The Daily Beast

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Big Books of Fall - The Daily Beast

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown — Apparently I’ve spent all summer vacation living in a Vatican catacomb because I had no idea about this book. Probably doesn’t matter much since I’m not a fan of Brown and doubt I’ll ever bother with this Da Vinci Code sequel.

True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy — I’m not usually a fan of memoirs (biographies or non-fiction in general), but I might have to check this one out.

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett — I don’t even need to know what this book is about, I want to read it based on that title alone.

Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom — I suppose I’ll have to get a hold of a copy since I did very much enjoy The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie was more or less a likeable read if not totally depressing.

Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem — Truth, lies, and cheeseburgers?! Count me in!

The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov and Dmitri Nabokov — I loved Lolita, even if I was absolutely disturbed by it, so I’m definitely excited to read what Nabokov was working on toward the end of his life.

Too Much Money by Dominick Dunne — This just sounds like a really interesting read.

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Other titles on the list:

Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein

I shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey by Paul Rudnick

The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter

Spooner by Pete Dexter

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

Crush it! Why NOW is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk

One and the Same: My Life as an Identical Twin and What I’ve Learned About Everyone’s Struggle to Be Singular by Abigail Pogrebin

The Humbling by Philip Roth

A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein