This summer book pile consists of a variety of different titles, some literature, some "thinking" books, and a couple just for fun. Emma and Les Miserables are the literature selections, Emma because I love Austen and need to read more of her, and Les Mis because it is a beautiful story but I have yet to actually read it. Thanks to my wonderful seminary student boyfriend, I also have a few other good books to delve into, like The Gospel According to Jesus, and 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. I also have two books that are purely for fun, Shades of Grey and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. I've read other things by Donald Miller, and so I wanted to read his new book Million Miles because he's an excellent writer. Shades of Grey is by Jasper Fforde, the author of the only nonliterary novels I truly enjoy. I've read all of his other books and have been waiting for what seems like ages to read this latest novel. There are also a few other books on my squeeze-in-if-there-is-time list. Needless to say, I am super excited that I finally have time to read all of this amazingness. I started off by reading Crazy Love last week, which was absolutely wonderful, although very tough to swallow. I can hardly wait to tackle the rest of my pile!
