It's been awhile since I've read any Vonnegut. Recently I
picked up a copy of Cat's Cradle that a friend was reading and I didn't want to
give it back. Vonnegut serves up big ideas with an equal dose of quirk and
humour. But since it wasn't my book, and I've already read Cat's Cradle, I'm
putting Breakfast of Champions on this list: a fun read that will leave me
thinking (and finally get the title off an older to-read list).
I wanted a book that would read like the work of Anne
Michaels or Michael Ondaatje: character-driven, lyrical, literary fiction. J.M.
Coetzee came up as a read-alike for both authors via NoveList. He's been on my list
for years, and a friend recommended I start with Disgrace. Now is the time.
The latest graphic novel from Alison Bechdel. I've been
waiting for this since finishing Fun Home.
This is the latest book of poems by Canadian Roo Borson. I
enjoyed her last collection, Short journey upriver toward Oishida (winner of
the Griffin Poetry Prize), which included long, meditative prose poems, as well
as short free verse. She writes about the natural world, and our place in and
outside of it. The publisher says this new collection “continues the
exploration of form, tone, musicality, and content begun in her … previous
collection.”
This is the challenge element of my list. Not just
non-fiction, but economics. I want to be more informed on the subject, so I’m
going to start here. I’ve picked this title specifically because it’s written
by a Canadian, and it’s for everyone.
Wish me luck.
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