Thursday, September 17, 2009

Good people, Good reads

A small survey of my friend's exquisite reading tastes. Please take all of these as recommendations. I can assure you they are all worthwhile reads. And answer the questions yourself if you haven't done so already!




Mara Panich . . . Artist, Grad Student at UM

1. Favorite Books:

American Gods by
Neil Gaiman
I'm Not the New Me by Wendy McClure
Bluebeard
by Kurt Vonnegut
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
by Tom Robbins

2. Favorite Authors:
Sherman Alexie
Kurt Vonnegut
Tom Robbins
Louise Erdrich

3. Book I Love to Recommend the Most:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

4. Book I'm Currently Reading:
The Corner by David Simmon & Edward Burns

5. Next Book I'm Going to Read: Moonlight in Odessa by Janet Skeslien Charles

Chris Magee . . . Student at UM, Musician

1. Favorite Books:
The Magic Journey
by John Nichols
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey
Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky

2. Favorite Authors:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Raymond Chandler


3. Book I love to Recommend the Most
The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols

4. Book I'm Currently Reading
The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky

5. Next Book I'm Going to Read
Viriconium by Neil Gaiman & John Harrison

Morganne Armstrong. . .Student at UM, my roomie!

1. Favorite Books:
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
Napalm and Silly Putty
by George Carlin

2. Favorite Authors:
David Sedaris
J.D. Salinger
Tess Gallagher
A.R. Ammons


3. Book I love to Recommend the Most
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

4. Book I'm Currently Reading
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

5. Next Book I'm Going to Read
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson





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