I haven’t quite completed my Summer Reading List because I’m not exactly sure how much free time I have for reading. The World Cup is taking up some of my time but work is slowly wearing me down. I hate it when I can’t finish a reading list so I’ve purposefully made this a short one. Normally I would like to get through two books a week, which isn’t impossible if I had more time on my hands. My goal is to finish one book every week and a half, which is more realistic given my time constraints but some of these books look like I can finish them in one sitting. I’ll be reviewing them as I finish. Here is the list.

• The Lacunaby Barbara Kingsolver – I was a bit upset that this didn’t win in TMN’s Tournament of Books. I’ve read parts of this here and there but I haven’t had time to finish it. (For the record, I was also upset that Let The Great World Spin didn’t win.) Barbara Kingsolver just won the Orange Prize for The Lacuna and from what I’ve read so far, it was definitely deserved.
• Citrus County by John Brandon – I’m currently reading this for therumpus.net Book Club. I’m more than halfway through the book and I’m certainly intrigued by it. I’ll be posting a review as soon as I’m done.
• Big Machine by Victor LaValle – This is LaValle’s second novel and has some sci-fi themes. This has been recommended to me by a few different people and I’ve also seen it on a few summer reading lists.
• The Turn of The Screw by Henry James – I’ve read this before but I recently picked up a copy and decided I needed to read it before I would be able to put it away on my bookshelf. This is one of those “you absolutely have to read” books. Not kidding. At all.
• The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming – More Sci-Fi. Fiction somewhat based on early 20th Century history? Time Travel? Yes, please. I’ve heard and read both good and bad reviews for The Kingdom of Ohio and I’m not very hopeful that I’ll enjoy it. I’m determined to give it a go though.
• Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel – I loved The Life of Pi and I’ve been trying really hard to avoid all the bad hype surrounding Beatrice and Virgil. I’m hoping this wasn’t a waste of money…

I have other books that I’ll be reading. The next selection in the Book Club ships soon so I will be throwing in a review of that at some point.

What is on your summer reading list or what are you currently reading?