Earlier this summer–yes, despite all the back-to-school prep happening on campus, it IS still summer–we used our bulletin board to ask you what was on your summer reading list. And you told us. It was a lot of fun for everyone here to see the huge variety of titles that everyone posted and to watch as the post-its piled up.
Here’s just a small sample of the summer reads that the HLS community and those passing through posted in our board.
The classics:
- The Divine Comedy (the poster noted this year is Dante’s 750th birthday; happy birthday, Dante!)
- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- War and Peace
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Iliad
- On the Road
And some more recent fiction:
- The Martian
- Doctor Sleep
- Sophie’s World
- 50 Shades of Grey
- Outlander
- The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
- La Célibataire
Great non-fiction:
- 100 Irish Lives
- Michelle Obama: A Life
- Silent Spring
- Between the World and Me
- I am Malala
- Hooked
- What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Books for the young and young at heart:
- The Cat in the Hat
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
And of course, we had a few jokesters:
- Everything
- Barbri books
- TV subtitles
- This board
We also got a few responses via social media:
- Romola
- Adam Bede
- One L
- Approaching Zion
- Go Set a Watchman
- Conan and the Shaman’s Curse
Thanks to all who participated both at the Library and online!
As you return to campus and arrive here for the first time over the next couple weeks, stop by the Library lobby to tell us where you spent the summer and/or your life prior to HLS!