Fall Reading List 2011

Here's some stuff I read over fall break and whether or not think you should read them:

• Degeneres, Ellen. Seriously . . . I'm Kidding (2011) - its a fun read with no agenda. read it.

• Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart (1958) - important and exquisitely written. read it.

• Martin, Steve. Pure Drivel (1998) - wonderful, genius. read it.

• Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederic Douglass, an American Slave (1848) - eye-opening and inspiring. read it.

• Savage, Dan. The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family (2005) - excellent and emotional arguments, powerful. read it.

• King, Martin Luther Jr. Why We Can't Wait (1963) - essential. read it.

• Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis (1915) - outstanding, with great style. read it.

• Washington, Harriet A. Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present (2007) - shocking and important. read it.

• Stockett, Kathryn. The Help (2009) - boring and oversimplified. this list's only skip it.

• Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) - witty and hilarious. read it.