Recommended Reading

I read many books but there are not very many that I would take the time to re-read. The following list is comprised of my all time favorite books in adulthood. There are books that I own and do not ever plan on getting rid of so I highly recommend them to any reader.

Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy (first read in 199 8)

If on a Winter’s Night by Italo Calvino (first read in 199 8)

Mal de amores (Lovesick) by Angeles Mastretta (first read in 2000)

The Kingdom of this World by Alejo Carpentier (first read in 2005)

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (first read in 2004)

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (first read in 1999)

The Bell Jar by Slyvia Plath (first read in 1996)

The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark (first read in 2006)

Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust (first read in 2006)

A Passage to India (first read in 2006)

Three Woman by Marge Piercy (first read in 199 8)

Time Regained by Marcel Proust (first read in 2006)



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