Sam – The Ragged Edge of the World by Eugene Linden
“Eugene Linden is amazing. I can’t put this down! Every story sucks you in. The book is a collection of vignettes about the places that Linden, a journalist who wrote for National Geographic, has traveled and what he has seen there. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in culture and the environment. I like that it’s not about one thing, instead each vignette is like a little window onto each of these different cultures. I learned things in this book that weren’t even on my radar before. I’m so glad I decided to pick it up.”
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Clint – Nightmare Alley by William M. Grisham
“This is a reissue of a book from the 1940’s, put out by the New York Review of Books. It’s an explosive exploration of the ravages of alcoholism in a tawdry carnival setting. Dark, dark, dark.”
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Caroline – Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
“I’m only a few pages in, but so far it’s true to form. Sparse language, but it’s highly detailed at the same time. Immediately there’s a dead body in a river so I think it’s going to be pretty gory.”
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Salvador – The Progressive’s Guide to Raising Hell: How To Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws, and Get the Change we Voted For by Jamie Court
“I like people to be involved in public policy, and so I like this book because it gives tips and ideas on how to create change in your community. And it has a blurb by Howard Dean! And George Lakoff!”
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Kester – The Crucible by Arthur Miller
“I’m rereading The Crucible for the next meeting of Required Reading Revisited. I’ve really been struck by its continued relevance, particularly as a critique of mob rule and how if society deems violence acceptable it becomes acceptable.”
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