I just re-read Danzy Senna’s Symptomatic.  It is a fascinating book, and after reading for the second time the book still gave me chills.  It’s  a story about New York, loneliness, race, class, women and toxic friendships.  A good companion book to this is Nella Larsen’s Passing.

Today I picked up an old copy  of The Great Gatsby at a used bookstore in the Village. This classic novel seems like the perfect book to read in the summer in New York City.

Next Saturday, I can pick up more books for next to nothing at Housing Works Open Air Street Fair on Crosby Street.

Are you reading anything good this summer?! I would love any suggestions!

• http://www.homegirl.typepad.com Quel

  The Untelling by Tayari Jones, if you haven’t read it already, is awesome. And even if you have…
  Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Anytime a white man tells a story in the voice of an African(or any) woman, it has to be good–I’m convinced. It’s similar to how spot on this male author “became a woman” in Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. I highly recommend all three.

• http://nichellestephens.com Nichelle

  Yes, I have the read “The Untelling”. I am a fan and friend of Tayari Jones. Thanks for your suggestions!