{"id":1478,"date":"2011-09-01T17:35:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T22:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/wordpress\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2011-09-01T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T22:39:25","slug":"dads_and_my_rea-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2011\/09\/dads_and_my_rea-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Dad’s and My Reading Challenge for 2011 [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dad picked all contemporary novels written by women and I picked all contemporary novels written by men. (Yes, we planned that.)<\/p>\n

January<\/u>: month off \/ I was finishing up some 2010 books!<\/p>\n

February<\/u>: “Faith Fox” by Jane Gardem<\/p>\n

March<\/u>: “Mother’s Milk” by Edward St. Aubyn<\/p>\n

April<\/u>: “36 Arguments for the Existence of God” by Rebecca Goldstein<\/p>\n

May<\/u>: “Carry Me Down” by MJ Hyland<\/p>\n

June<\/u>: ” The Children’s Book” by AS Byatt<\/p>\n

July<\/u>: “In a Strange Room” by Damon Galgut<\/p>\n

Aout<\/u>: “Wolf Hall” by Hilary Mantel<\/p>\n

ETA: DUE TO MY LACK OF TIME FOR PERSONAL READING RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE POSTPONED THE LAST FOUR MONTHS ON THIS LIST, and instead we will read those books in Jan-Apr of 2012. So there you have it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

September<\/u>: “Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen<\/p>\n

October<\/u>: “The Air We Breathe” by Andrea Barrett<\/p>\n

November<\/u>: “Super Sad True Love Story” by Gary Shteyngart<\/p>\n

December<\/u>: “The Gate at the Stairs” by Lorrie Moore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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