Grab Onto Me Tightly as if I Knew The Way - by Bryan Charles - a freshman effort by what I believe to be an up and coming writer. Grab onto me is a quick read, not too difficult, wonderful storytelling, and easy to identify with. Charles, while he has not written the most difficult book of the year he has, I think really stumbled onto something very human with this coming of age story about a boy and his love for a girl with scars on her arms.
Love is a Mixtape - by Rob Sheffield - another quick read...once you start you will read it straight through. Sheffield, has spent his life writing album reviews for the likes of Rolling Stone and Spin now turns his eye for detail on his own life. This is a heartwrenching tale of personal loss and redemption through music. Wonderfully poetic and at times altogether tragic this is one of the best books that will ever grace your bookshelf.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - by Jonathan Safran Foer - Anyone that has read or seen Everything is Illuminated should drop whatever they are doing right now and get a copy of this book. A beautiful sophmore effort from one of the premier authors of our generation. This is a bittersweet story about love, loss and rememberance. An adventure through the burroughs of New York as a young boy tries to solve one last mystery that his late father left behind. A wonderfully fun and informative read. Foer once again is able to capture, in his characters, all of the flaws, imperfections and just the simple pain of living like no other author I've ever read. In short just a phenomenal book, and worth a read.
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