This is the LIFE

Take some time to learn outside of the classroom this summer, and return to the glory days of leisure reading. Bwog staff has compiled a list of some must-reads, (anyone notice the insane amount of trilogies included in this list??) (Bwog = Illuminati??) so feel free to take our suggestions and pick up any (or all) of these guys to fill your summer days. 

• The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster: For when you think you might be missing New York and Columbia and want to be reminded of why you really don’t at all.

• The Secret History by Donna Tartt: Decadent Liberal Arts College types and classical references abound.

• The Southern Reach Triology by Jeff Vandermeer: “FUCKING AMAZING AND TERRIFYING AND THE GREATEST THING I READ IN 2015 HANDS DOWN.”

• Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann: Lovely from the first few pages, and another based in New York.

• Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut: To fulfill the necessary classic requirement.

• Fool’s Gold and Liar’s Poker by Gillian Tett and Michael Lewis, respectively: The staples of the pre-finance crowd. They are supposed to be very good though.

• Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov: “I have started this every summer since the seventh grade and get a little bit farther in each year before moving on to other things. This year I’m finishing them, once and for all. The first book is excellent. The others less so.”

• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood: “Great, but also terrifying.”

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon: With a title that bears a quote by Sherlock Holmes, you know this book can’t disappoint.

• Joan Didion. Enough said.

• Murakami. Again, enough said.