Beach reading?

[merchimerch]

I am taking a vacation, a whole 5 days that are going to be just about me eating nice food, drinking nice drinks, and plopping myself on the beach to read and occasionally cool off in the ocean.

It is the first time in my life that I've planned a vacation just for myself, not visiting family, not going somewhere with a partner whose needs/whims I will have to consider (my Bosnian may join me for a couple days, but he knows that this is MY vacation--luckily we seem to be pretty compatible in terms of activities).

I'm really excited to have time to relax and recharge. The only thing missing right now is a delicious reading list.

So tell me, flist, what should I read?

I usually favor science fiction (especially Orson Scott Card, Isaac Asimov, and Octavia Butler), historical fiction, women's fiction, and biography/memoirs, but feel free to suggest something out of left field if you think I'd enjoy it.

Comments

[kethryvis.livejournal.com]

I don't know how you feel about fantasy and magic, but Charles de Lint is quickly becoming a favourite author of mine. He writes fantasy fiction, but it takes place (mostly) in This World, and not in some medieval/renaissance world with candles and horses. The book I'm currently reading (Spirits in the Wires) uses the Internet as a plot device. It's really interesting stuff, and he has an amazing cast of characters. It's fantasy and magic without feeling like high fantasy and magic. (on the plus side too, I'm finding REALLY interesting quotes in this book that can be used as chapter breaks in my thesis so I can argue that I'm DOING WORK! while reading for fun ;))