To jog your memory, WHIRL stands for What Have I Read Lately, and this blog post is my third WHIRL. I’d love to hear from you–why don’t you WHIRL too? So, What Have I Read Lately?

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. Like Midnight’s Children on speed. Absolutely wonderful. Not for the faint of heart. My book groups have been discussing this, so look for my “wrap up” soon.

A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert. My personal book club is reading this novel this month, and I’m looking forward to the discussion. I found the book a wee bit on the slow side, but I think this was due to my mood more than anything else. I found the writing beautiful, and by the end of the book, I wanted more.

Ask by Sam Lipsyte. I am in the middle of this hilarious and rather exhausting book. I don’t mean to be sexist, but I keep thinking “this is such a guy’s book” as I’m reading it. Shades of Portnoy’s Complaint and Catcher in the Rye and perhaps even Confederacy of Dunces and who-knows-what-all-else all rolled into one. I almost put it down but now find that I can’t!

What about YOU? What Have YOU Read Lately?