Michelle Griep

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Readgeek

Looking for some summer reads to toss into your beach bag? Then READGEEK is the place for you. This site recommends titles based upon your ratings of books you've already read. It's a pretty sweet service, but besides great reading ideas, my favorite thing about this place is the message it brings up while you're waiting for the recommendation list. It says that little elves are hard at work rummaging through the library to find your books.

Based on the ratings I gave them for books I've read, here are the top 10 recommended for me . . .
1. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
2. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
3. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
4. Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
5. The Arrival Concept by Shaun Tan
6. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
7. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
8. Hiroshima by John Hersey
9. Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
10. Dracula by Bram Stokes

Interesting list. Of the 10, I've already read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Things They Carried and Dracula. The Lies of Locke Lamora sounds the most interesting. Here's a blurb:

An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.


So go for it. Visit the site, rate a few books (I rated 24), and see what's recommended for your summer reads.