Over the weekend I read
Lady Chatterley's Lover by
D.H. Lawrence. The social commentary wore a bit thin, but over all I liked the story. I only wish I had read it in middle school when it would have been immeasurably more scintillating. Although the famously misogynistic Lawrence portrayed Lady Chatterley with insight and sympathy, I felt a bit sorry for the women in his life.
I also read
The Cuckoo's Calling by Galbraith/Rowling. I loved both the book and the main characters of Cormoran Strike and Robin. The book is a credit to the mystery genre. Eagerly I await #2 in the series. At least, I hope there will be a series.
I started
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, the MR book club selection for this month, and was initially afraid it would be a slog. But after finding this study guide:
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/anglop...es/svnotes.pdf, I now have a clue what is going on (but possibly not much more than a clue) and I'm enjoying it.