I am still reading Flags of Our Fathers, but plan to complete it today. I will be taking the next Top 100 book, Rabbit, Run by John Updike, out of the library either today or tomorrow. And because it is not very long, I'll probably also take the next-next Top 100 book out, which is The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
In case I go reading-crazy this next week, which I doubt because I'll have company (YAY!), and finish these two books before the next Manifest Monday, here are some brief descriptions:
Rabbit, Run: It depicts five months in the life of a 26-year-old former high school basketball player named Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, and his attempts to escape the constraints of his life (Wikipedia). Mom also mentioned a bit about this book in her last Manifest Monday, as she's already started it.
The Beautiful and the Damned: It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism. The novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society (Wikipedia).
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