i didn't read a ton in may (a few works in progress will be completed in june), and i didn't fall head over heels for either of these books:
let us descend, by jesmyn ward (this was a hard read - the main character is enslaved and much of the content is as brutal as you'd expect - but beautifully written. if you haven't read anything by jesmyn ward, you must. i might point you towards sing, unburied, sing instead.)
farmer boy, by laura ingalls wilder (the second in the series that i'm making my way through. i'm actually not sure i ever read this as a kid, which wouldn't surprise me - this is stories from laura's husband's childhood, and i didn't want to be a pioneer BOY, i wanted to be a pioneer girl. glad i read it, though - more amazing descriptions of food and daily life, this time of almanzo's childhood in new york state.)
