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Though we all look forward to spending our days without exams lurking around the corner or constant classes that replace our typical hobbies, the summer months can be perfect for much more than beach days and lazy afternoons. In fact, it can be the ideal time to revisit old hobbies and even more importantly, the books you put off reading during the rest of the year. The Michigan Daily Arts has compiled a list of three books that together make a perfect reading list for the hotter months and will hopefully make their way onto your shelves. <\/p>\n
\u201cA Month in the Country\u201d by J.L. Carr<\/strong><\/p>\n Atmospheric reads are the perfect way to start your summer reading and there are few better options than a languid, <\/strong>story set in the countryside. J.L. Carr\u2019s \u201cA Month in the Country\u201d follows Tom Birkin who spends a month in the fictional town of Oxgodby. Years later, Birkin reflects on these experiences and tells this story. The year is 1920. The summer is hot and sticky, and Birkin remains in town with the purpose of restoring a church mural which had been slowly fading.\u00a0<\/p>\n This short but mighty novel is inherently temporal, existing in the confines of this one summer which inevitably has to end. However, both the reader and Birkin learn and experience a slower and less chaotic type of living that will stick with them far after the end of this novel. Filled with beautiful writing and fascinating characters, Carr spins a story that is perfect for the coming summer months.\u00a0<\/p>\n