The editors at Metonym love to read— take a look at some of our favorites (or class requirements!)
Kailea Guinto, Assistant Poetry Editor: I’m currently rereading People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry! I love this book so much! It is a classic rom-com situation that I get giddy over every time! My biggest reason for rereading right now is that the movie is coming out in January, and I’m excited to watch it come to life!
Mason Curtis, Co-Editor in Chief: I’m currently waiting for a copy of the Odyssey by Homer. I read it in school a long time ago and loved it very much! Now, with the upcoming movie, I thought it would be the perfect time to reread it!
Nathan Rieger, Assistant Fiction Editor: My favorite book of all time is Without Remorse by Tom Clancy. It is a political thriller set during the Vietnam War about a former special forces soldier on a quest for revenge, while at the same time getting caught in a web of political intrigue between the United States and the Soviet Union. I love how this book is written and how Clancy is able to create suspense through its intricate plot, complex characters, and excellent use of Cold War politics and fascinating military technology.
Tayla Starr, Fiction Editor: One of my favorite books is All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Set in WWII, it’s a story of a blind girl from France named Marie Laure and a boy in Germany named Werner. Their paths intersect in this really cool way, and they end up saving each other. It’s a really beautiful read overall.
Sammi Swanson, Co-Managing Editor: I am currently reading two books (well, technically three). For class, I am reading Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie’s Purple Hibiscus—and I’m loving it! For fun, I am reading both A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and the fourth book in the Little House on the Prairie series, On the Banks of Plum Creek. I enjoy a good variety: a deep novel for character analysis/development, a classic (especially since Dickens is my mom’s favorite!), and a children’s book/old faithful for when I have zero brainpower left but still want to escape into another world.
Kirsten Allen, Visual Art Assistant Editor: I am currently reading Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. It’s a prequel to The Hunger Games that follows a young Haymitch Abernathy during the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The book shows how the Capitol’s power and cruelty shaped him long before he became Katniss’ mentor. It’s a fun read, I recommend!
Theda Manning, Co-Managing Editor: I am reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab! It follows a woman named Addie, who makes a deal to become immortal. However, the catch is, she's forgotten by everyone she meets. She is unable to even say her name to other people. After centuries of this, she meets a man who not only remembers her, but also can say her name. It's a very sad and poignant novel so far, but I'm only halfway in– no spoilers!
Ellie Soto, Visual Art Editor: During the school year, my media consumption goes from flourishing to borderline non-existent—required reads tend to fill the majority of my time. In American Lit, we recently finished our spurt on Transcendentalism and ergo, Emerson has been on my mind, especially his Self-Reliance essay. My Renaissance and Reformation class has been just as thrilling with an emphasis on more political and religious documents such as Machiavelli’s The Prince and Fox’s Book of Martyrs. When I want to read something not so depressing, something outside the realm of reality, I pull out my copy of Kingdom of Ash that I’ve been reading for almost four months between homework and life. I’ve been chipping away at it little by little; only 500 more pages to go, so wish me luck.
Danielle Pickens, Co-Editor in Chief: I am not currently reading any books for fun, but once I get done with the semester, I will reread The Secret Garden, a book I have been reading yearly since I was 9. It follows a young girl who unwillingly goes to live in her uncle’s mansion. In her stay there, she finds an angry widower, a forgotten son, and a neglected garden, along with her own brokenness. In her plight to create new growth in a dead place, she fixes up the garden, only to find new life starting to grow within herself as well as others.
Julia Livingstone, Creative Nonfiction Editor: I’m also not reading any books for fun at the moment. For my Shakespeare class, I’m reading Richard III in preparation for my monologue as Queen Margaret. For the high school writing class that I’m teaching, I’m rereading what I’ve assigned my students to read: Strunk and White’s Elements of Style to improve the accuracy and clarity of their writing, and Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” to analyze the elements of a story. “Sleepy Hollow” is perfect October reading, so I’m having fun and looking forward to our upcoming class discussion!