read this great op-ed piece in today's NYT: "Rescuing the Real Uncle Tom"

highly recommend both article and book, esp if you're in need of a summer read.

snapshot of my copy inherited from a book exchange shelf at some backpackers' hostel in ecuador, summer 2009. i love love love used paperbacks of old classics. makes me wonder about the individuals who read the copy before me.

what's on your summer 2011 reading list? my list in a post to come.