So life interfered last week and I’ve had to skip two books on my schedule so I can meet some commitments. I’m not sure when I’m going to be able to double back and get those I skipped, either. I tell ya, I should just retire early and do this full-time. The only thing that stands in my way are trivialities like my need for food, shelter, an Internet connection, and the ability to buy books.
While I put together the inevitable gofundme drive, why don’t we try this WWW Wednesday?
This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words—and shown to me by Aurore-Anne-Chehoke at Diary-of-a-black-city-girl.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Easy enough, right?
What are you currently reading?
I’m reading Kestrel’s Dance by Misty Massey for some high seas adventure and am listening to Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire, Emily Bauer (Narrator) on audiobook—I’d really forgotten how fun Verity can be.
What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished James Brayken’s The Veiled Edge of Contact—look for a Q&A with the author soon (shortly after I whittle down the 3 dozen things I want to ask him). I also just wrapped up Poltergeist by Kat Richardson, Mia Barron (Narrator) on audio.
What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should either be Gardens by Benedict Jacka or Terry’s Crew by Terry Crews and Cory Thomas (it depends on how long Kestrel’s Dance takes me). My next audiobook should be Screwed by Eoin Colfer, John Keating (Narrator).
What about you?
Allyson Y Johnson
I ‘m currently reading TC Boyle’s “Tortilla Curtain” (actually, I haven’t picked it up for several days – it’s so grim- but I am determined to finish it). Also George Packer’s “The Unwinding” about how we got so polarized – interesting portraits of Newt Gingrich and Joe Biden so far (it’s circa 2014). And just started a re-read of E.L. Doctorow’s “Ragtime” for a book club I belong to.
Just finished Ray Bradbury’s classic “Dandelion Wine”, a deliciously voluptuous festival of smells, sensations, sounds, and visions of a nearly idyllic mid-western boyhood – about as far from “Fahrenheit 451 as you can get, but Bradbury has many facets.
Also finished skimming “Who Do You Think You Are?”, a “companion to the NBC series, which is a primer on how to do genealogical research. I’m working on a novel based on my family history, but fortunately I have a cousin who is really into genealogical research who already has signed up for ancestry .com and all the other resources, so I am shamelessly exploiting her expertise. I’ll probably hang onto this book as a reference, though.
“The Brothers Karamosov” is still on my iPad, and I will get back to it, but I have another reading project which is taking up time. (big secret;-) Can’t see my way past these current reads, but I’ll probably pick up something short and escapist soon.
HCNewton
My mind is boggled that you can handle all of that at once (even with breaks from some). It’s really impressive–and you definitely deserve an escapist read to relax!
Bob Germaux
I’m currently reading “So That Happened,” Jon Cryer’s memoir. I recently finished another memoir, “Bright Lights, Prairie Dust” by Karen Grassle (Ma on “Little House on the Prairie). Next up: “A Dangerous Man,” Robert Crais’ new Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novel. The reviews, including yours, H.C., have me excited about this one.
HCNewton
Ma wrote a memoir? Stop back by and tell me what you thought.
Bob Germaux
I wasn’t really a regular viewer of “Little House,” H.C., but I saw enough of the episodes that I was familiar with the characters and storylines. Grassle’s memoir, which she published last year, is more about her and her struggles with addiction and other problems in her life than about the TV show, which doesn’t really appear until about halfway through the book. Thus, many people online were upset because they were expecting a “Little House” book. That being said, I enjoyed the book. Grassle (now 80) has led a very interesting life, and she writes well about the people she’s known in the TV and stage world, along with her problems with Michael Landon. She also is revealed as a strong advocate for women’s rights (she was involved with a seminal movie about battered women). The book is forthright and, at times, moving. I enjoyed it.
HCNewton
Not sure I was the biggest fan of Little House, either–but after school there were 2 channels that weren’t soaps or news, so we watched what was on, you know? So I’m plenty familiar with that part of her work. I assumed/hoped she had a career outside it. Sounds like a good read–will keep my eye out for it.