It took precisely 1 day for my month’s iron-clad TBR (so I can accomplish all the things I have in mind for the next 6 weeks) to go off the rails. Granted, it’s because I read a book faster than I expected to and could do a little mood-reading, but dagnabit—I had a plan!
Still, I’m actually ahead of schedule today, so…yay!!!
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 the creepy(?) MG novel, Scareground by Angela Kecojevic, and I’m listening to the thoughtful Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris on audiobook.
What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished Spencer Quinn’s Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge—which was much better than I expected (and I expected to enjoy it!) and The Last Ranger by Peter Heller, Mark Deakins (Narrator) on audio, a book I appreciated, but I’m not sure I liked.
What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be Farsickness by Joshua Mohr and my next audiobook should be Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher, James Patrick Cronin (Narrator).
How are you kicking off September?
allyson johnson
I finished Lansing’s “Endurance”, one of the best adventure tales I have ever read, right up there with Lindberg’s “Spirit of St. Louis” and Thor Heyerdahl’s “Kon-Tiki”. If you have planed a trip to Antarctica, or have been to Antarctica without reading this book, or if you are suffering 100+ degree heat and need a chill, this is a fine read!
I also finished Faulkner’s “Intruder in the Dust”, which should be read next to “To Kill a Mockingbird” and discussed in a seminar (The narrator is a 14 year old boy vs a 10 year old girl – does it make a difference? Who are the righteous people in the novel? Faulkner makes the mother a pillar of strength, while Harper Lee makes Atticus Finch the saint. What would Freud say about this? etc.) A strange mixture of mystery, coming-of-age, and political polemic.
Currently absolutely between reads. Nothing started, nothing in process.
Next… hmm. I might read “A Very Long Engagement.” I might read “Lord Jim” by Conrad, just to refresh my memory. Or I might (goaded by an op-ed in the WSG) actually start Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”. (The columnist quoted Wm. Buckly on “Moby Dick”: “What if I had died and never read it?”
HCNewton
Great Buckley quote 🙂
Intruder in the Dust is going on my list!
allyson johnson
WArning: There is a lot of Faulknerian stream-of-consciousness writing in the beginning of Intruder in the Dust (as in: single sentences going on for two pages) but stick with it!
HCNewton
Appreciate the warning! I mean, I love when Faulkner gets Faulkner-y–but it’s always good to know it’s coming.