I’m having a hard time lately putting the book(s) I’m reading down and picking the laptop up to write something. Which is both wonderful and frustrating. Hopefully having today off will allow me to post this and something else. We’ll see how long that honey-do list ends up being, eh?
This post contains 1 book from my 20 Books of Summer list and 2 from my Books on My Summer 2024 to-Read List (That Aren’t on My 20 Books Challenge). This feels rather promising when it comes to accomplishing my goals.
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?
Seems easy enough, right? Let’s take a peek at this week’s answers:
What are you currently reading?
Today I’ll start The Teachings of Shirelle: Life Lessons from a Divine Knucklehead by Douglas Green. Last week, I’d said it was going to be my last book, but then I consulted a calendar and shuffled things a bit. I’m currently listening to Erasure by Percival Everett, read by Sean Crisden on audiobook—the first half of this is so good, but I’m worried that it’ll fall apart in the end.
What did you recently finish reading?
A few hours ago I finished Robert Galbraith’s The Running Grave, the fastest-moving Strike novel in a while. The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos, read by James Babson is the last audiobook I finished.
What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt, I’m practically guaranteed good time with a new Andy Carpenter. For my next audiobook, I think I’m going to try One in the Chamber by Robin Peguero, read by Zion Jang.
We’re approaching the middle of the year—how’s your 2024 reading looking? Or, how’s this week shaping up for you?
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I’m currently reading “Benediction” by Kent Haruf. It’s a tragedy that Haruf died with only five books to his credit, as each one is a perfect gem, set in the imaginary town of Holt in northeast Colorado. If you haven’t read “Plainsong”, his best-known work, grab a copy. I can almost guarantee you will love it, HC.
I just finished “A Superior Death” by Nevada Barr. My sister has been plugging this mystery series featuring ranger Anna Pigeon for several month, so I finally picked this up – it’s only #2 in the series (going on 20 books by now, I think), not overburdened with back-story,and full of interesting detail about a ranger’s life and responsibilities on Isle Royale, Lake Superior. Marred by two outrageous coincidences that prove key to the mystery. Might read another, or might not.
I also got a dose of swash-buckling romance by rereading “Ross Poldark”, the first novel in Winston Graham’s Poldark Saga. Set in Cornwall during the Napoleonic Wars, it has everything you could possibly want in this genre. (Both the TV adaptations are also excellent.)
Next I will read another novelette in Groff Conklin’s 1956 anthology “6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction.” I’ve read four so far, and only one meets today’s standards for this genre. Lots of racism, sexism, weird mutations – makes “Jurassic Park” look like in-depth social commentary.
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There were some good moments in Ross Poldark, but nothing about it made me want to read another. Clearly, I’m in the minority there (only knew of the newer adaptation…it got 2??)
Golden Age Sci-Fi does take a certain fortitude to work through now.
Just put Plainsong on my list.