Here on October 30, I’m sitting here next to 3 of my September TBR books, probably won’t finish in time, eh? But let’s see what I have been working on…
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?
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| Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg |
I’m Still a 10-Year-Old Boy by Nancy Cartwright |
I’m starting the second Sharpe & Walker book today–I’m really eager to see what this book says about the series as a whole. Also, Eve Ronin is supposed to show up–can’t complain about that.
It’s fun to hear Cartwright talk about her life and career so far. I expect that the book will get even more fun once she starts voicing the titular 10-year-old.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| Spook Street by Mick Herron |
Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death by Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes, read by Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes, and Annette Amelia Oliveira |
Spook Street was just fantastic. I really don’t understand why I haven’t made the time to read everything by Herron yet*. And while I know the titular “Spook” is a reference to spies, this is his spookiest (in terms of unnerving) yet.
Obitchuary is a cute and light-hearted look at the biggest taboo topic I can think of. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to come up with more to say.
* Paul, my friend, feel free to not say anything in response to this. I know you’ve been telling me this forever. Feel free to resume telling me this in January when I’ll have seemed to have forgotten.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Nobody’s Hero by M.W. Craven |
Adventures in Cryptozoology: Hunting for Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and Other Not-So-Mythical Monsters by Richard Freeman, read by Derek Perkins |
I’ve been sitting on this ARC of Nobody’s Hero for awhile, wanting to post about it closer to the release date. I’m beyond ready to dive in.
Adventures in Cryptozoology seemed like it could be fun. At the very least, it’ll help boost my sagging Non-Fiction numbers for the year.*
* (that’s mostly a joke)
What have you been reading lately, what are you planning on reading while dealing with (or hiding from) Trick-or-Treaters?
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Did I miss your comments on “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”?
I am currently succumbing to a Guilty Pleasure and reading Susan Maas’s “A Court of Mist and Fury”. Lots of fantastic creatures, hidden menace, spells and sorcery – great cuddle-up under an afghan on a chilly day. Also making progress on Christina Holloway’s “Whispers Across a Sea”, an Anglo-Irish family saga, and Katharine Koen’s “Through a Glass Darkly.” these are all tomes over 600 pp each so I’ll be sticking with them awhile.
Last week I picked up Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House in the Big Woods”, which somehow had escaped me as a child. This is such a cozy, comfortable, quaint tale for children – it makes “The Secret Garden” feel like “The Exorcist.” But it is meant as a bedtime chapter book, and as such is probably deservng of its classic status. For a more grownup version of early pioneer life in the forest, check out Conrad Richter’s “The Trees” which is scary and spooky and probably much closer to how it felt for the actual pioneers.
Next I will read Colm Tobin’s “Brooklyn”, a short novel for a book group. I enjoyed the movie.