So, this is the Winteriest week we’ve had here this Winter, and all I want to do is huddle down with a book and a gallon of tea. How about you? Hopefully, it’s a bit more comforatble (although a quick glance at the news suggests that it isn’t).
Now let’s get on to the WWWing.
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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| I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger |
Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes by Moshe Kasher |
I don’t know that I fully grasp everything that Enger is up to in this book–but I don’t care because the prose is just great (although it would be nice if I could put it together before the end). This dystopian world feels all too real (even if there’s magical realism lurking around).
Kasher’s second memoir is much funnier than his previous one (shocking that a memoir that ends with a teenager finally getting sober wasn’t a hoot). This is provocative, thoughtful, and entertaining. For example, I never cared about “Rave culture” and am okay with that–but the approx. 90 minutes he spent talking about it was really engaging.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| Sword & Thistle by S.L. Rowland |
The Accidental Joe: The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef by Tom Straw |
Rowland’s cozy fantasy is less cozy than it’s predecessor–but it’s close enough that it shouldn’t bother those who want the coziness, but it should also appeal to those who prefer more “stabby stabby” (to quote someone).
Tom Straw’s first (I think) book under his own name (instead of Richard Castle’s) is a hoot. It’s going to be hard to express how fun this was.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Hit The Ground Running by Kate Ashwin |
The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire, read by: Raphael Corkhill |
An “offbeat” or “humorous” cyperpunk? Is that allowed? Should be fun to find out.
It is going to be so weird hearing the voices Toby, Tybalt, et. al. in a voice that doesn’t belong to Mary Robinette Kowal. Still I’m looking forward to giving it a shot.
What’s keeping you company as you try to get warm?
Carol
It’s currently 80* in SoCal!
allysonyj
I”m currently reading Ivan Doig’s “Dancing at the Rascal Fair”, a story of the settlement of Montana. I was very engaged with the book until the narrator fell in love; the fulsome descriptions of the lady overwhelmed my interest. However, the book continues until the narrator is probably a grizzled patriarch, and I’m sticking with it.
Next I will probably read Daphne duMaurier’s “House on the Strand” because I love many of her books and stories and I don’t recall reading this one.
I most recently re-read Dorothy Gilman’s “The Tightrope Walker”, a charming story from the author of the “Mrs. Pollifax” series.
Gina
It’s hot chocolate & coffee for me during the latest cold snap. I’m finishing up Quacking the Case, a Granny Appleton cozy mystery from Missy Tarantino.