It’s entirely possible that by the time this posts, every bit of this will be out of date–but the way this week is going, I can also see me repeating this entire post next week. This grandpappy isn’t complaining at all, but books are being shoved to the side more often than I’m used to. Still, for the sake of argument, let’s go with this…
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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| Hit The Ground Running by Kate Ashwin |
The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire, read by: Raphael Corkhill |
Ashwin’s first novel is so fun and self-assured that I’m expecting that I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for the sequel (with 23% to go, I assume there’ll be at least one sequel) and probably am going to have to hunt down some of her comics, too.
Last week, I said, “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.” I underestimated just how strange it would be. I’m able to put that aside (mostly) and enjoy this.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger |
Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes by Moshe Kasher |
Enger’s novel is one of the most engaging and hopeful dystopian novels I can remember reading. There’s no plucky young woman in a love triangle coming to save the world–but there might something better going on.
There are so many things that could be said about Kasher’s book that I don’t know where to start–but since this isn’t a full post about it, I can let myself off with a “it’s entertaining, educational, and will make you laugh.”
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Don’t Tell Me How to Die by Marshall Karp |
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong, read by Phyllis Ho |
This Karp ARC looks like a return to his roots–dark comedy and thrillers. This is exactly what I want to see out of him (even if the premise is a bit…odd).
A cozy-looking fantasy about a found family and a search for a lost child. It looks charming, and worth a shot.
How are you closing out January?
allysonyj
I’m reading at Ruth Ozecki’s “The Book of Form and Emptiness”‘ I get going with the sections written about the Boy, and stall out on the sections about his Mother. This has been on my DNF list, but I’m giving it another (3rd) try. I just finished reading Daphne duMaurier’s “House on the Strand” – not her best, as the protagonist is unbearably self-centered and insensitive and thus hard for me
to relate to. But the plot gimmick (Kind of like Gabaldon’s “Outlander”) is a grabber. Next I will read “That Librarian” about banned books for my book group, and maybe start on Gabon’s “The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay”.
Isabella
Today I finished Pride or Die by CL Montblanc, and before that I read I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang.
Read my full post on my blog, The Inkbound Reader: https://theinkboundreader.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/www-wednesday-january-30-2025/