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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| That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis |
Back After This by Linda Holmes |
I should be finishing Lewis’ Space Trilogy here this evening–if nothing else, each book in this trilogy is radically different than the one before. I’m very curious about how he wraps this all up.
I really have no idea why I picked up Back After This but one of my favorite (non book) bloggers recommended it, and our tastes generally align. I’m less than a chapter into it at the moment, so I really can’t say anything about it yet.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick |
Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike, read by Doug Tisdale Jr. |
A Scanner Darkly was something, that’s for sure. I’m not sure what, though. Really well-written, fantastic ideas, but I’m not sure about the whole package.
Pike’s satire was everything I’d hoped it’d be–and more.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones |
The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven, read by John Banks |
I’ve been reading a lot of dark and heavy things, so as an antidote, let’s see what Good Trouble has in store. Oh, more of the same. Okay, then.
At least at the end of the latest Poe and Tilly book, there’s a somewhat happy ending after all the dark and heavy.
What are you escaping into lately?
allyson johnson
i haven’t been reading a lot recently – really falling behind on my Goodreads challenge! I am currently reading Jokri’s “The Henna Artist” after having heard the author speak and a friend loaning me the book. I downloaded the ebook as i was traveling and have made most of my progress on planes and in waiting rooms. It’s a pains taking recreation of a possible life in the India of the 1950’s, with tremendous detail about the culture, sights, and smells of that time. I find it quite put-downable though.
I made more progress also while traveling on “The Brothers Karamasov.” Not as riveting as the last section where the older brother explained how he could not forgive God for allowing even a single innocent child to suffer.
I finished reading Tom Hanks’ “the making of another modern motion picture masterpiece”. it took awhile for him to get the story going and the plot was really just an excuse for him to go into detail about how much hard work and planning goes into the making of a movie. If you are interested in that sort of detail, this is an easy read.
I read “This Tender Land” by Eric Keene, a sort of cross between “Huckleberry Finn” and “Elmer Gantry.” I enjoyed reading it, but I can’t remember how it ended.
Next I will probably read a book I picked up in the airport called “The Fox Wife” which hooked me because it starts with the same Chinese myth that i used to start my ill-fated online novel “Fox Spirit.” have to see what the author did to get published that i failed to do.
(My second novel is looking like it might have a chance of getting published. I’ll keep you posted.)
HCNewton
I wondered about the Hanks novel, appreciate what you said. The Henna Artist sounds intriguing! The cross involved in This Tender Land sounds promising, but if you can’t remember the ending…eep.