Well, that Man Flu I mentioned Saturday really wiped me out–to the extent that reading 20 pages in a day was a victory. I honestly didn’t think I was capable of sleeping as much as I have this week without sedation. So, my schedule for the week has been tossed (everything in the what do you think you’ll read next answer should’ve been finished no later than tonight). Whoops.
Oh well, I’m on the mend and the worst part of having books unread for 2025 is that I know where I’ll start for 2026.
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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| Through the Corner of Circles by Meg Ashley |
Son of a Liche by J. Zachary Pike, read by Doug Tisdale Jr. |
Ashley’s book is really good–I’m not convinced at 2/3-ish of the way through that I understand where the book is going. I’m fine with that–I’m pretty sure that the author does.
I didn’t make much progress on Son of a Liche since last week, still really digging it (even if some plot developments have not be enjoyable).
What did you recently finish reading?
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| More Grammar Sex: Essays About Life and Stuff | Cold Days by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters |
Germaux’s second collection of essays “about Life and Stuff” is just entertaining as his first. It was a good collection to dip in and out of during the hubbub surrounding Dec. 25.
Cold Days is still the most recent audiobook that I’ve listened to. Still a lot of fun.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis |
Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher, read by Robertson Dean |
I’d planned on ending the year with this book, a nice bookend to starting it with A Pilgrim’s Regress. Thanks to this stupid flu, I’ll be starting the year with it. Oh well, it was a nice thought.
Might as well start the New Year with a quick read, right?
How are you finishing this year? Are you going to be taking books into the New Year, or do you get to start with a clean slate?
KWHR
Welcome back to the land of the living…..now pick up a book and get reading! :p
Well done on your prodigious year of reading! I don’t know whether to marvel at how many books I successfully read for such a busy year, or to shake my head at how many I have marked “currently reading”….
HCNewton
I just can’t bring myself to have too many on my “Currently Reading” plate at once. I think I had 9 going at one point this year, and it wasn’t good for my concentration.
KWHR
And thanks for the reminder….I definitely need to finally start reading some Jim Butcher in 2026.
HCNewton
Something I’m more than prepared to remind you to do.
Bob Germaux
Hey, HC, I’m glad you’ve recovered from that Man Flu and are back among the reading/writing public. And what a wonderful way for me to end ’25/begin ’26: a mention by the Irresponsible Reader. How cool! Here’s to a great New Year for you and yours, my friend. Cynthia and I wish you the best!
HCNewton
Thanks, Bob! Glad to be well enough to at least tap away at the keys a bit (you don’t have to listen to me hack, splutter, and cough my way through it).
Hope you and Cynthia have a great one!