I honestly don’t know that I have anything to blather about before diving in today. So, I’ll stop trying.
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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| Banners of Wrath by Michael Michel |
The Dentist by Tim Sullivan |
Michel’s latest is making me feel like I’m running a marathon–thankfully, it’s only in my mind (or I’d be typing this from a hospital bed). I really don’t know what to expect in the next chapter, much less the rest of this book (or the two to follow). But I’m in.
I’m only one quarter of the way into The Dentist, but if it keeps going like this, DS George Cross could be a new favorite.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| Hidden in Smoke by Lee Goldberg |
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto, read by Eunice Wong |
I didn’t expect the events of Hidden in Smoke for Sharpe & Walker #3–maybe #5 or #6. But I’m not going to complain. I’m glad I finally caught up to it.
I cannot say enough good things about Eunice Wong’s work narrating Vera Wong books. She’s as delightful to listen to as the books are.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Jump by DL Orton |
Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, read by Travis Baldree & Jeff Hays |
After two pretty intense Fantasy books, I need some SF. Enter Madders of Time, Book Two.
I was going to hold off on Dinniman’s new stuff until I had a few Dungeon Crawler Carls under my belt. Then after Book Club on Monday, the manager of Shared Stories sold me on this. So…I guess I’ll make his acquaintance this way.
You have anything costing you sleep lately? Or, if you’re healthier than that, what’s been grabbing your attention?
allysonyj
Currently I’m still working on “The Chinese Typewriter” by Thomas Mullaney. The writing which was so beautiful in the Acknowledgements and Foreword has become quite academic, so I am learning some interesting new words :
effability – ability to be uttered or expressed
semiotics – theory of signs and symbols
combinatorialism – practice of putting things together
agonistic – aggressive social interaction.
technolinguistics – this word isn’t in the dictionary, but you can figure it out given the subject matter.
Also continuing with “Ending Isolation” edited by Terry Kupers. Harrowing stories of solitary confinement and its awful effects.
Also struggling through Adam Johnson’s “The Wayfinder.” This got rave reviews as “a book for the ages” but if it hadn’t been for some clues in the review I might have given up trying to figure out the links between the two different story lines. I’ve loved Johnson’s short stories and hate to give up on this novel, but I’m at the point where nothing good is going to happen on either story line and it’s hard to turn the page.
Finished the short memoir “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” written by Jean-Dominique Bauby, one eye-blink at a time, after a stroke left him quadriplegic and unable to speak or move any part but his left eyelid. Have spent more time thinking about it probably than it took to read it. Recommend highly.
Picked up an old paperback of R. F. Delderfield’s “Mr Sermon.” Boy, is it dated! I really admired Delderfield back in the day, but his ideas about women and corporal punishment and sex are pretty hard to swallow. He starts with Mr. Sermon, a teacher, losing his temper and “walloping” an obnoxious student. This is framed as a liberating act which send him off on an adventure of self-realization which ends with his bringing life and passion and tenderness to his marriage by giving his wife a good walloping.
Next? If I ever finish the two non-fiction works and Johnson…. Maybe I’ll try to finish “Adventures of Kavalier and Clay”.
HCNewton
Aside from the Jean-Dominique Bauby, sounds like you’ve hit quite the run of disappointing books. Hope that ends for you soon.
I’d heard about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, but don’t think I’ve actually run into anyone who’d read it. Now I’m going to have to…thanks! (I think…looking at the TBR swaying in the breeze)