No post from me last week–I was probably asleep. I also took most of the week off from books, so I wouldn’t have had anything to say. But I’m over the flu now and back.
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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| Black Bag by Luke Kennard |
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett, read by Katie Schorr |
Black Bag is very likely going to be the oddest book I read this year. It’s making me think a lot, too. So…don’t take odd as a criticism/complaint. I should finish this today and to say that I have no idea what the last 25 percent is going to hold is putting it mildly.
I forgot my headphones at home yesterday, so I didn’t get any time with Rabbit Cake, I’m looking forward to getting back to it today.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips |
Head Fake by Scott Gordon, read by Nick Mondelli |
I’ll hopefully have a full post about Phillips’ book up tomorrow–short version, this is a completely pleasant and warm mystery featuring a girl-dad, while not being at all cozy.
Head Fake is going to be one of those books I’m talking about at the end of the year. It’s a funny and heartwarming book filled with broken people.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie |
The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan, read by John Heffernan |
After Kennard gets done messing with my head, I should benefit from running into some epic SF. Don’t let me down, Leckie!
I’m trying to keep my expectations in the right place for The Cyclist, but it’s hard after the way the first book in the series wowed me.
What’ve you been reading lately?
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Currently reading Paul Theroux’s “The Mosquito Coast” – a darkly funny book about a guy who decides to take his family back to nature in Central America. I keep imagining Harrison Ford as the protagonist – he starred in the poorly received movie. Another novel told from the child’s POV (seems I’ve read a lot of those lately)
As a backup, a pure fluff Regendy romance – an early Georgette Heyer , and not one of her best.
Recently finished reading “Ending Isolatioin”, a deeply troubling expose of the abuses of solitary confinement in our prisons. Just one more ugly thing we sweep under the carpet in this world full of ugly traditions.
Also finished Ann Packer’s “The children’s crusade” – her early chapters told from the children’s POV knocked my Sox off; later chapters as the kids grow up are less convincing – but still a good read.
And another Child’s POV in “The Painter’s Daughters”, a history-based tale of the two daughters of John Gainsborough, the Regeny portraitist. (No trace of Georgette Heyer froth in this Recency – and precious little romance.)
And Oliver Sach’s last collection, “the river of Consciousness” examining ideas about how we are able to percieve the world. Rather scholarly, but fascinating. (Modern theory is that the brain perceives the world in still pictures, and strings the pictures together quickly so that the mind perceives motion – as in a motion picture. See his book “Awakenings” for more on how this works.)
Whew – it’s been awhile since i posted. Also finished “Mismatch”, about how design decisions include and exclude particular groups, often without intention (ask any left-handed person about the design of spiral notebooks.)
and Susan Orleans’ “Joyride” about her evolution as a writer. Always like to compare other other methods and experience to mine.
Next: Something from my TBR shelf, i promise.