Getting a couple of days off last week, and spending time in a hospital waiting room (surgery–not mine–went well) on Monday gave me a lot of time to read. I’m a little ahead of schedule now. Better yet, the books I’ve tackled this month have been universally better than I expected.
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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| The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi |
True Romance: A Noir Anthology edited by Troy Lambert & Vincent Zandri |
Sword & Thistle by S.L. Rowland, read by Eric Jason Martin |
Utomi’s novella will be my company for this evening. I’m quite looking forward to that.
I could use a little more romance in Lambert and Zandri’s compilation–but these short stories are intense enough that I’m not complaining.
My library has added some of Rowland’s Tales of Aedrea and I slapped my name on their hold list, I could use a little easy listening. So far, revisiting Sword & Thistle has been more enjoyable than I expected.
What did you recently finish reading?
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| A Murder Most Fungal by Adrian M Gibson |
There’s no sophomore slump to be found in Gibson’s second book. That was something else.
What do you think you’ll read next?
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| First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston |
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst, read by Soneela Nankani |
I cannot tell you how happy I am that I can jump into Johnston’s newest now.
I seem to enjoy Durst’s excursions into other worlds–now let’s see what she’s like on this Earth.
How’re your July reads treating you?
Carol
For a month now, I’ve been reading via audio a never-ending (650+ pgs), overwritten book that I can’t quite quit….The Calamity Club by Katherine Stockett. I’m compelled to find out what happens but it’s so drawn out. Audio is saving the day.
HCNewton
Stockett earned a lot of credit with me from that other book. But 28 hrs? That sounds like a lot. I’ve listened to a book by one of the narrators. I can see her helping a long book. But, I don’t know if I have that much patience for a book im not sold on.
allysonyj
I am currently reading Susan Choi’s “Flashlight”, a prize-winning novel with the usual prize-winners’ playing with time and point of view. I keep giving up, and then picking it up again. When I finish, I’ll either have a revelation of how great it is… or not.
Also reading Annie Proux’s collection of short stories, “Close Range”. These are tough stories about tough lives. I can only take one at a time and then ease off with some Georgette Heyer fluff.
Recently finished a couple of Georgette Heyers’ Regency novels – “the Toll Gate” and “False Colours.” (I was staying with a cousin who has a complete collection and refreshed my memory of a couple that I don’t own.) “Toll Gate” is a lot of fun; “False Colors”, despite its using one of my favorite meme (Idential twins who switch places” was a bit too talky for my taste.
Next… oh, dear, I am so far behind on the books that are piled on my end tables. I will do my best to polish off a couple.
HCNewton
The Choi and Proux books sound like a lot…hopefully worth it in some sense. On the other hand, the Heyers books sound like a good palate cleanser. A good summer read for sure.