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What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
Currently reading: The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum for future tildes book club. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (book club with coworkers, this one is a bit of a drag to get through and I'm already late because I was sick). Hemlock and Silver by T Kingfisher (fun, listening with partner).
Just finished: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo, Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert. Continuing some series I've started.
Up next: The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King (continuing series), The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (library book club), Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (continuing more series).
I have a lot of book clubs and a lot of series going. I'm trying to whittle away at both. It's been harder recently, as work has been more demanding and I haven't been able to listen as much.
Finished Pillars of the Earth which is a historical novel with action, intrigue and a twisty generational plot. Some of the main characters are professional builders and a cathedral gets built as the book progresses. It was a fun visit to the middle ages.
Started Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang for Tildes Book Club September read.
I thoroughly enjoyed Pillars of the Earth. I also enjoyed the next two books in the 'series': World Without End, and A Column of Fire. I have not read the other two.
Pillars of the Earth was an intense read for me! It almost didn't feel worth it, like there was not quite enough light or goodness to balance the darker aspects. I read World Without End recently, and it felt a little more balanced to me.
It was intense and setting it during a civil war was definitely a choice. Toward the end they talked about the king enforcing the king's peace as a relief from violence.
Living at a time and place without social safety nets other than family is hard.
I just finished Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and absolutely loved it. It's very much akin to a cosmic True Grit. There's no deep symbolism or anything like that, but the on-the-nose moralizing suited the story being told, I think. The art is amazing.
While counting it as reading might be a stretch, I'm working through Murdle: The School of Mystery. I enjoy logic puzzles, and Murdles have the added benefit of being very tongue-in-cheek with the puzzles tied together by an over-arching story.
My next book will be Shock Induction by Chuck Pahlaniuk.