What are you reading?

[Xara]

honestly, i haven’t been doing much reading lately but right now i’m reading “white oleander” by janet fitch. it’s for a school assignment and i’m only about 50 pages in but it’s been an interesting read so far!

 

[PrincessApple]

im trying to save enough to buy the trials of apollo series since it's connected to the percy jackson/heroes of olympus series which is what i've been reading. I already read this series but I decided to read it again bc of quarantine hehe

 

[Jam86]

i'm currently rereading my favourite book series, miki falls
it's not very popular and apparently a lot of people who read it, hated it
but i love it, it's super cute

 

[cIementine]

i'm almost done with on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong which i really enjoyed. i discovered his work after being recommended his book of poetry, night sky on exit wounds, which i also highly recommend.

 

[oranje]

I just finished " The Signature of All Things" by Elizabeth Gilbert. My sister gave it to me as a gift after she became a fan of hers after reading "Eat, Pray, Love". I wasn't coming in with big expectations, but I actually really like it. It's a fictional story about a woman botanist in the early 1800s. It's very bittersweet, but I like how its realistic it is in that regard. Sometimes people do sacrifice almost everything in order to dedicate themselves to an idea and in this case, it was for the pursuit of science. I also liked that the protagonist was an older woman, which I don't see too often. Plus I also like how the author describes animals in the book, it's very sweet.

 

[Radio]

Currently reading "How to Lose the Time War". It's really short (maybe a novella tbh given that it's less than 300 pages). It's more abstract than plot-written but it's written so beautifully and I really enjoy the descriptions inside the book.

 

[InstantNoodles]

I'm currently re-reading the Claymore manga series because I bought a collector's edition as a treat for myself

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

I’m now reading Harry Potter and the half blood Prince

 

[Kaiaa]

I’m reading “We are the Ants” by Shaun David Hutchinson. I’m a little late to the party on this one but I highly recommend it if you haven’t already. You won’t look at life the same and will be better for it.

 

[JellyBeans]

currently I'm reading 'the picture of Dorian Grey' by Oscar Wilde! one of my 'resolutions' this year was to read a wider variety of books, both ones that weren't written recently as well as outside of my usual genre (i.e. trying to not exclusively read YA romance novels). it's a good read but I don't know if so far i'd describe it as particularly captivating!

 

[Squidward]

No One Writes Back by Eun-Jin Jan. Not the kind of book I usually read, but I love it so far.

 

[LuchaSloth]

I've read about 4 books this month already. Been reading a lot lately. Currently finishing up a book about the lives and mannerisms of different types of birds, titled 'The Thing With Feathers'. After that, I'm gonna start one of two other books that I haven't decided between yet.

 

[Lady Timpani]

I started reading the Bear and the Nightingale, part one of the Winternight trilogy, not too long ago. I haven't had a whole lot of time to read so I'm not very far in, but it's pretty compelling so far!

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Currently reading "How to Lose the Time War". It's really short (maybe a novella tbh given that it's less than 300 pages). It's more abstract than plot-written but it's written so beautifully and I really enjoy the descriptions inside the book.

I've heard interesting things about this one! I'd like to read it at some point, I hope you're enjoying it.

 

[deana]

I'm rereading Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

 

[mocha.]

Currently reading Where the Crawdads Sing, almost finished too!

Quite a gripping book, I’ve enjoyed reading it so far but it won’t be a favourite of mine. I find some aspects of it a little random but it’s been an easy read

 

[Burumun]

I'm currently reading The Queen's Gambit, since the series is popular right now (or was recently, I might be a bit late to the party). I'm not sure how big the differences are - the articles on that seem to be spoiler-y and mainly written for people who completed the series already - but I really like the book so far.

 

[jenikinz]

I joined the kindle unlimited because they have a free trial for 2 months, so I have been reading titles from that. Most of the books have been decent, but I really wish they had books that have been on my to read list forever. If they had at least a quarter of those I would be tempted to actually pay for the service, but I will probably cancel when the free trial is up. I feel like most of the book are from new or newish authors. Not that I don't want to give them a chance, but there is definitely a different feel with these books. They don't feel fully polished, I don't know how to explain it.

 

[Chris]

Back in 2005 I had the privilege to listen to Holocaust survivor Rudi Oppenheimer (1931-2019) speak on his experience as a child prisoner in Nazi German concentration camps - most notably Westerbock and Bergen-Belsen. I can't remember what made me think of him the other night, but I remembered that his brother Paul Oppenheimer (1928-2007) had written a book on their experiences so I ordered it on a whim and it came this morning. It arriving on Holocaust Memorial Day was coincidence.

EDIT: I ended up finishing this within a few hours. Horrifying yet gripping.

 

[LuchaSloth]

I'm reading a book titled 'The Hidden Half of Nature'. It's about microbiology. More specifically, it's mostly about the microbiology of soil and how it attributes to all living things.

 

[Bird_9]

Now im reading the karamazov brothers from Dostoievsky
Is very intriguing and the way the author use hid narrative makes you feel like youre someone whos is close to the events of the story.
Before that ive read Dune preparing myself for tbe future release of the new movie and i also love sci fi books
Also im reading a manga named Love hina
Im loving the story and all the characters are so vibrant and unique and somehow makes me happy and cheerfull for life. I think thats because it reminds me of a time when i was young and not so upset and tired