What are you reading?

[Mimi Cheems]

Currently reading Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume One ^^

Gonna finish the first volume tonight c:

Then I'm probably gonna finish reading Chobits ! :3

 

[nocctea]

I used to read a bunch as a kid but fell off the wagon in high school, so I've been trying to reread my childhood favorites, starting with A Dogs Life - Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin.

It's a simple book that follows a stray, Squirrel throughout her life, I dunno what it is, but the story is so realistic and a little sad, I love it so much. I think it's one of the oldest books I have, it's always very comforting. I recommend it to anyone who likes animal books, and it's a quick read too!

 

[maria110]

Nothing at the moment. I need to find a new audiobook to listen to today while I clean. I like YA books but lately I've been finding them to be too long. Like unnecessarily longs. But, I'm not a YA, and maybe actual YAs have different taste.

 

[-Lumi-]

I finished reading The Devil and The Dark Water last week! I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. I think part of the issue was I started it and then paused for a long time so when I jumped back in the beginning wasn't fresh in my memory. It wasn't a bad book because I do enjoy the authors style of writing but it felt long at some points!

I think I might prefer The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle which is by the same author. It felt a little quicker to read I think.

 

[ellarella]

i started up on terminal boredom by izumi suzuki. i've only read the first of the seven short stories so far, but it was good!

 

[fivelsdreaming]

A Room Of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, I'm annotating it for fun. I love it so far I got it at a half-priced books store along with some manga and a wonder woman comic.

 

[mocha.]

I've been busy lately so haven't been prioritising reading as much as I used to, but I have been listening to some audiobooks!

A few I'm really enjoying:

Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Happy: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine by Derren Brown
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

 

[frogslime]

Mainly reading Felix Ever After right now, but I technically haven't finished The Sun Is Also A Star and Dumplin' yet. Also Lord of the Flies for class, and it's not as epic as I hoped.

A graphic novel I read recently called The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen is a really good story about a gay Vietnamese kid with absolutely GORGEOUS art

 

[HistoryH22]

The Burglar Who Thought He was Bogart by Lawrence Block. I've been bingeing Block's novels the past month or so. I've been absolutely loving the Burglar series.

 

[TheWildShadow55]

After finishing the two books I posted about last time I was on this thread, now I'm reading Kindred by Octavia Butler. I've never "read" sci-fi literature before, it's VERY interesting

 

[Neb]

I’m currently reading several books since I’ve been trying to reclaim my childhood hobby.

- On Writing: A Memoir of The Craft by Stephen King. This has been an enjoyable memoir and writing guide! His tips are very useful, especially as someone who has taken a long break from writing fiction.

- Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean. A guilty pleasure for sure. The premise is silly, but I love the author’s sense of humor. I really hope this is turned into a film one day! There’s a lot of potential here.

- The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta. I’ve never read anything like this book before. It’s half novel, half poetry collection. I can’t recommend this one enough

 

[imorileo]

I just finished Circe by Madeline Miller (i loved it! cried a lot). i'm thinking of picking up the LOTR books now since i've always been curious of the world building and everything :3

 

[Autumn247]

Coping With OCD by Bruce M. Hyman

I requested a bunch of manga books from the library so I'll have to go pick those up this week. Fruits Basket Another, and Sweetness and Lightning. Sweetness and Lightning I've read before but I wanted to read again because it's a good series. I read some of the original Fruits Basket, but not the new Fruits Basket Another series

 

[kusariyaro]

I’m sure a lot of you have been picking up reading as an extra form of entertainment over lockdown, so tell me what you’ve been reading!

for me, I’m working my way through Becoming by Michelle Obama, and I’m also reading How To Be Right in a world gone wrong by James O’Brien. The latter is probably one of the best books I’ve read - I’ve almost finished it in 3 days! He gives a (liberal) insight to feminism, brexit, political correctness and Donald trump among other things. Definitely recommend it!

I’ve also seen good things about the book “Girls & sex” which I’m thinking of picking up!

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i dont know if u only asked abt books lol but im reading a manga called spy x spy since its getting annadaptation soon and im enjoying it a lot since its a very original concept imo and the execution is funny! its abt a spy who needs to form a family for a mission and he gets together with an assassin and theu adopt a psychic girl! the thing is: none of them now this they just think they are normal people lol

 

[Autumn247]

Fruits Basket another by Natsuki Takaya

and I’m re-reading Sweetness & Lightning by Gido Amagakure

Both are manga series

 

[EmmaFrost]

I’m currently reading The Belly of the Beast by Da’shaun Harrison. It’s excellent and I know it’s going to be a staple text in sociology, social work etc classes in the future. As it should be.

 

[Weemaddz]

Been reading the twisted disney books, always been a disney fan so it's nice to read somthing where the villain has sorta won or is in charge of things, aladdin has been my favourite so far, looking forward to reading the rest

 

[Aquilla]

I recently picked up reading again. I have just finished „Anne of Avonlee“ and „One Last Stop“. Currently reading „The Hobbit“, as I never got around to it. I think I was afraid of not liking it because my expectations were super high from all the people loving the hobbit. Now I feel so stupid because the book is awesome and I could have read it years ago!

 

[~ Shannice ~]

milk and honey by Rupi Kaur! Amazing amazing amazing book!

 

[LadyDestani]

I just finished reading Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and I really enjoyed it. The characters were so tragic and I felt emotionally invested in all of them. I do still think it relied heavily on racial stereotypes of the time and a lot of racial slurs were tossed around in the dialogue, but the author's abolitionist and religious viewpoints were clearly on display throughout the book and it was quite moving to read.