What are you reading?

[ZeldaCrossing64]

Currently reading Speaker for the Dead, the sequel to Ender's Game, my English teacher let me borrow the book. I'm also re-reading Dog Man: Fetch-22, I didn't even know we had that book until my parents cleaned out my brother's old room last week.

 

[savanniebananie]

Currently reading Speaker for the Dead, the sequel to Ender's Game, my English teacher let me borrow the book. I'm also re-reading Dog Man: Fetch-22, I didn't even know we had that book until my parents cleaned out my brother's old room last week.

I read Ender's Game in 8th grade, it was really good. I had no clue there was a sequel though,

 

[Introspective Onlooker]

Before I got sidetracked with other books, I was reading Matt Ridley's Genome (1999). It's been a year since I owned it, but I still haven't been able to finish the thing because of my aforementioned sporadic attention span. And I still have plenty of books I bought in 2021 that I still need to read. Hopefully, I'll prioritized my books more as the year goes on.

 

[Chris]

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

This was actually recommended to me by one of my high school English teachers thirteen years ago. She thought I'd like it. I'm about halfway through and she was right, I do like it, but there's no way I'd have appreciated it in the same way at the time.

 

[cya]

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. 80% finished, and have enjoyed it a lot. I only read it during my work breaks, so it's taking a while.

 

[savanniebananie]

I started reading Born at Midnight by CC Hunter. It's the first book of the Shadow Falls series. It's really great so far. I'm enjoying it a lot. I love all of CC Hunter's books, so I was happy to find a series by her that I haven't read yet.

 

[Belle T]

The Vanishing Half was pretty good. It did have some structural issues that I think kind of diminished the impact of what I assume were meant to be highly emotional scenes, but nevertheless, I enjoyed it enough to have read it in its entirety in about three days.

Now, I'm moving on to The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. Because I got it for free, and that's about the only reason, really.

 

[k e r f u f f l e]

I'm at the very end of "Stop Doing That ****" by Gary John Bishop. It's incredibly insightful and answered a lot of questions I've been trying to figure out.

I also just finished "Garlic And The Vampire" by Bree Paulsen (graphic novel). It was adorable. Finished it in about 10 minutes.

 

[petaltail]

currently rereading harry potter and the philosopher's stone!! i'm almost done and i can't wait to move onto chamber of secrets (i feel like i haven't read that one in particular in ages for some reason)
i also started the institute by stephen king a couple months ago and i really wanna go back to it

 

[cya]

Prey by Michael Chrichton. About 50% through. It's interesting so far!

 

[absol]

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (finished 1-2)

 

[Biyaya]

I’m about to start reading a book called Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Ritchter. I’m super excited to start reading since it is the intermingling of two things I value highly: faith and environmental justice! It’s also kind of perfect for an Earth Month read.

 

[Asarena]

I'm currently reading Cleared for Takeoff The Ultimate Book of Flight by Rowland White.

 

[LadyDestani]

I just finished reading Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett, the third book in the Discworld series.

Tonight I'll be starting The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan, the second book in the Wheel of Time series.

I'm going to be bouncing back and forth between the two series since they're both rather long and occasionally taking a break to read other single-shot books.

 

[Imbri]

I just started reading The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, the first book in the Bridgerton series.

 

[Belle T]

The Railway Children was... eh.

Perhaps there's some historical context I'm missing, but I'm not exactly sure I understand what made it so popular as to warrant several adaptations. I didn't find any of the characters particularly charming or well-written, and even giving it the benefit that it's intended to be episodic, the pace is rather meandering in the buildup to a resolution that doesn't really feel earned. I do understand the historical events that inspired it (the Dreyfus affair, the Russo-Japanese War, etc.) but at most, it felt less like a story inspired by the cultural impact of those events and more like a slight reframing of those events that goes to great lengths to explain that they weren't very good actually. Again, perhaps there's a specific historical and cultural context that I'm missing reading it in the present day, but at the very least, I thought it dull.

I plan to start on Star of India by Alice Perrin next. No particular reason; was just scrolling through a list of things I had downloaded on my tablet and picked that one at random. I suppose that's a good sign I'm either running out of material or running out of steam.

 

[Mr_Keroppi]

The different Chronicles of Narnia books. They are fun and interesting to read. My parents bought the whole set a while ago and it was collecting dust so I was like "I need something to read" and I saw those and uwu now I am reading them. I love reading because its good for you and so much fun!

 

[Neb]

I’m giving Revelation Space a second chance after dropping it halfway three years ago. I remember pretty much everything that happened up to that point. This gives me a chance to appreciate the author’s writing style rather than focus on what happens next. I can now say I was dumb for dropping it last time. Revelation Space is a great, if fragmented book.

I’m finishing up Speak, Okinawa as well. The author’s life and family are genuinely interesting, but it is a heavy read. Pretty much every chapter has something sad or anger inducing mentioned.

 

[Neb]

I started Unmasking Autism by Devon Price. I quit hiding my autism a while ago, but it’s nice to hear about other people’s experiences.

 

[BakaRina]

Currently reading The Apothecary Diaries, My Next Life as a Villainess and Overlord.