What are you reading?

[Soigne]

I've started reading The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain and it's very good.

Does anyone else use Goodreads? I'd love to add more people on there and be more active.

 

[smug villager]

Been reading Richard Siken's poetry books. No matter how much poetry I read, I keep coming back to them.

 

[Neb]

I'm reading "A Concise History of Japan" by Brett Walker for my history class. It's decently well written, but it does not help much with understanding the material. Japanese history is extremely convoluted and involves a ton of historical figures. This book does not go into much detail into any of them, so much of what I learn is forgotten.

 

[savanniebananie]

Since I've just finished reading all the Twilight books (I know, embarrassing), I'm now reading Midnight Sun, which is Edward's point of view from the first Twilight novel. It's a little concerning, to say the least.

 

[Dinosaurz]

I am reading the goldfinch! I like it so far

 

[Autumn247]

Reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Loving it, have loved all his books so far

 

[Aerith]

I've been wanting to get into Ursula K. Le Guin for a long time now, so I started A Wizard of Earthsea recently.

 

[oath2order]

Piranesi at the moment.

Solid read!

 

[LadyDestani]

I've finished Book 2 of Count of Monte Cristo, so I'm about halfway done. I started Book 3 last night.

 

[Belle T]

A Bird of Passage by B.M. Croker.

I honestly, truly needed an extremely quaint 19th century romance novel to help me through an emotionally trying week, but in reality, I only downloaded this book because it was free and had the word "bird" in it.

 

[Legend Of Cats]

I just finished reading The Walls Between Us by Haru Tsukishima. Another great romance manga to add to my collection.

 

[Belle T]

Pro-Tip to younger readers: Never convince yourself that all modern literature is bad, and on that note, never allow anyone to convince you that older literature was mostly good. Only in Victorian-era romance novels can you expect the climax of a compelling romance to be sidelined for a Scooby Doo-esque "man in a monster costume" mystery, and for said man in a monster costume--introduced less than a hundred pages prior--to receive the benefit of the closing lines of the narrative. It's all quite stupid.

Anyway, my next book will be (hopefully shorter) Broken Music by Phyllis Bottome. It's another one of those books I only downloaded because I liked the title, and it was free. So I have no expectations for it whatsoever!

 

[Mairmalade]

Currently reading The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. I read one of her other books and enjoyed the snappy chapters from different perspectives, so I decided to give this one a read.

 

[savanniebananie]

Started reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Sadly, I spoiled the book for myself by watching the movie. I wasn't planning to read the book, but my friend convinced me to. It's very good so far.

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. A bit confusing, but an interesting read!
Technically I finished the book a few days ago, but I'll have to re-read some pages because it's part of an English assignment.

 

[savanniebananie]

A Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby. The theme of looking past appearances and loving somebody for who they are as a person is so touching. I'm in love with this book. It also touches on putting your negative feelings about yourself away and allowing others to see you as you are. I highly recommend this book.

 

[Lady Timpani]

Pro-Tip to younger readers: Never convince yourself that all modern literature is bad, and on that note, never allow anyone to convince you that older literature was mostly good. Only in Victorian-era romance novels can you expect the climax of a compelling romance to be sidelined for a Scooby Doo-esque "man in a monster costume" mystery, and for said man in a monster costume--introduced less than a hundred pages prior--to receive the benefit of the closing lines of the narrative. It's all quite stupid.

I want to know which book you're subtweeting here lmao

I'm taking a break from reading because I have so much going on, and unfortunately I've been in a bit of a rut again. I'm thinking of making a book goal for next year, but it's probably going to be really unambitious like ten novels. Or maybe even five lol but I really don't have as much time to read as I used to The perils of growing up.

 

[Belle T]

I want to know which book you're subtweeting here lmao

It was A Bird of Passage by Bithia Mary Croker. It's on Project Gutenberg if you're interested, but be advised that it contains some language and ideology that would rightfully not be considered acceptable in today's society.

I'm taking a break from reading because I have so much going on, and unfortunately I've been in a bit of a rut again. I'm thinking of making a book goal for next year, but it's probably going to be really unambitious like ten novels. Or maybe even five lol but I really don't have as much time to read as I used to The perils of growing up.

Hope you find yourself in a better situation soon. Book goals are fine and dandy, but it's most important that you have the time and mental state to properly enjoy them. I've had to put some books I had planned to read aside for my own mental health this year, even though they're boks I'm sure I might have enjoyed otherwise.

 

[Neb]

I've been wanting to get into Ursula K. Le Guin for a long time now, so I started A Wizard of Earthsea recently.

One of my moms had Ursula K. Le Guin's husband as a creative writing professor in college actually! I've been meaning to read her books for that reason.

I started Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. It's good, but I wish the aliens felt a bit more alien. In the book they're just humanoids with leathery wings.

 

[Venn]

Currently reading The Dawn of Yangchen, based on the Avatar: The Last Airbending TV Series. It's good, but not as good as the Kyoshi Novels. Just hoping it will get better.