I've decided to go back and finish reading Poe's critisms. Taking a break for some light reading really helped and now I'm feeling excited about the prospect of diving back into them.
What are you reading?
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Cherry Tree
Senior Member
I've just started my first Christmas novel of the season called Calling Mrs Christmas. Half way through and for once I don't know how it's going to end 
. I know the general rule is you can see what happens at the end but I still enjoy reading them every year!
. I know the general rule is you can see what happens at the end but I still enjoy reading them every year!
Imbri
Resident Night Mare
I've been reading The Queen's Dollmaker by Christine Trent. It's been in my TBR pile for way too long, and I was looking for a nice, easy story to enjoy in the evenings, now I'm back to work. I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, and it's a fun read. I have the sequel on tap, and will likely read that, once I finish this first one.
Just finished five library autobiographies on a number of figures (Alex Haley, George H.W. Bush, Bobby Brown, and Gretchen Carlson among them). I'm now reading Bill Clinton's My Life autobiog, and Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi, which examines being female in modern Islamic context. (Though Christian, such a thing interests me with its emphasis on submission, which is also a feature of New Testament Biblical instruction via the Apostle Paul, a very controversial thing in today's sex/gender climate.)
Finished reading both Frankenstein and Dracula. I didn't expect me to take a million billion years to get through them, but schedules and whatnot. I enjoyed them both but the latter I think went on for a little too long, and I felt the former had much stronger prose.
The next book on my list is The Fifth Book of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston. From what I've read, Kingston is a bit of a polarizing figure within the Chinese-American community, which is something I can't really speak about with any level of experience, but I do slightly cringe at some of the responses she's given to the criticisms levied at her. I'm hoping this book will at least be interesting. If not, it was given to me for free at a yard sale, so I won't be too torn up about it. Plus, I like the cover.
The next book on my list is The Fifth Book of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston. From what I've read, Kingston is a bit of a polarizing figure within the Chinese-American community, which is something I can't really speak about with any level of experience, but I do slightly cringe at some of the responses she's given to the criticisms levied at her. I'm hoping this book will at least be interesting. If not, it was given to me for free at a yard sale, so I won't be too torn up about it. Plus, I like the cover.
Cherry Tree
Senior Member
Just started The Secret Santa by Trish Harnetiaux today and already a 100 pages in. I always read Christmas novels this time of year but this one is different being a murder mystery set at Christmas
I actually got through that one pretty quickly.
Bill Clinton's autobio is taking much longer. I'm still on that one, and that's only volume one.
CasualWheezer
Senior Member
I've been reading "Kindred" by Octavia Butler. It's a good book but I have to read it for English class in school so there a time crunch there and I also have to write essays on it. But perhaps I'll read it again on my own time someday.
Katzenjammer
♫Cat that Jams♫
I plan on starting, "Stiff: The curious lives of human cadavers," by Mary Roach (when time permits). I used to want to get into mortuary science and studied a lot of this kind of stuff. Yes I am weird and likely morbid, but fascinated by too many things, lol. *watches everyone slooooowly back away* xD
KimiyoCake
Senior Member
Recently i've been reading Fugou Keiji fanfics or Argonavis fanfics
After watching Cowboy Bebop I decided to reread Neuromancer by William Gibson and whah I love it, definitely a favourite sci fi book for me. My partner got me another book by William Gibson set in the same verse so I'm excited to see more of this world owo
(My partner is a programmer so I'm honestly vvv curious to see what he makes of these silly Cowboy hackers if he gets round to reading Neuromancer)
(My partner is a programmer so I'm honestly vvv curious to see what he makes of these silly Cowboy hackers if he gets round to reading Neuromancer)
Imbri
Resident Night Mare
I just finished Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent. I'd read The Queen's Dollmaker and A Royal Likeness by her already, which I enjoyed. This one wasn't as good, IMO. It was slow to start, there were far too many teases about who people were talking to/conspiring with, a mysterious character who spent the better part of the novel appearing only in anonymous entries to their diary, and an ending that was rushed and disjointed. It really needed a few more chapters to settle everything.
I think it's meant to be first in a series, which might account for the somewhat abrupt ending, but it didn't interest me enough to go look for further books.
I got a couple of new books for the holidays, so I may start one of them. I've done several historical fiction novels, and think I want something a bit lighter.
I think it's meant to be first in a series, which might account for the somewhat abrupt ending, but it didn't interest me enough to go look for further books.
I got a couple of new books for the holidays, so I may start one of them. I've done several historical fiction novels, and think I want something a bit lighter.
Sharksheep
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I'm currently reading Leviathan's Wake. I've seen The Expanse which is the TV adaptation of the books and it's mostly true to the books. There's some stuff they cut but I'm fine with that cause it wouldn't have been that interesting to see on TV or have been too graphic.
JessieOfSeacowBay
Wolfgang fan club
I have dyslexia, and I had my most productive reading year exclusively listening to audiobooks last year and I'm going to continue doing that, so hopefully that still counts...
Anyway, I'm currently listening to The Queen by Josh Levin about the infamous "welfare queen" mentioned by Reegan during his bid for presidency. The truth of the matter is Linda Taylor was a con-artist, bigamist, kidnapper, and possible murderer who was somehow demonized for the least of her crimes, but became the stereotype for the "undeserving poor". It's very enlightening.
Anyway, I'm currently listening to The Queen by Josh Levin about the infamous "welfare queen" mentioned by Reegan during his bid for presidency. The truth of the matter is Linda Taylor was a con-artist, bigamist, kidnapper, and possible murderer who was somehow demonized for the least of her crimes, but became the stereotype for the "undeserving poor". It's very enlightening.
