I caught wind of WWW Wednesday a couple of weeks ago and, as an avid reader, I was totally excited by the idea of sharing about the books we are reading. So, I would love to join in!
The Three W’s for WWW Wednesday are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
What are you currently reading?
I am currently reading The Leavers by Lisa Ko. Anything that has that little emblem there on the cover – those are the books I am drawn to. And the subject material is very relevant to these times. I carve out certain times of the day to read and am itching to get back to this book. It’s written very well, easy to read and leaves an impression.
What did you recently finish reading?
A few days ago I finished Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami. This book didn’t have that little emblem I am so drawn to. Instead I chose this one because of the author. I have read a lot of Murakami’s work and love his use of language. I find myself re-reading passages in his books because I am so drawn to the way he uses words to describe a thought or feeling.
Also, I do not usually like books of short stories. I like one long well-developed story. But I was not disappointed in any way. Each story was pleasing, thoughtful and developed.
What do you think you’ll read next?
I have a pile of books on my night stand that is in constant rotation. Books being added as well as books being read and removed to return to the bookshelf. As I sift through the books, this one is in the lead when it comes to which one I think I will read next.
Again, I am drawn to this book because of the author, Sarah Waters. I have loved other books by Waters including The Paying Guests, The Little Stranger and Fingersmith which is actually in my top 10 books of all time list – so – that’s kind of a big deal. And I am sure, The Night Watch will not disappoint!
Thank you Taking on a World of Words for continuing with WWW Wednesday – I really enjoy to share and to read what others are in to!
I loved Affinity by Waters and I’ve got Fingersmith on my list as well. Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
Awwesome! Hope you like Fingersmith as much as I’ve pumped it up 🙂 Thank you!
You can learn a lot about a person from the “What are you going to read next?” question. You are probably a very organized person. When I finish a book–which is always 90 minutes after bedtime because I’m so close to the end of the book I can’t put it down–I’m at a loss. The next evening I just poke around on wordpress blogs because I haven’t planned ahead to get a new book. Finally, I go to the library and browse the shelves for forty minutes looking for something to read in my narrow sci-fi genre that excludes all books about outer-space or the distant future. I NEVER know what I’m reading next.
Yeah, you got me. I am on Goodreads (and highly recommend it) so you put the books you have read in there and they will make recommendations to you based on your reading history – what you may want to read next. And you keep a “To read” list. When I am on WP and hear about a book that I think I will like, or I see that an author I like has one out, I put it on my To Read list. And then for whatever reason, when I am feeling depressed, I like to buy books. Always makes me feel better – so I take my list and get on ebay to order the books used (if I get a chance I will do a library search for the books – but my kids aren’t quiet library types and sometimes I just want a good book on hand). Then before I know it I have this huge pile by my bed that I sift through. Books = therapy.
Hi Robyn, I searched your blog because I thought I got a recommendation for “What I think about when I think about running” from you. I found a Haruki Murakami book on your blog, but not that one. I HATED his running book. I may blog about that. But then I read this review and google him and found that his genre is magical realism which is one of my favorite genre’s. I’m not sure I can dive right into another book of his because I’m really pissed off that he wasted my time, but I’d like to give one a try eventually. Can you recommend one in the magical realism category?
You still trust me after you hated that book? I wrote about that book on my running blog when I still had it. I liked his personal take on running as it mirrored some of my own thoughts although I didn’t really care for anything else he talked about in the book. I do love Murakami’s stuff and want to read more of his work. I really want to read Norwegian Wood as I have heard so much about it. I did read, and would recommend Kafka on the Shore (if you still trust me 🙂 ). I also read Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage – stay away from that one. It really is a colorless book.
My complaints about the Murakami book were that he was so negative. I just wanted him to say “I like running because I like to run” but he never did. He spent so much time talking about what he *had* to do. Also he was so absolute. He made several proclamations as unarguable facts that I didn’t agree with. I’m not sure these would be an issue in a fiction book. Something funny about my complaints is that they somewhat mirror a complaint that I got about my own running book. That similarity definitely had an impact on my enjoyment of the book. I trust your book opinions at least as much as anyone else’s . In fact I’ve got an interlibrary loan in the works for Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison.
I liked his message of ‘I’m not racing you. I’m racing me.’ I don’t remember his proclamations. I guess I just ignored them because I never changed my running or anything. Oh good! I think you will like that one more than another Augusten Burroughs. Everyone liked Running With Scissors but it IS over the top. Reading Look Me in the Eye was good because he wasn’t diagnosed until he was like 40-50 (guessing, but older) and he just talks about his life and how he always felt like an outsider.
He also wrote “it goes with out saying” twice in the book. If it doesn’t need to be said, why is he writing it? 🙂
I actually laughed out loud – that is pretty funny 🙂