Reading Wednesday
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yuuago*Before I get started with this, I'd just like to mention that I've been feeling a little weird and unsocial lately, so if I end up acting weird and unsocial, well... there you go. ;V Anyway! Onward.
Finished reading: On the Head of a Pin by Janet Kellough. I think that I said everything I wanted to say about this in my previous entry. Tl;dr: Historical crime novel series set in mid-1800s Canada. I received this and another for Christmas; I liked it well enough that reading the second won't be a hardship. Though I don't know if I would seek these out, exactly. The prose is a little on the bland side. But I liked the point-of-view character, the setting, and the mystery well enough, so...! Not too bad. I can forgive less-than-sparkling prose for a solid story and good research.
Currently reading: Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. I forgot how utterly weird this book is. Those shopping carts... what. Though I must admit, I always love a good Death book, and this one sure is good. I can see why I've seen people list it as a favourite. It's also interesting to explore the life of the undead in Ankh-Morpork - I came to this book long after I'd been reading the Discworld series, so I was always familiar with Reg Shoe as a member of the Watch, rather than in the kind of role he has in this novel. Anyway - this isn't one of my favourite Discworld books, but I have been having a good time with it. :D
(Edit) Oh my gods, some of that stuff with Miss Flitworth, toward the end... I almost cried. Help. ;;;;
Also reading: Still reading Love Poems by Pablo Neruda. Still enjoying the hell out of it. <3 His work is lovely.
Reading next: I have no idea.Ursula Vernon T. Kingfisher is going to be releasing a new novel soon, The Raven and the Reindeer. But I haven't read their preview novel, Bryony and Roses yet, even though I've had it for months. So I should get around to that. I haven't read Castle Hangnail yet, either... though I'm not sure if I've bought that one. (But I should. Because Ursula Vernon <3 ) ...Apparently she's also putting together a colouring book. Which is not reading-related, obviously, but still pretty cool (and of course I will need one for my Ursula collection.)
Finished reading: On the Head of a Pin by Janet Kellough. I think that I said everything I wanted to say about this in my previous entry. Tl;dr: Historical crime novel series set in mid-1800s Canada. I received this and another for Christmas; I liked it well enough that reading the second won't be a hardship. Though I don't know if I would seek these out, exactly. The prose is a little on the bland side. But I liked the point-of-view character, the setting, and the mystery well enough, so...! Not too bad. I can forgive less-than-sparkling prose for a solid story and good research.
Currently reading: Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. I forgot how utterly weird this book is. Those shopping carts... what. Though I must admit, I always love a good Death book, and this one sure is good. I can see why I've seen people list it as a favourite. It's also interesting to explore the life of the undead in Ankh-Morpork - I came to this book long after I'd been reading the Discworld series, so I was always familiar with Reg Shoe as a member of the Watch, rather than in the kind of role he has in this novel. Anyway - this isn't one of my favourite Discworld books, but I have been having a good time with it. :D
(Edit) Oh my gods, some of that stuff with Miss Flitworth, toward the end... I almost cried. Help. ;;;;
Also reading: Still reading Love Poems by Pablo Neruda. Still enjoying the hell out of it. <3 His work is lovely.
Reading next: I have no idea.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.
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Date: 2016-02-05 10:19 pm (UTC)It sure has been a week.
(ETA) OH I just remembered, for our not-challenge, did we decide on specifications of where it should be posted, or does it just have to be posted, like, somewhere on the internet. (I'm thinking Ao3 vs DW... so very lazy when it comes to crossposting, I am.)
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Date: 2016-02-07 10:40 pm (UTC)