The three āWās areĀ what are you reading now,Ā what have you recently finished reading, andĀ what are you going to read next, and you can find this weekās post at the hostās blogĀ hereĀ if you want to check out other posts.
What are you currently reading?
About 15 different books. I know, I’m utterly terrible. However, I am trying to focus on two of them right now:Ā What on Earth Evolved? …in Brief,Ā by Christopher Lloyd is one of them. It’s not very surprising to me, because I do know my biology reasonably well, but there have been one or two titbits I did enjoy (slime moulds can move towards food!) and it is interesting to see what someone else classes as important in its impact on the planet.
Secondly, I’m rereadingĀ Camelot’s Sword, the third book of Sarah Zettel’s series of romances about Gawain and his brothers. This one features Gareth and Lynet; not my favourite pairing, but I do adore the supporting characters.
What have you recently finished reading?
Uhh, I think the last thing I finished wasĀ The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, by Philip Jose Farmer. It was okay — I liked the idea of taking Verne’s classic and bolting on a true sci-fi story — but the source material limited it, and the narrative voice didn’t always work for me. It stuck fairly close to Verne’s story, except when it didn’t, so it felt rather fragmented.
What will you read next?
I’m trying to alternate finishing two books from my currently reading stack with one new book (whether that be a reread or an actual new-to-me read). At the moment, I’m really tempted to do some rereading and pick up Catherynne Valente’sĀ The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, but I am actually a capricious creature (I know, you’re all shocked), so who knows what will happen.
What are you reading?
I finally got some reading done! It was part of my book cull yesterday so I’m pleased I got some productive reading done! I’m always tempted by re-reading but I cave in and try to take something on the TBR…
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I’m a big rereader, because I do believe you bring a different understanding to books at different times in your life — and sometimes I just want the comfort!
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I read Catherynne M’s Valente’s Deathless a while back and found it strange but rather wonderful once I got into it.
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I think that summarises most of Valente’s books, haha!
I’ve been fascinated by slime moulds since I saw them on some Attenborough programme decades ago…
I didn’t know they could move, though I was already fascinated by them as an early form of life and living together!
My first encounter with them was video of the entire life cycle so everything about them was an equal shock!
Slime molds can move??? I know what I’m reading about next…
Yes! I read about it in What On Earth Evolved… In Brief, but they only have a very brief chapter there. If you find anything longer-length, let me know! But the source they got it from was: Nakagaki, T., Yamada, H. and TĆ³th, Ć. (2000). Nature, 407(6803), pp.470-470.
I can’t alternate books anymore. Not like I used to. I used to have three books going at the same time. I just have to stick to my one by one just to keep up. I hope you enjoy your reads!
I really need to slim down my list, alas! Especially with my classes starting again.