The three ‘W’s are what are you reading now, what have you recently finished reading, and what are you going to read next, and you can find this week’s post at the host’s blog here if you want to check out other posts.
What are you currently reading?
Many things at once, as ever, so I’ll pick out the two standouts! I’m most of the way through a book on the Voyager probe missions, which is pretty fascinating: it’s a little old now, and there have been other missions that added to our knowledge both since the probes did their fly-by and since the book was published, if I’m not mistaken. Still, Voyager was a heck of an undertaking, and completely admirable. I loved the part on the Golden Record and how things were chosen for it, and how Sagan guided it to represent humanity’s hopes and not our fears.
I’m also reading Dorothy L. Sayers’ The Documents in the Case, which I’d never actually picked up before, despite it being Sayers. It’s not Peter, of course, but it is very Sayers: she brings to life some rather different voices, exposes them mercilessly for all their faults, but with a kind of wry fondness for humans and all our foibles.
What have you recently finished reading?
The last book I finished was It Walks By Night, with which I was heartily unimpressed. Before that it was Smallbone Deceased, which was a bit more to my taste. I’m afraid I really don’t get on with the author of the former, John Dickson Carr; I’ve read a couple of his now, and he does exactly the same flourish in each like it’s meant to be impressive. Smallbone Deceased actually reminded me of Sayers a little, though — not so much in style, but in the way he brought to life the setting.
What are you going to read next?
Search me! I have a book on deciphering lost languages by Andrew Robinson which I’m partway through, so I might focus on that. Or I might pick up Magic Slays, the next book in my Kate Daniels reread. Or finish up rereading Dreadful Company in time for Vivian Shaw’s new book, which hopefully will arrive on my doorstep tomorrow!
You get the gist, I’m bad at this.
What are you currently reading?
Wow, you have been working your way through a nice variety of books. I have not read Dorothy L. Sayers even though I have heard great things about her work. I am always in favor of a Kate Daniels re-read. Happy reading!
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Sayers is great, though probably a little slow compared to modern crime fiction.
I really am throughly enjoying revisiting Kate. Maybe this time I’ll actually catch up to the published books! Ha.
Could you tell me the title and author of the book about Voyager, please?
Oh, how odd that I didn’t write it in the post. Must’ve got distracted! It’s The Interstellar Age, by Jim Bell.
Thanks!
The new Vivian Shaw arrived with me yesterday which was exciting! I’ve still to read the second book so I can binge both-maybe as my first January books as I doubt I’ll get through all the books already chosen for this year unless I get a lot more DNFs!
It’s nice to have something in your pocket you know you’ll enjoy, too!