WWW Wednesday, 19th May 2021

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The WWW Wednesday book tag is hosted by Taking On a World of Words.

The three Ws 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'm going to finish Love and Care by Shaun Deeney today which has been a brilliant memoir of a son taking care of his mother. It really makes you think about life, death, and familial love. I'm also reading The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne which I'm loving. The characters are so skilfully drawn they feel completely real, although you might wish some of them didn't! Unusually for me, I've got a third book on the go too - When Will You Get A Real Job? by Elin Petronella, a fascinating case study of her and her (now) husband's first year as creative entrepreneurs.

What did you recently finish reading?

My most recent read was Jaipur Journals by Namita Gokhale, a book with an entertaining array of characters that all converge on the Jaipur Literature Festival, sometimes with some very dramatic results.

What do you think you'll read next?

I was meant to be taking part in a readalong of Hallie Rubenhold's The Five this month but as my copy hasn't arrived at the library it's looking unlikely that I'll be able to join in. I look forward to picking it up eventually though as it looks fascinating. Otherwise, my next read will be Love and Miss Harris which promises some lighthearted fun.

WWW Wednesday, 10th March 2021

 The WWW Wednesday book tag is hosted by Taking On a World of Words.

The three Ws 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'm about half way through The Fellowship of the Ring and really enjoying it so far. It's a lot funnier than I was expecting, and the hobbits are such likeable characters. I'm enjoying the relative comfort of the opening before it gets darker further into the series. I also recently downloaded the Walk to Mordor app, and although my journey is taking a lot longer to walk than read, it's a nice little side entertainment. Wouldn't we all love to be on our way to Rivendell to see out the rest of lockdown?

What did you recently finish reading?

This week I finished reading On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. It had been recommended to me as a brilliant non-fiction read so I was surprised to discover it is actually a novel, albeit one that draws on the lived experiences of the author. A reasonably short book, it really packed a punch. There were some deeply unsettling passages as well as moments of real tenderness. Characters were well developed and even if they didn't get a huge amount of space you got a real sense of where they were coming from and what deep impulses led them to the actions they were taking. There's violence and conflict within but also love and acceptance.

What do you think you'll read next?

It feels like a while since I've not known what the next few books I'll read are, the shelves of books left unread for years crying out for some attention. I'll either be picking up a non-fiction, probably in the shape How Was It For You? Women, Sex, Love and Power in the 1960s, or I'll finally start a book I've been intrigued by for the longest time, and that I picked up in a charity shop last year - Wide Sargasso Sea.