Caught up to side stories in Side Jobs by Jim Butcher. It’s a short stories collection in Dresden Files universe. Only 1 short story and 1 novella remaining in the book. Short story is after next the book and the novella is after the book after that.
Now reading The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King. I have this book in my library for over 15 years. Bought it a long time ago just by looking at King’s name, but then assumed it must be a part of a series (at that time all fantasy I had read were part of series), so left it for later and then forgot. Someone mentioned the book somewhat recently, and I looked it up again and found out it’s a standalone book, so finally reading it now.
It’s written in very different style from King’s usual work, like a tale told orally. It’s also a medieval fantasy, with kings, magic and dragons. Also, not as long, less than 400 pages. I am about halfway done, and enjoying the book. Should finish it soon-ish.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Don Quijote de Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes in its native Spanish.
Also finished a book by Herman Melville.
I finished four ways to forgiveness, so now I’m on to the birthday of the world! Interesting stuff so far. Kind of a mindfuck though, to listen to all of these stories with themes on feminism, relationships, gender, society, and then for this current political farce to have happened.
I finished Golden Son, the second in the Red Rising saga and moved right onto the third. It’s difficult to get into specifics without spoiling but I can see why people had better opinions of the second book. The pacing was nonstop from one thing to another which was a step-up from the first book that held you in the same setting for 2/3rds of the book. Nothing prepared me for the conclusion either, even though there are a dozen hints along the way. Now I’m wondering how the third is going to top it. I’ve read quite a bit into it so far but it’s only got an ‘okay’ from me, though the second felt the same in the beginning.
I’m planning to wrap up Morning Star in the following week, then I plan to reread Way of Kings in preparation for Winds and Truth next month.
I finished the short stories in my copy of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. Some of them haven’t aged that well but overall I found most of them enjoyable.
I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. This book was absolutely amazing. If you want a short, atmospheric fantasy I highly recommend. I think this is a book I’ll return to routinely.
Now I’m reading Educated by Tara Westover. It’s a memoir about her growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho. She was not enrolled in school and didn’t even have a birth certificate for many years. I’m not very far in yet but it is fascinating and very easy to read.
I have Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for many years, but haven’t gotten around to actually reading it. Have you read that one?
Educated sounds interesting, I have some interest in survivalism, but that sounds like an extreme example.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was alao very good! I really wish she wrote more but I’ve read she struggles with chronic illness so it’s hard to get more books out.
For Educated, while the survivalism is very present, the book is more exploring the impact it has had on the author’s upbringing and on her siblings.
Ooh, I liked Eyes of the Dragon. Enjoy!
I just finished Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, and just started Fagles’ translation of Homer’s Odyssey. Chapter 1 was surprisingly engaging and follow-able… I was prepared to feel lost, as I haven’t done “classics” like this before. But then, I did do a fair bit of research on which translation to pick, and this one did stand out as readable, so maybe I shouldn’t be too surprised.
Cormac McCarthy is difficult to read too. So if you can read his books I am sure classics shouldn’t be too much of an issue.
