This was a very busy week for me, hardly got time to read 100 or so pages. Still reading Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Book 3 of The Dresden Files.
What about all of you, what have you been reading?
The third book in the Percy Jackson series right now!
I have been thinking of reading them to see if they can be a good read for young kids. Though, I get the feeling (without actually reading them) that they are more suitable for teenagers, then kids of 8-9 years old.
What do you think?
They are indeed for teenagers, but I first read them in my early 40’s and still loved them. The books are full of Greek and Roman history and myths which I love too. I’ve read them twice now :)
I think it’s honestly more aimed to older kids, but depending on their reading level and maturity it might be a good read. The books are quite dark, especially in the later ones.
Reading The Three Body Problem, and also listening to Remarkably Bright Creatures
Just finished this book! Hoping I can find The Dark Forest some time today.
Ah, a book by Chinese author, don’t recall if I have read any (not counting Wuxia web-novels), how is it? Remarkably Bright Creatures also looks interesting. Adding both to my wish list.
It’s interesting, but it felt a bit sluggish to get into. It could be a translation thing? It’s picking up now, though.
Been in an ‘old gods’ mood, so I’m currently re-reading The Child Thief, by Brom. Probably gonna go on to some Neil Gaiman stuff after that. Likely Good Omens
- Finnegans Wake - my ‘big read’ which I am doing over the year along with a group over on reddit: one of the only things that still has me dipping into reddit now. Fascinatingly incomprehensible.
- Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time - some good, thoughtful worldbuilding and a solid story.
- Robert Brightwell’s Flashman’s Waterloo - one of his series of Flashman prequels featuring the uncle of George MacDonald Fraser’s protagonist. Very well researched and entertaining
- A collection of Neil Munro’s Para Handy tales - gentle humour and a glimpse of a very different world - albeit rather stereotypical and patronising in some ways.
However, I don’t have a great deal of time to read at the moment, and with several on the go at once, I am taking a good while to get through them.
I’ve finished a handful of things since last week’s post, the current new ones are Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire & Fable The Balverine Order by Peter David. They aren’t bad, but they aren’t great either. Other than that, The Way of Kings and Resident Evil and still going, possibly forever.
