Another book brought to me by my public library!
What I’m Listening to now: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (translated by Joel Martinsen; read by P.J. Ochlan)
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What I’m Listening to now: Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
What I’m Listening to Now: The Dawn of Language by Sverker Johansson (translated by Frank Perry and read by Richard Burnip)
I believe I saw this recommended on linguist tiktok.
What I’m also listening to and still reading now: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu and read by Luke Daniels) and Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
I also had The Three-Body Problem audiobook so when I saw that Kate was listening to it I thought I would too. I am also back to reading Assistant to the Villain on my commute to work.
What I’m Listening to now: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu and read by Luke Daniels)
This is the book that the netflix show is based on. A friend told me that the books were good, so I put myself on the library wait list for all three books. The first one has finally become available!
What I’m Reading Now: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Another book suggested by a friend from knitting group in what is becoming the convergence of two different trends in my life: reading books suggested by knitters and crocheters and reading actual physical books I have checked out from the library. I know nothing about this other than Grace said it was good. I can’t wait to get into it!
Unhauling: Finding my next read
One of the hacks I mentioned in my previous post was to read the first page or so and see what grabs me. I don’t really have a pile of ‘what to read next’, but as I went through my shelves I started pulling one or two from the book cases. I added these to pile near my bed (one of a few). I thought if I narrowed it down to 6-7, that should make it easier to find where I want to head next.
I’ve got one non-fiction in the stack, a memoir of living in the Netherlands. I’ve got some booktok recs, Ice Planet Barbarians and The Queer Principles of Kit Webb. One historical romance (Mine till Midnight), one that’s maybe about demons and evil kings (Carnival of Souls), one about the West and riding horses and doing jobs stealing stuff (The Sisters Brothers) and one that’s maybe about vampires (The Beautiful)? (It is tough to say from the first page, so some of these are guesses. ) Part of me is leaning towards Kit Webb, as it is Pride Month, and part of me is leaning towards the second installment of Ice Planet Barbarians.
I think I’ve had the Sisters Brothers longest, but Mine til Midnight is the oldest. This was supposed to make it easier, having an actual TBR pile, but I don’t think it is.
What would you read next? How do structure your TBR pile? Sound off in the comments!
What I’m Reading Now: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
I realized that I didn’t read as many books in May as I had in previous months this year. So, I thought about why. In my off time, I binged some shows and played games on my phone, completely checking out. Since that’s not really restful, I decided I needed to find something to encourage me towards less screen time. The library to the rescue. I’ve checked out an actual physical book with a due date in three weeks. I’ll actually have to read. I liked Vampires of El Norte, so I’m excited for this one.
What I’m Reading Now: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
So far this has been very amusing.
What I’m Listening to Now: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
2 Women, So Many Books 