It’s time for WWW Wednesday! This blog hop is hosted by Sam over at A World Of Words. Link up with us by commenting on Sam’s post for this week, and just answer the three questions.
I didn’t participate in WWW Wednesday last week because I didn’t feel like much had changed in my reading from the week previous. Plus I’m currently in the midst of a uni course, so I decided that for the next month or so, I need to alternate my Wednesday blog posts between my two blogs, rather than doing both.
So what have I been up to in the last fortnight?
What have you recently finished reading?
I finished Loch of the Dead by Oscar de Muriel, the fourth in the Frey & McGray series and all there is of this series for now. I actually DNFed this about halfway through on audio but after a few days I realised I still wanted to know what happened, so I got hold of the paperback from the library. I’m glad I did finish it as it ended up being really addictive, if a little confusing.
I also finished Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel on audio. This one took me a long time to warm to but at some in the second half I suddenly realised “Oh, I am actually invested in this, huh.” There’s not much plot, but it made me ponder on life’s big questions a lot. Not many books make me do that. I reviewed it here.
Then there was Legion by Brandon Sanderson, which I had read back in 2014 but forgotten the details of. It’s a really intriguing premise – that genius Steven Leeds cannot contain all the knowledge in his brain so it off-shoots into self-aware hallucinations that help him do things. I actually reviewed this back in 2014 so it was interesting writing a new review and seeing how my feelings changed. That’ll be up on Friday.
And last but not least, just this evening I finished Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, which I recommend listening to if you are an audio book person because it takes the form of interviews and recordings. I really enjoyed this. It explores a lot of the geo-political situation that proof of ultra-intelligent alien life would create. And the unnamed interviewer is played by Andy Secombe, who also read the Frey and McGrey books, so it was interesting hearing him take on a quite different character.
What are you currently reading?
I am trying to finish Blackwing by Ed McDonald so I can give it back to my friend who loaned it to me. The second book is out now so he wants to re-read the first. It’s got a really intriguing plot, but there’s something about the pacing or maybe it’s the anti-hero main character. I just can’t get through much of it at once.
I also picked up The Fandom by Anna Day from the library, which I’ve had on my TBR since it came out. I have a feeling this is going to be one of those YA books where I get to the end and shake it and wish it had lived up to its potential. The characters only paid £10 for their photo-op at ComicCon, which makes me think the author doesn’t quite know enough about her subject matter. I also don’t think it’s going to be cleverly subversive like I was hoping. But I could be completely wrong.
What do you think you will read next?
I’ve downloaded Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel and while I haven’t started it at time of writing, I am on the late shift at work tonight and will begin it while driving home.
I also have White Night by Ellie Marney from the library, and my hold on Skin Deep, the sequel to Legion, came in today and I will pick it up tomorrow. So one of those will definitely be next.
What are you reading this week?
Hmm I’ve had Station Eleven for a while but something has been holding me back from reading it. Will be off to check out your review.
I also have a copy of Blackwing lurking about somewhere (I liked the cover) so will be interested to hear your final thoughts. Hopefully it’ll have a phenomenal ending.
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I am curious about Station Eleven. I’m glad you did finally feel invested in it…I am not sure about it. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
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I’m fangirling for the covers of these books. 🙂 Especially Loch of the Dead.. have a great week Emily. 🙂
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I’m a fan of the Sleeping Giants series – bet it reads pretty well in audio. I read Station Eleven a few years back, and then soon after, the author spoke at our local library. That was a treat! https://teripolen.com/2018/08/15/www-wednesday-what-am-i-reading-amreading-12/
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Oh cool! I feel like I miss out on a lot of these things living where I do. Themis Files definitely works well as an audio book. I was getting very invested in the car last night haha!
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I read Station Eleven a couple of years ago, and it still sticks with me. I am constantly wondering if I could survive without electricity or technology. Here is my WWW post if interested: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/www-wednesdays-august-15-2018/
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I’ve been really wanting to start the Themis Files for a bit. I’m tempted by the idea of the audio book, but for some reason I’m more keen on reading it instead.
https://musewithmeblog.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/www-wednesday-2018-08-15/
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I read Station Eleven a couple of years ago but I’ll be honest I couldn’t remember anything about it until I checked back on Goodreads to see what I’d written in my review. Even after doing that, I still don’t remember that much lol, but what I wrote was that I found some of the characters a little sketchy and the ending slightly disappointing.
Here’s my WWW link: https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/www-wednesdays-15th-august-18/
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I’ve always wondered about Station 11. I liked hearing your comments about it.
Here’s what I’ve been reading this week.
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I’m glad to hear you ended up warming up to Station Eleven! And I really need to start reading Neuvel’s books some time soon. Have a wonderful week and happy reading!
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