It’s the Weekend — So What Are You All Reading?
Yup, it’s the weekend and that means r’n’r time for most of us, and in my lexicon that usually means at least a little bit of reading, amongst other things…
So I thought I’d ask what “..on Anything, Really” readers were reading right now? Or have just read and would like to recommend?
Just to get the ball rolling, you may recall that Adam Christopher’s Seven Wonders arrived on Wednesday, and yes, I am already reading it with a view to doing that interview. So far, I can tell you that it’s exactly the fun, pacy read it promised to be from the back jacket, and a nice blend of James Ellroy meets Gotham City style-wise.
Anyway, would love to hear what you have on the go right now, or have recently finished reading…
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And just in case you missed it yesterday, you can read Andrew Robins’ review of Iain M Banks’ The Hydrogen Sonata, here.
Archangel’s Storm by Nalini Singh.
Also got Graham Henry’s autobiography to review.
That’s quite a range you’ve got there, Jan: am sure you will have fun with Archangel’s Storm though. 😉
Recently finished ‘Dirty Streets of Heaven’ by Tad Williams (fantastic!)
Almost finished ‘Mythago Wood’ by Robert Holdstock (still not sure if I like this or not)
And I’ve got ‘When God was a Rabbit’ by Sarah Winman waiting for me when I finish Mythago wood.
I have heard very good things about the Tad Williams so glad you are able to corroborate. I have never read any Robert Holdstock, but if I did Mythago Wood is probably the one I’d for—& would be interested to hear why you are “not sure.”
Am not sure what’s up next for me; maybe some poetry as it is possible to get SFF’d out.:)
‘Legend’ .. Gemmell.. my first Kindle eBook….
Robin
Robin, “Legend” is , well, legendary—I loved it when I first read it, particularly the characterization of Druss so will be interested to hear back on how you find it. If you review it for the Wargamers, do send me through the link…
Helen, I’m about to embark on a year of reading only poetry (and poetry related non-fiction) so I’m happy to be sneaking in a volume of short stories called Wild Chrome by Greg Mellor (science fiction) before my self-imposed ban on prose comes in. I went to the launch at Conflux last weekend.
Also I am reading a small and beautifully illustrated volume of prose poems by F.J. Bergmann, an American poet, called Out of the Black Forest, which draws on fairy tale motifs and reworks them in various ways. Fascinating.
And at the same time I am commenting on multiple blogs!
Only poetry for a year, Penelope: why is that? But the Greg Mellor does sound interesting, as does the Bergmann, I shall look out for both.