It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for WWW Wednesday, an idea I borrowed from David Chazan, The Chocolate Lady, who borrowed it from someone else. For this feature, I report
- What I am reading now
- What I just finished reading
- What I intend to read next
This is something you can participate in, too, if you want, by leaving comments about what you’ve been reading or plan to read.
What I am reading now
Right now, I’m reading Monkey Boy by Francisco Goldman for my Pulitzer Prize project. Somewhere I read that it is nearly autofiction. I’m not familiar with Goldman’s history, but my impression is that it is entirely autofiction. So far, although well written, it is going slowly for me, as the narrator loops in and out from a present that seems to be set in the early 2000s back through his childhood and adolescence.
What I just finished reading
I thought I’d revisit a Georgette Heyer book that I haven’t read in a long time, The Great Roxhythe. It is one of Heyer’s earliest historical novels, not really a romance (maybe a bromance!), about a courtier in Charles II’s court. It reads like an early, less polished book compared to her later ones.
What I will read next
What I read next is always subject to change, but right now, it looks like it will be a book by Donal Ryan, Heart. Be at Peace. I enjoyed The Spinning Heart some years ago and always meant to get back to Ryan. Finally, I will. Also, it’s a novella, which right now is a good thing.
What are you reading now? Leave a comment and let me know!
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I haven’t read The Great Roxhythe yet and had heard that it was one of Heyer’s weakest books, but maybe I’ll try it one day.
Oh I will be interested to read your Ryan review! I have my first ‘Where are the Kings’ to read on NetGalley sometime over the next month.
Nice!
I haven’t tried Heyer’s historical fiction – just her romances. Maybe I won’t start with this one.
In general, her romances are my favorite, then her mysteries, and finally her straight historical fiction. For some reason, when she’s writing the straight historical fiction, she doesn’t employ a sense of humor. I think maybe that’s because she is trying to be careful not to make too much up.