Reading is both of one the greatest pleasures of life and one of the necessities for writers. It gives readers the chance to escape from the outside world and immerse themselves into a completely fictional place for a while, and it serves as a foundation upon which to learn and draw for writers. To me, reading is one of the essential components of life. It is more than mere recreation; it is a central part of my being.
I do, however, read for pleasure as well as for learning and for my profession as a teacher. I count reading as one of the essential joys of life.
I am currently reading several books: Paris In The Present Tense by Mark Helprin, the author of the magnificent A Soldier Of The Great War and Winter’s Tale. Like his other books, this one is dense and beautiful, but it requires time to digest sections that have been read before continuing. I hope more people read Helprin’s novels. I am also reading We Three: The Mythology of Shakespeare’s Weird Sisters by Laura Shamas, Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus, and Death At La Fenice by Donna Leon, the first book in her Commissario Brunetti mystery series.
My question to those who are reading this post: What book are you reading now or have recently read?
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Maledicus:Investigative Paranormal Society Book I
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I just finished reading “We Were the Lucky Ones,” by Georgia Hunter. It’s based on this Jewish author’s own family and follows various relatives in their experiences during the Holocaust in Poland. Unforgettable.
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That is a book I will put on my TBR list.
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Good!
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Recently I have dedicated my reading time to some Indie books written by authors here at WP. Some I bought and some were sent to me. Right now I am reading “Pantheon” by Eric Syrdal. It’s a stunningly beautiful book, deep and captivating. I definitely recommend that. My favorite book is American Tragedy, the only book that ever made me feel guilty for feeling sorry for the bad guy.
Thank you Charles, happy reading 🙂
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Holly, you are very welcome, and thank you for the recommendation!
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Thank you for the great post!
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You are welcome!
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The velveteen daughter , written by Laurel Huber, the daughter of Margery Williams Bianca, author of the velveteen rabbit. Excellent
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Thank you for the recommendation!
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I’m reading The All-girls Filling Station Last Reunion by Fannie Flag. Its a good getting ready for summer deck read.
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Thank you for the suggestion!
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I am listening to Bram Stoker’s Dracula and have just finished reading Swimming for profit and pleasure by Jim Webster and Something Wicker this way come by Colin Garrow as well as a selection of children’s books this week. I am starting Twin Desires by Pamela Wight and then your book is up, Charles, Maledicus. I am looking forward to it.
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Thank you so much for the suggestions, and I am looking forward to what you think of my book!
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The Rosie Project
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Thank you!
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Smashwords style guide 😂
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Now, that sounds like fun!
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Lol yea so much fun my eyes are bleeding..
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I’m just reaching the end of The Lost Man by Jane Harper…her atmospheric mystery/thrillers are set in the outback of Australia and I relunctantly left the dark fairy world that Holly Black has created in her most recent book, The Wicked King!
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Thank you!
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I have just completed reading two books, Sam: A Shaggy Dog Story, by Sally Cronin, and Catling’s Bane. by D. Wallace Peach. Sam’s story is a beautiful story of a Collie, who studied human behavior and was quite good at it. It is a delightful, funny, and fascinating story that will capture your heart, as seen through the eyes of the writer. Catling’s Bane, is a Science Fiction that will capture your imagination as it pulls you into the story and then, you are captured as it dazzles you with luminosity, creativity with the incredible world-building and characters that you will find fascinating.
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Karen, thank you! Both of these books will go on my list to read!
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Thank you, Charles, although these two stories are completely different, they are each wonderful stories. Karen 🙂
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You are very welcome!
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How to Make a Life: A Tibetan Refugee Family and the Midwestern Woman They Adopted by Madeline Uraneck. It’s fascinating and inspiring.
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Thank you! My to read list keeps expanding!
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I just finished The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell. Presently reading Trifles and Folly by Gail Z. Martin
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Thank you!
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I am reading “Sign of the Beaver” (a classic) and “The Life of Grandma Moses”. I just finished the new Mo Williams book, “Because” (outstanding).
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Jennie, thank you for the wonderful choices!
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You are welcome!
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I’m finishing a reread of Skyward, and I’m about to start The House of Broken Angels.
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I wish you happy reading!
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Thank you!
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I’ve been reading books by my fellow Adelaide Books authors and writing reviews to support them. Currently, I’m reading Queenie’s Place by Toni Morgan. It’s set in the Vietnam War era and tells the story of a Marine officer’s wife on a crusade to right the wrongs she sees, much to the dismay of her husband. On my must-read list is Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities by John Warner. The resurgence of the five-paragraph essay is my zombie apocalypse.
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Thank you for these offerings, and I have to let you know that I actively teach against the five paragraph essay in my freshman composition classes.
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Where the Crawdads Sing.
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That is a wonderful title!
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I usually have a few books going at the same time. Currently, I just finished Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows (for about the 6th time), and am reading Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, W. Bruce Cameron’s A Dog’s Way Home, and Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens. Not sure what I’ll read next, but I do need to get caught up with the newest Magnus Chase book (by Rick Riordan), so probably that one at least will be one that gets started.
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Thank you for your wonderful choices to read!
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I’ve finished The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa and now I’m reading Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami and A Feast for Crows by George Martin.😊
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Thank you! These are impressive choices!
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I’ve just finished The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. I’ve not read many books on Russian folklore but this book made me buy the whole trilogy right after finishing it.
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Thank you. I will look for it.
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“Say Nothing: a True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe…Because we really should know WORLD history….
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Excellent choice, and yes, we should!
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I’m re-reading the complete, uncut version of The Stand, by Stephen King. At 1,100+ pages, it’s going to be a while.
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It is an extraordinary book!
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Thanks for the book recommendations, Charles! I’m currently reading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, really love his work. 😊
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Yes! I read that book quite a while ago. It is one of the classics of Gothic.
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The Moonstone was one of my dad’s favorite books when I was growing up. He would mention it often.
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wonderful!
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