RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

[silversea]

Happy Wednesday! It's already March, time sure go by fast. What are you reading now?

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[silversea]

I'm currently reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Really enjoying it, I just read the chapter where

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Mr Rochester disguises himself as a fortuneteller and try to gauge Jane's feelings for him. Incredibly funny how he's all like "Do you have any crush? Perhaps on a certain master of this house? What do you think of him? Isn't he very popular with the ladies? Do you like him?"

I've only watched a few adaptations prior to reading this and I don't think any included the scene, which I think is criminal.

[althea_valara]

I recently finished A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander, which I devoured in a few days. That's saying something, because it's rare that I (a) read these days (b) read consistently these days. I liked the book very much, though I did have some quibbles with it. The good: it's a trans historical romance, and the author does a good job at writing queer characters in that timeframe. The quibble: it's told entirely from the viewpoint of Christopher, which means we don't really get to see what James is thinking/feeling other than witnessing how Christopher reacts to James' reactions of Christophers actions. I do think for the story that the author wanted to tell, the one-person POV did work, but I admit I would have liked to see more of James separate from Christopher.

It's a really engaging read, though, quibbles aside! I bought it even though I hadn't read anything by the author before, because it came up on this list of the best romance books of the century so far, and I thought its description sounded really fun. The ebook was affordable on Bookshop.org and I have no regrets at buying it, because I will be reading it again in the future.

This puts me at 3 books read for the year. Given that my goal for this year was a mere six books, I'm doing really well! I've already started reading another book, also from the list linked above: Alyssa Cole's "A Princess in Theory". Not very far in it, but it's enjoyable so far, though it's a bit of a shock to read a contemporary novel when the last three I read were historical.

[petrea_mitchell]

Just finished reading Seven No-Trump. Another decent effort, well-written but not as gamelike as it should be. Haven't decided what to start next.

[greetingsfrommaars]

finished Terry Pratchett's Men at Arms! really enjoyed it.

[cornerofmadness]

At Death's Dough, a cozy mystery in WI with a pizza shop owner sleuth, it's not bad

[vamp_ress]

I'm really hyped because I started two books at the same time (I always have a physical book and an audiobook going simoultaneously). The physical book is "Maurice" by E.M. Forster. Loved it from the get-go. Chapter 1 is strong and it just keeps getting better! The audiobook is "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. I debated in the beginning whether the audiobook would be the right choice (I'm not a native speaker and dialects can be hit'n'miss - the audiobook has a lot of drawl to it). But I'm getting at least most things and this is such a good book as well! I already decided that I'll buy the whole series and start over.

So happy with my reading this month!

[xwyndx]

I'm listening to "Lord of the Rings" on audiobook, currently on book 2 (from 6). It's great, I'd read it before but only on paperback, and the actor does a great job (I'm listening to the Spanish version but I listened to a chapter narrated by Serkis and he's awesome too, it was just too difficult for me).

On paperback I'm reading "Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism" by Robert Chapman, I have it at work so I only read whenever I don't have anything else to do, but so far it's really interesting and thorough.

[solenne]

Impulsively started Legends and Lattes couple of days ago, and I am really enjoying it. Also had to start Shakespeare's Richard II, although I prefer Richard III.

[dancesontrains]

Just finished Martha Wells's Murderbot Diaries 5 'Network Effect', the only novel in the series so far. I stayed up all night to finish it whoops, excellent though.

Starting the first volume of the light novel 'The Apothecary Diaries' after hearing a lot about both it and the anime version - enjoying it so far. Our lead Maomao reminds me of Sherlock Holmes in a good way with the the mad science and being aro ace (though those words aren't used, this is a historical set in the Chinese rear palace with hundreds of consorts.) Only 'Holmes' is a teenage girl who was trafficked to work in the palace and her 'Watson' type is a very beautiful and clever eunuch.

[sonotadream]

Been reading How Tyrants Fall by Marcel Dirsus. It's about authoritarian regimes and it has a lot of illustrative anecdotes, which I really like.

I also started The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher. I wanted to read something from this author for some time and I'm enjoying it so far.