Wednesday Reading Meme
I'm having to go in to work at 6 am this week and next week, as opposed to my normal 8 am, which is not really conductive to the brain handling things much more complex than pretty pictures save for brief periods of adrenaline, so I'm not sure how much reading I'll get done in the next week or so. I should take the opportunity to read manga, but I want to start 7 Seeds and start catching up with Skip-Beat and don't want to be reading those when not well rested.
What are you currently reading?
Legend of the White-Haired Demoness by Liang Yusheng, ch 5-6. Still love this book.
The first chunk of chapter 5 was actually starting to bore me a bit as it was about Zhuo Yi Hang getting caught up in a conspiracy nd it was a dudefest for a bit. But then he got captured snd was all "man, it'd sure be nice if Lian Ni Shang would show up and rescue me" and then she did and pretty much rampaged through the palace. Wang Zhao Xi showed up to help at some point but then men decided they'd be better off hanging out on the sidelines so that Lian Ni Shang could take care of things without having to worry about accidentally lopping off any of their bodyparts if they got in the way. It made me very happy.
A couple more female martial artists have appeared, but I suspect they're going to be rivals, as they apparently stole Lian Ni Shang's shifu's manuals, and I don't see her getting over that easily.
What did you recently finish reading?
Unnatural Habits by Kerry Greenwood. The latest (in the US, at least) Phryne Fisher book, in which young girls go missing and a serial...attacker is running around, making sure rapists can no longer procreate, and Phryne acquires another minion. Also evil nuns, but thankfully good nuns too. (The evil nuns were rather jarring, having just read one of Jennifer Worth's memoirs.) In general, grand fun. I've rewatched the entire first season of the TV series, not to mention several extra viewings of the pilot (look, you have to suffer when shoving your fandoms at people, ok?) since reading the first 15 or so books in the series, so while I hadn't forgotten, it was a bit jarring to be reminded of the orientalism in the books. (Not that the show is perfect in that regard, but it does try to improve that aspect.) I remain of the opinion that everyone needs Phryne Fisher in their lives, though.
What do you think you'll read next?
Jennifer worth's 3rd midwife book, as it's an ILL and due back next Tuesday.
What are you currently reading?
Legend of the White-Haired Demoness by Liang Yusheng, ch 5-6. Still love this book.
The first chunk of chapter 5 was actually starting to bore me a bit as it was about Zhuo Yi Hang getting caught up in a conspiracy nd it was a dudefest for a bit. But then he got captured snd was all "man, it'd sure be nice if Lian Ni Shang would show up and rescue me" and then she did and pretty much rampaged through the palace. Wang Zhao Xi showed up to help at some point but then men decided they'd be better off hanging out on the sidelines so that Lian Ni Shang could take care of things without having to worry about accidentally lopping off any of their bodyparts if they got in the way. It made me very happy.
A couple more female martial artists have appeared, but I suspect they're going to be rivals, as they apparently stole Lian Ni Shang's shifu's manuals, and I don't see her getting over that easily.
What did you recently finish reading?
Unnatural Habits by Kerry Greenwood. The latest (in the US, at least) Phryne Fisher book, in which young girls go missing and a serial...attacker is running around, making sure rapists can no longer procreate, and Phryne acquires another minion. Also evil nuns, but thankfully good nuns too. (The evil nuns were rather jarring, having just read one of Jennifer Worth's memoirs.) In general, grand fun. I've rewatched the entire first season of the TV series, not to mention several extra viewings of the pilot (look, you have to suffer when shoving your fandoms at people, ok?) since reading the first 15 or so books in the series, so while I hadn't forgotten, it was a bit jarring to be reminded of the orientalism in the books. (Not that the show is perfect in that regard, but it does try to improve that aspect.) I remain of the opinion that everyone needs Phryne Fisher in their lives, though.
What do you think you'll read next?
Jennifer worth's 3rd midwife book, as it's an ILL and due back next Tuesday.