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A biweekly post updated every other Wednesday detailing my current reading projects and what new titles I’ve added to my to-read list. Title links go to Goodreads, and if you have an account there feel free to friend me! I’d love to see what you’re reading and/or planning to read.
Books Obtained
Currently Reading
Title: Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems
Author: Theodora Goss
Date Added: February 5, 2019
Date Started: May 5, 2019
Media: eBook/Kindle
Progress: 41%
My favorite story so far is Blanchefleur and that’s not just because I love cats.
Title: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Date Added: March 15, 2013
Date Started: May 9, 2019
Media: eBook/Kindle
This story almost seems like it’s trying to pinpoint the place where sanity ends and insanity begins and finds it’s not that simple of a question. The idea is Ward’s European trip was the beginning of his madness, but Dr. Willett refused to concede that point, and you really can’t. It’s not so much a switch as a continuum. This is going to be so useful in my FFVII essays…
Title: Tigana
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Date Added: February 9, 2016
Date Started: December 8, 2018
Media: Paperback
Progress: 87%
I want to read everything this man has ever written.
Title: The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Author: Joseph Campbell
Date Added: April 24, 2014
Date Started: December 3, 2018
Media: Hardback
Progress: 56%
I got to the most important part:
“The Kabbala represents the process of creation as a series of emanations or sephiroth out of the I AM of The Great Face.” Yassss bitch.
I’m one book behind schedule in my challenge, which is fine. I’m sure I’ll catch up. I’m almost finished the Lovecraft and nearly 90% on Tigana, though that could still be a few weeks out. That novel is like a rich meal. You can’t devour it too quickly otherwise it’ll be a waste.
What’s the longest it’s ever taken you to finish a book?
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I’m not sure exactly what the longest it’s taken me to finish a book is. It did take me a month to finish Wanderers recently. I feel like that’s probably my maximum.
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You are fast reader, damn!
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It took me several years to read the whole Bible, but I wasn’t really blasting through it.
As far as novels go La Nuit de L’Erreur by Tahar Ben Jelloun took several months, but French is not my first language so it was a difficult read for me.
I’ve got Tigana on my shelf right now, picked it up at a library sale and am looking forward to reading it.
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Tigana is absolutely amazing. I think my longest read was over a year, but I’d have to check my spreadsheet to see just HOW long :p
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I couldn’t agree more about some books needing to be savored rather than rushed. 🙂
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