What I'm Reading Right Now
Since I learned how to read, I’ve been cursed to having large stacks of books on my bedside, a bag full of books, and literature scattered throughout my living space. I try to limit how many books I’m reading at one time, lest it take me eons to finish all the books I’ve started. However, sometimes I can’t help myself and I find myself alternating between far too many books. Right now, I have reached a sweet spot of not too many, and all wonderful books. So I’d like to share the stories that have me currently spellbound with anyone looking for something good to read.
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Short Stories by H.P. Lovecraft Forward by S.T. Joshi
This compilation of eerie stories by Lovecraft is a must read for everyone. Lovecraft’s dense imagination shines in these strange, sometimes terrifying, tales. This particular version is lovely for it’s knowledgeable forward and the manner in which it is compiled, which is mostly chronological, which gives you the opportunity to see both the writer and the intricate worlds he constructed grow and take root.
White Noise by Don Dellilo
This postmodern novel focuses on a college professor, his blended family, and his obsession with death. The lines in this book are marvelous, poignant, and relatable. Although I’m finding the plot fairly slow, I am loving each of the eccentric characters and the acutely honest prose
Ghostly collected and edited by Audrey Niffenegger
Perhaps it is because October has arrived, the tell-tale season of ghost stories and Halloween, that I have reached for my copy of Ghostly. This collection of ghost stories is spooky, haunting, thought-provoking, and beautiful all at once.
When a Woman Loves a Man: Poems by David Lehman
This collection of poems is a beautiful assortment of thoughts on love. While I’m not typically a fan of love poems, I am always a fan of deep thoughts; David Lehman manages to beautifully pull apart and extract meaning from the full spectrum of love and his experience examinging and enduring it.
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I used to read Stephen King, bought every single book and read it at once. But for a while I only need to pick up a book and I fall asleep. This happens with real books made from paper as well as with the ebooks we have. One page is the longest time I can read before my eyes get closed and I have no chance to stay awake.
That's a shame because I have 3 or 4 of the latest Stephen King books in my shelf and reading only one would last a year or so :(
Maybe in a few years, when I'm retired and I can read at any time it will be different...
Ohhhhh White Noise is so good. A classic!
I know the feeling all too well. Im in the middle of origins by down brown, dantes inferno, plum island by nelson demille, and always have the a song of ice and fire books close by to read random excerpts.