Reading Wednesday 10/10
Oct. 10th, 2018 10:57 pmRecently read: How to be both by Ali Smith. (c) Ali Smith 2014; Pub Penguin Books 2015; ISBN 978-0-141-02520-9. A very strange combination of two completely unrelated books, unified by beautiful language and impressive characterization.
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Currently reading: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi. The most wonderful thing: this book was recommended to me by my partners' 9yo. She's really excited about it and wants other people to read it so she can talk about it. It's from a series edited by Rick Riordan of YA books based on non-default mythologies, and this particular one is about a Desi girl who turns out to be the reincarnation of a hero from the Mahabharata. And she goes on a quest collecting McGuffins to defeat the big bad and save the world from destruction. There's a sarcastic pigeon companion and a magical sibling with whom she builds a fraught but really deep relationship. Absolutely glorious, I'm really enjoying it.
Up next: I'm looking forward to the sequel to The Invisible Library, The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman.
( detailed review )
Currently reading: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi. The most wonderful thing: this book was recommended to me by my partners' 9yo. She's really excited about it and wants other people to read it so she can talk about it. It's from a series edited by Rick Riordan of YA books based on non-default mythologies, and this particular one is about a Desi girl who turns out to be the reincarnation of a hero from the Mahabharata. And she goes on a quest collecting McGuffins to defeat the big bad and save the world from destruction. There's a sarcastic pigeon companion and a magical sibling with whom she builds a fraught but really deep relationship. Absolutely glorious, I'm really enjoying it.
Up next: I'm looking forward to the sequel to The Invisible Library, The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman.
