Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
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Currently reading: I think I got through four pages of In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. I had been doing a lot of this reading in my phone during my lunch breaks but I had to read for my class a lot in the past weeks. Well, big news here is that MY CLASS IS OVER! I turned my final paper in on Monday and I’m free until August. I can’t tell you all how excited I am about this. I hope I can pick up reading Larson some more during lunch because I really enjoy his writing.
I’m still not a fan of In the Hand of Dante by Nick Tosches. Almost 100 pages in and there’s been a total of 3 pages devoted to the plot I thought I was going to find and about 25 pages devoted to Tosches talking about why he’s a great writer and what’s wrong in the publishing world. I don’t know how much more of this I can take.
I began a new audiobook, Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett. I think this one was recommended to me, but it’s hard to remember who or when. I love memoirs and I haven’t read Patchett yet which I think helps because I come in with no preconceived ideas of what her writing will be like.
Recently finished: My ceaseless cravings for ice cream will hopefully stop soon because I finished The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman. I adored this audiobook and the character. I really recommend it to anyone with an interest in historical fiction or business. Gilman touches on both well and it was a great combination. I kept laughing during my runs and making my husband question my sanity.
I posted my review on Monday so please go check it out! This was a 5 Star read for me.
Reading Next: The book club met Monday and our next selection is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. I’m tempted to put down Tosches to pick this up and read it first, but with the free time from my class being over, I’m trying to be optimistic about powering through it fast(ish). We’ll see how it goes.
Leave a comment with your link and a comment (if you’re so inclined). Take a look at the other participant links in the comments and look at what others are reading.
Have any opinions on these choices?
Until next time, write on.
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I just looked into The hand of Dante because while the title had intrigued me when you mentioned it before, I didn’t know much about it. Yikes, it does sound all like he’s a bit full of himself.
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Sorry – here’s my link: https://keysandopenmind.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-and-wippet-wednesday-29-june-2016/
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Haha I wish I’d read more about it and a few reviews before I put it on my TBR. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m so glad The Ice Cream Queen turned out to be a five star read for you. Anything with “ice cream” in the title instantly sounds good, and it would have been a shame to discover it was a disappointment.
Just think how many books you’ll be able to read now your class is over!! 🙂
Here’s my post: https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-29th-june-2016/
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I’m so excited to read more! And be social more and do everything else more. Happy Wednesday!
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I read Bel Canto by Ann Patchett a few years ago and really liked it but haven’t come across Truth and Beauty. Will be interested to see what you think of it.
I’ve had a bumper reading week this time and finished 6 books including everything on my reading next. It’s a minor miracle 🙂
https://iwuvbooks.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-29th-june-2016/
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Dang! What a great week. I’m guessing that as a memoir, Truth and Beauty is quite different from Bel Canto but I hope it’s just as enjoyable. Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
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Well done on finishing your class until August!! Such a great feeling ^-^ Good luck with all your hand-ins! 🙂
Here’s my WWW: https://sarinalangerwriter.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-29th-june-2016/
Happy reading! 🙂
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Thanks! Everything is submitted online so I’m just waiting for grades this weekend. Happy Wednesday!
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The Patchett book is new to me–I’ve read a lot of her novels, which are hit or miss for me. I loved The Invention of Wings–it’s very good historical fiction. Enjoy your time away from classes.
My WWW: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2016/06/www-wednesdays_29.html
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This one is a memoir so I’m not sure where it would fall being compared to fiction. Happy Wednesday!
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I really liked The Invention of Wings. I was in charge of selecting book of the month for my book club, now I wish I had chosen that one.It is really a beautiful book. I really like Monk Kidd especially after reading The Secret Life of Bees and then this one. Looking forward to your review.Happy reading.
Here is my WWW:https://ahavenforbooklovers.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-june-29th/
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I want a fan of Secret Life of Bees but then again I tried reading it in high school. We’ll see how this one goes. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m in the mood for a good funny book, so definitely adding The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street to my list.
My WWW: https://rantsandravesofabibliophile.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/wwwwednesday-06292016/
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Perfect! I hope it makes you laugh, too. I heard it’s the book club pick at Target this week. Happy Wednesday!
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It sucks that you’re still not a fan of In the Hand of Dante. Maybe set it aside for awhile? I am currently going through that with one of the books I am currently reading. I’m just not that into it and I’m finding it so hard to read.
Here is mine:
I hope you have a great day!
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I prefer to push on because when I come back to a book, I’ve forgotten so much I give up or start over which is worse to me haha. Happy Wednesday!
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Yay for classes being over! Time for more books, am I right? The Ice Cream Queen sounds pretty interesting. And I’ll take your opinion on In the Hand of Dante as a sign to steer clear of that one – authors taking time to talk about themselves in their books is not a good thing.
Here’s my post: https://siderealday.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-629/
Thanks for hosting and happy reading!
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He just finished a 40 page chapter about the publishing industry. It was terrible. Happy Wednesday!
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This is my first time joining you guys. 🙂
Here is the link to my post – http://bookworm-mom.blogspot.com/2016/06/www-wednesday.html
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Welcome and happy Wednesday!
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Craving ice cream because of a book would be rough! I don’t think I could read about that made me crave something like ice cream or chocolate. Lol! Happy Wednesday!
My WWW: http://www.anovelglimpse.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-june-29-2015/
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Haha I hope it’s at an end. It was a very fattening book haha. Happy Wednesday!
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I’ll be honest, I’d pick those books up because of how lovely the covers look! Especially Ice Cream 🙂
My WWW: https://incessantbookworm.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-1/
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Haha, the ice cream was very intriguing. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m having a phone glitch trying to comment on your post. I have The Color Purple on my TBR as well I hope you like it. Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
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I enjoy Ann Patchett and actually love memoirs (one of my picks today is a memoir). I also want to read your review of The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street. Thanks!
Here’s MY WWW POST
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I love memoirs, too. Other people’s lives are fascinating. Happy Wednesday!
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The Invention of Wings sounds really interesting. Looking forward to seeing what you think of it 🙂
Here’s my WWW Wednesday: https://kourtnireads.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-629/
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Thanks! I’m looking forward to that one. Happy Wednesday!
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I have no time to read either, but mine is due to travel baseball. Thankfully, it’s almost over. Here’s my WWW https://readinaflash.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-13/
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I hop your season ends well. Happy Wednesday!
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The Invention of Wings is already in my TBR list. What are you studying? Here’s my WWW Wednesday https://awondrousbookshelf.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-5/
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I’m working on my MBA part time while working. It’s mostly online but still really time consuming. Happy Wednesday!
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Oh, I know . I’m doing my masters online and it’s pretty time consuming. Glad you have a break! Happy reading
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YOU HAVEN’T READ PATCHETT YET??? How have I even allowed this? Go read Bel Canto immediately! http://ilayreading.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-6292016/
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Haha I hadn’t heard of her for a while but I’ve heard good things about Bel Canto for ages. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m glad you enjoyed The Ice-Cream Queen! It definitely sounds like a great summer read. And I hope you’ll enjoy The Invention Of Wings!
Happy reading! Here’s my WWW.
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It was a great way to welcome summer. Happy Wednesday!
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All of the books on your list look fabulous! I have The Invention of Wings on my TBR so I’m looking forward to read what you think of it.
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I hope I can grab it soon. Inhale some things to get caught up on this weekend and reading is one of them. Happy Wednesday!
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You’ve made some great progress-especially since you’ve been busy! Congrats on finishing your class 🙂
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Thank you, it’s such a relief! Happy reading!
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You’re welcome! I bet 🙂 Happy reading to you too!
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I loved Truth and Beauty. The writing is gorgeous – I hope you enjoy it! And congrats on finishing your class. Happy reading! 🙂
Here’s my WWW roundup, along with my June roundup: http://sallyallenbooks.com/2016/06/unabridged-list-books-read-june/
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Thanks! I love her writing so far, so good! Happy Wednesday!
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Well, I hope you enjoy your break and are able to fit in many incredible reads!
I’m late today, but here’s mine!
Happy Reading 😀
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Thanks, I’m trying to plan some beach-y get always. Happy Wednesday!
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I would definitely ditch In the Hand of Dante. How egotistical. I had a memoir-ish book like that, woman of some famous author I never heard of, who just went on and on and on about how much damn money they had and all the things she bought with it. Even though it’s a memoir, there should be a focus on why events were important or memorable, and there was none of that. That was the first book I DNFed. Happy reading now that school is out!
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This ones not even a memoir, it’s fiction. I think I finally got over his ego and can enjoy the story now. Happy Wednesday!
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Sounds like you had a great week in reading. Hope you enjoy your books. Here is mine for this week.
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Thanks, happy Wednesday!
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I’m so glad to hear that The Ice Cream Girls of Orchard Street lived up to its initial promise – I will be looking out for this one now. Here is my Wednesday post https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/this-week-in-books-june-29/
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I hope you enjoy it as well. Happy Thursday!
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These all look really interesting! Thanks for sharing. I’ve just finished University so i’m also hoping to have more reading time! Here’s my WWW -I know, it’s late, but I wrote it yesterday I swear! https://booklighting.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/www-wednesday-29th-june-2016/
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I started reading a lot after I got my degree. Going back for a masters has slowed that down a lot! Happy Thursday!
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I loved Truth and Beauty! Here is my link https://worthgettinginbedfor.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/www-wednesday-reads-4/
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Glad to hear it. So far, I’m really enjoying as well. Happy Thursday!
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