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 don’t think I read a page of In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. This is being a lot slower than I wanted it to be because I am enjoying this book. I like that it’s there when I need it, so I’m actually okay with this.
I’m enjoying 10% Happier by Dan Harris so far. I’m not familiar with Harris as a TV personality so it’s teaching me about him as well as his philosophy. This is reading more like a memoir than a self-help book so far and I like that a bit better. I’m a sucker for a good memoir and I’m open to what Harris is going to say. I think we could all do with being 10% happier.
I’ve only just started Peace Breaks Out by John Knowles. I watched the movie for A Separate Peace last week but I’m not sure the plots will overrun at all. The summary makes me think it will be only the setting so I’m excited to see if any characters reappear.
Recently finished: I rushed through The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd to have it finished by the time my book club met and it was a good read. I liked the historical context and setting a lot and give Kidd a lot of credit for the research she was able to do for the book. I posted my review yesterday so please go check it out!
I also posted a review for The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart last Thursday so please go check that out as well! Please know my rating is for the audiobook and if I’d read it as a coffee table book, I might have rated it differently.
Reading Next: My next physical book will be In One Person by John Irving. It’s a book club selection and Irving is one of my all-time favorite writers so I’m really excited to read this one. I’ve had the book on my shelf for almost three years and I’m pumped to crack the spine.
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 haven’t read that book by Irving although I’m also a fan! Here is my Wednesday post for this week https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/this-week-in-books-july-27/
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I’m looking forward to starting it soon. I’ve read most of his recent books and a lot of the backlog as well. Happy Wednesday!
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In One Person looks tempting….and I also still want to read The Invention of Wings. Here’s MY WWW POST
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I hope to start Irving soon. He’s like a comfort blanket to me. Happy Wednesday!
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Agree with reading books slowly when you’re enjoying them! Or putting them on pause for times when you can savor them better.
Here’s my WWW: http://haphazardbookshelves.blogspot.com/2016/07/www-wednesday-12.html
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I might have to do that again soon. I don’t mind saving the flavor, haha. Happy Wednesday!
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I haven’t read any of your books, but John Irving rings a bell! I’ll have to look him up since you enjoy his books so much 🙂
Here’s my WWW: https://sarinalangerwriter.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27th-july-2016/
Happy reading! 🙂
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Most people know him from ‘The Cider House Rules’ or ‘The World According to Garp,’ both of which are films. Happy Wednesday!
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Hope you get to move forward with In The Garden of Beasts this week!
Here’s my post: https://keysandopenmind.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-and-wippet-wednesday-27-july-2016/
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Me, too. I might have to end up taking it on vacation. Happy Wednesday!
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I have Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany to read for my book club in September – it’ll be my first book of his and I’m hoping it will live up to my expectations.
Here’s my post – http://www.booksplease.org/2016/07/27/my-week-in-books-27-july-2016/
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Meany was my first Irving, too. I fell in love with Owen and I hope you do, too! Happy Wednesday.
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I’ve only read one John Irving book – A Prayer for Owen Meany – but I have vague memories of thinking it was tremendous. I hope you enjoy In One Person 🙂
Here’s my WWW: https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27th-july-2016/
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Owen Meany is one of my favorite Irving’s. It was the first one I read. Happy Wednesday!
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I think I could definitely do with being at least 10% happier (or possibly 100% at the moment) so I may need to check out that book. I admire your self control on In the Garden of Beasts. If I’m enjoying a book I tend to abandon everything else to read it constantly even though I kind of wish I could take the time to savour it.
Here’s my WWW: https://iwuvbooks.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27th-july-2016/
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I find non-fiction easier to pace. As weird as it sounds, I know how it ends so I’m not overly anxious to get there. Happy Wednesday!
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I am glad you enjoyed The Invention of Wings, will have to add it to my TBR!
http://dualreads.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/wednesday-catch-up-27th-july-2016.html
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I hope you do! It’s a great read. Happy Wednesday.
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Really glad you enjoyed The Invention of Wings, it’s only made me want to read it more! 🙂
My WWW: https://bathtimereads.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27th-july-2016/
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Good! I posted a review yesterday and I’ll have my book club reflection up tomorrow. We all really liked it. Happy Wednesday!
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I’ve been meaning to read a John Irving novel. I’ve watched Simon Birch, which I know is a ‘suggested adaptation’ of A Prayer for Owen Meaney and which devastated me as a young girl.
Did you enjoy the movie version of A Separate Peace? It’s been so long, I don’t really remember how it stands as an adaptation.
Happy Reading 🙂
Here’s my WWW Wednesday: https://aliasfaithrivens.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-the-sixteenth/
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It was a decent adaptation. To be fair, it’s been ages since I read the book so I didn’t think it best to write a comparison post here. I forgot the ending for the majority of the movie, which was kind of fun. Happy Wednesday!
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I agree with you that The Invention of Wings was a good read and well researched. I like John Irving as well–A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my all-time favorite books.
Here’s my WWW post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2016/07/www-wednesdays_27.html
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I love Owen. That was the first Irving I read and I’ve been hooked ever since. Happy Wednesday!
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I’ve also had In One Person on my TBR for years and yet John Irving is an author i love. I’ll look forward to reading your updates as you read and hopefully it’ll inspire me to start reading it soon! I’m glad to hear The Invention of Wings was such a good read – that’s also on my TBR and I hope to read it before too much longer. Hope you have a great reading week 🙂
Here’s my WWW Wednesday/ TWiB post:
https://rathertoofondofbooks.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27-july/
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I’ll warn you to read my future reviews with care, then. Sometimes I can’t help spoiling the ending! I’m very excited to jump in. Happy Wednesday!
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I am writing this just as I am in the cinema about to watch The BFG! Am rather excited. Hope you enjoy your books!
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Enjoy the movie! It looks fun. Happy Wednesday!
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good to be back!
I enjoyed a lot In the Garden of Beasts!
here is my post: https://wordsandpeace.com/2016/07/25/mailbox-monday-july-25/
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Good to know you liked it. I’m enjoying it a lot so far but I’m okay reading it slowly. Happy Wednesday!
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Here is my list: https://readinaflash.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-17/
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I hope you enjoy In One Person — I am yet to read any Irving, a fact I know I need to change very soon! Here is my WWW: https://notcapulet.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/books-www-wednesday-27th-july/
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‘A Prayer for Owen Meany’ was my first of his and I really loved it. Happy Wednesday!
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My first time participating. 🙂 Here’s my WWW Wednesday: https://thetattooedbookgeek.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27th-july-2016/
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Welcome! Glad to have you. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m off to check out your Sue Munk Kidd review! 🙂
My WWW: http://www.anovelglimpse.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-july-27-2016/
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Enjoy, happy Wednesday!
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Here is my post for WWW wednesday. https://ckrich.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday/
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In One Person sounds really good. I especially love that it has a bisexual narrator as bi representation in books is severely lacking (at least in my experience/opinion)! I’ll definitely be looking forward to seeing what you think of it. 🙂
Here’s my WWW Wednesday for this week: https://kourtnireads.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-727/
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I’m really looking forward to reading it! My book club might be in for quite a shock as we tend to read very traditional ‘book club reads.’ Happy Wednesday!
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Love this meme! Here’s my first WWW Wednesday post 🙂
https://youngatheart1blog.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-1/
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Welcome! Happy Wednesday.
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I have several John Irving books on my TBR but I don’t think I’ve read him yet. Let me know what you think ! http://ilayreading.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-7272016/
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I’m a big fan so far and I’m looking forward to this one. Happy Wednesday!
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I’ve heard the most amazing things about John Irving’s writing. I hope you’ll enjoy his books http://www.curious-daisy.com/www-wednesdays/www-wednesday-july-27-2016/
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I’ve loved them all so far, I hope this is the same. Happy Wednesday!
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The books seem familiar to me for some reason but I haven’t read any of them. Hope you enjoy In One Person!
Here’s my WWW : http://abooklionshideaway.blogspot.in/2016/07/www-wednesday-1.html
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Thank you, I’m really looking forward to it. Happy Wednesday!
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We could all be 10% happier! I might like that one a little better since it is written in the style of a memoir. I’m not one much for self-help books.
https://girlof1000wonders.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesdays-july-27/
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It’s interesting because Harris covered the self-help scene as a reporter for a long time so he’s skeptical of it while writing in the genre. Weird! Happy Wednesday.
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The Invention of Wings has a beautiful cover!! Looks like this week was both a speedy and slow week for reading 🙂
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Very true! I hope next week is fast because there’s a lot I want to read. Happy reading.
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I hope so too! Thank you, Happy Reading to you as well!!
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I still have The Invention of Wings on my TBR and having seen your comments feel like I should pick it up sooner rather than later.
Here’s my WWW – https://bookboodle.co.uk/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-july-27th 🙂
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I hope you do, it was really enjoyable. Happy Wednesday!
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It’s always nice when book club choices coincide with books you’ve been meaning to read.
And it must be nice to always have a Larsen book waiting for whenever you have some time for it – his books are easy to enjoy in big chunks or piecemeal, I’ve found.
Here’s my WWW post: https://siderealday.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-727/
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It helps when you suggest books for the book club to read, haha.
Agree on Larson. It’s easy to leave and come back to or binge when possible. Happy Wednesday!
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Yes, I’ve been reading “Game of Thrones’ slowly, too. There’s just so much there!
Thanks for letting me link up! Have a fantastic week!
http://candy-m.blogspot.com/2016/07/what-are-you-reading-july-27-2016.html
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Nothing wrong with the slow read, haha. I know I’ve done it on a lot of books. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m interested to hear your insights on the Irving book.
Here’s my reply: http://www.kwizgiver.com/2016/07/www-wednesday_27.html
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I hope to start it soon but we’ll see how life goes. Happy Wednesday!
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I’ve never heard of this John Irving book! I went through a big stage with him in high school; A Prayer for Owen Meaney was my favorite. Excited to check out this title!
And here is my WW Wednesday: Thank you for hosting!
http://sallyallenbooks.com/2016/07/wednesday-reading-roundup-july-27/
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Meany was my favorite in high school, too! I read a lot of his books in late high school and early college. This one came out about four years ago and I’m so excited to pick it up. Happy Wednesday!
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My WWW Wednesday 🙂 https://paintandbutterfliesbooks.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-27716/
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The invitation of wings look like a great read. I hope you enjoy your books this week. Here is mine for this week. Have a great day.
https://staceyschneller06.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/www-wednesday-6/
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It was really enjoyable and I recommend it. Happy Wednesday!
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I’m glad you enjoyed The Invention Of Wings! I’m going to check out your review right now. 🙂
Happy reading! Here’s my WWW.
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Thank you! Happy Wednesday!
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