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 made some better progress in Soldiers’ Pay by William Faulkner this week. Nothing incredible, but I kept reminding myself to pick it up so I got through it. I’m enjoying it a bit more now so I’m going to stick with it and see where it gets me.
I started Vessel by Lisa A. Nichols and am enjoying it so far! It has an interesting premise and I can tell there’s a lot of mystery to it which I’m curious to see develop.
I had put in an ILL for my next physical book (see below) but it was too slow to come in so I’ve picked up The 158-Pound Marriage by John Irving. Irving is a perpetual favorite of mine so I’m excited to read one of his earlier works and see what I think of it.
Recently finished: I found a stride in Rebeldes (The Outsiders) by S.E. Hinton and wrapped it up on Friday. The ending grabbed me more than I thought. It’s quite different from the movie, which I’ve seen more recently than I reread it so I was intrigued because it felt like reading a new book for a minute. I’ll work on a review eventually but this one might be a while.
I wrapped up Dollface by Renée Rosen, too! I even found time to write and post a review. I impress myself. Please check it out. I gave the book Three out of Five Stars.
Reading next: I put in an ILL for Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa but it didn’t arrive before I wanted to start it. I’ll pick it up when it does come in, probably putting Irving on hold. It shouldn’t be too much longer, but I can’t figure out how to look up the status.
Leave a comment with your link and 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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Great reading this week. I’ll be checking out the review of Dollface. Enjoy your week, and here’s MY WWW POST
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Vessel sounds interesting!
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Happy Wednesday, Sam! Congratulations on finishing The Outsiders! That ending always gets me when the infamous line, “stay golden, Ponyboy,” gets uttered. I hope you’re able to continue to have a good reading week.
Here is my WWW post:
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I really enjoyed reading your review of Dollface, especially your observation that the author seemed to have tried to pack too much into the book. I often have this feeling, that a book would have been just as good, if not better, with a hundred or so pages trimmed from it. Especially with historical fiction, it’s as if the author’s thinks I did all this research so I want to include it. Sometimes less is more.
I hope your great reading progress continues.
My WWW https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/wwwwednesday-24th-august-2022/
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Thank you! I get the feeling with historical fiction most often, too. As someone whose tried to write it, I get it, bit I still find it annoying. Happy reading!
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It’s a good feeling when you get a stride in a book. I also find that sometimes if a book has a great ending that can change my mind on the whole book!
Have a great week and I hope you continue to enjoy what you are reading ☺️
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-currently-reading-finished-reading-reading-next-10/
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I must check out your review of Dollface! Here’s my link for this week: https://thesecretlibrarysite.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesdays-24-08-22-happyshrugday%f0%9f%98%89-wwwwednesdays-booktwitter-secretlibrarybookblog/
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Good to hear you had a good reading week!
My WWW: https://booksonthe747.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-24th-august-2022/
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I see you’re reading a great variety of books! I hope you have a great week. Here’s my post:
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Glad that you’ve had a such a good reading week. I can never tell when my library loans are going to arrive. I just get told how many people are in the queue ahead of me but sometimes books where I am the only one in the queue take longer than books where there are several people ahead of me. Here’s my WWW post for this week https://witchyreading.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-aug-24/
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I’ve had that! I always feel like the person in front of me must have lost it and they’re afraid to tell the library haha. Happy reading!
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Glad to hear that you’re enjoying Faulkner a little more now 🙂 Happy reading!
My WWW: http://forbookssake.home.blog/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-24th-august-2022/
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Off to check out your review of Dollface. In the meantime, here’s my WWW. I’ve got a memoir and a romance, and neither is conventional.
https://onegalsmusings.blogspot.com/2022/08/wwwwednesday_0687306190.html
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Have a great week!
My WWW: https://lifewithnoplot.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-august-24-2022/
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Vessel sounds really good – I hope you enjoy it!
Here is my WWW: https://topazreads.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-august-24-2022/#more-900
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My WWW:
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I’m happy you were able to get your Spanish language read for the year finished up. Congrats! Have a great week.
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Good job reading those two books, I hope you have more reading time this week to get through more.
My post below:
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Woops, wrong link:
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It’s been so long since I read The Outsiders that I can’t remember how the ending differs from the movie. Now I’ll have to check. https://teripolen.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-what-am-i-reading-amreading-79/
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Hi,
Currently reading A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths.
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Hooray for finishing two books! Now that school’s back in session, I’ve got to find a reading groove.
https://www.kwizgiver.com/2022/08/www-wednesday_24.html
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This is my first time doing a WWW Wednesday post, and I had so much fun with it! Here’s my link: https://scribblesstories.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/www-wednesday-24-08-22/
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Welcome! So glad to have you. Happy reading!
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Hi Sam! I’ve only this week moved my blog over from Wix to wordpress, so I can be more involved with other bloggers! I just found out about this through a few blogs I follow, and had to jump in! Well done for finishing two books, I am hoping I can keep up with at least one book a week, as I love this “challenge”! 🙂
Here is my post:
https://rkennedy-escott.co.uk/its-www-wednesday/
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Welcome! So glad to have you. Enjoy our community and happy reading!
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Yeah for 2 finished books, it sounds like a great week! Here’s my answers: https://writingcrazyme.blogspot.com/2022/08/www-wednesday-593-august-24th.html
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Hallo, Hallo everyone,
Mine includes a general life update as I took an unexpected and unplanned sabbatical this Summer from blogging, reading and engaging whilst I also talk about the stories (including audioreads) which I am stepping back into now that I can resume where I left off in May.
My WWW post
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Hi, congratulations on your reading week! Have a good weekend – to you and your readers.
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