WWW Wednesday is a weekly book meme run by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Currently Reading
I’m over halfway through If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino and I’ve gotten a much clearer grasp of what this novel is going for. What I mistook for breaking the fourth wall in the opening chapter was actually a case of narrative told in the second-person (though I’m sure the leaning on the fourth wall was deliberate). Chapters alternate between the protagonist’s story and what he is reading, which is always a chapter from a new book and always ends at a moment of great suspense. It’s a fascinating structure that has me continually interested, but I’m not yet sure if what it’s building towards will be satisfying for me or not.
Recently Finished
Unfortunately, nothing this week!
Reading Next
I still have every intention of reading The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte next, but with Calvino’s novel still needing to be finished I have comic book plans for the nearer future. I was able to get a hold of the next couple volumes of Berserk that I need, so I will be reading Vol. 20 soon. Hopefully the arc I’m in the middle of will be wrapping up within these volumes so I can avoid being held in suspense any longer.
Until next week, thank you for reading!
Muse with Me 
I’m enjoying your updates on Calvino. I think you are having the same thoughts I had when I read his “Invisible Cities”.
I am so tempted by the Calvino, it just sounds so different and intriguing. I may wait for your final view though 🙂
If on a winter’s night a traveler sounds very intriguing! I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts once you’ve finished it.
Wow. The structure of the Calvino sounds fascinating. I am glad it is not so much fourth wall as second person – I had some fourth wall overplay this week with My Plain Jane and was thinking about your progress on this book. Have a great week! https://silverbuttonbooks.com/2019/02/20/www-wednesday-february-20-2019/
I keep seeing ‘If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler’ everywhere, but I don’t think it’s something I would like. 🙈 I really hope you do though! 🙂
I can definitely see how it wouldn’t be for everyone. It’s pretty far away from being straightforward, without being completely obtuse lol And thank you, I am enjoying it quite a bit so far.