WWW Wednesday is a weekly book meme run by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words. Check out her post and others over on her blog!
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
On Monday, I read the lion’s share of the Godzilla novella by Shigeru Kayama from the book Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again. So, I’ve finished the first novella of the two, putting me at about the halfway point of the book. Overall, this novella follows the plot of the film quite closely, with some added flourishes that make the reading experience unique but were understandably cut from the film version, if they were ever a part of it at all. It was a fun read, but it’s also a movie novelization from the 1950s, so it’s got a fairly pulpy style, though I wonder if that was more an intentional choice on the part of the translator. Despite being fairly straightforward, I liked how much emphasis the narrative put on people’s suffering and desperation in the face of the horror Godzilla represents.
Recently Finished
Over the weekend, I read Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran, a graphic novel I came across at the library recently. I recall reading the original short story of this retelling of Snow White in one of Gaiman’s books, and I really liked the graphic novel adaptation of A Study in Emerald, so I decided this was worth a look. I expected to enjoy it, but I was very surprised by how much Doran’s illustrations elevated this text, creating a superior reading experience to the original short story. The visual style, heavily borrowing from the work of Irish artist Harry Clarke (to whom Doran expresses feeling indebted to), is absolutely stunning, presenting much of it like a visual stream of consciousness, occasionally reined in with traditional paneling when it calls for it. I wish I’d come across this book for my October reads, but its chilly atmosphere is still fitting for the season. I highly recommend checking this out, just for Doran’s art.
Reading Next
No real set plans on what I want to read next, other than a forthcoming reading of Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer to finish off the Southern Reach trilogy.
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