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?

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Currently Reading

Nothing! I am between books. Finally.

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Recently Finished

Yesterday, I finished my great undertaking by completing Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, including the excerpt at the back that tells of the real-life incident of the whale-ship Essex, which was wrecked by a sperm whale. This book was a greater challenge than I was anticipating, as the writing style was particularly difficult to parse. Fairly often I would read summaries and/or reread certain paragraphs to make sure I understood what happened in the chapter I’d just finished. I sincerely found this book more difficult than translations of Homer. Nevertheless, I’m proud of myself for finally overcoming this personal reading white whale, and despite my trouble with it I definitely gained an appreciation for it as a great piece of literature. I thought I knew how the story played out in a basic way too, but I was surprised by how some things turned out at the end, which was a nice bonus. Though the bulk of the book is about whaling, the narrative does pick up at the end in a rather more engaging way.

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Reading Next

I feel like I need something of cool-down period after finishing such a massive novel before I begin another. Luckily for me, I have five different books that I’ve taken out from the library; four of them are graphic novels and one a book of poetry. To start, I’m going to finally get going with 2120 by George Wylesol, which I’ve been waiting on for an especially long time. It’s also due back this Saturday, so I’d like to be courteous and finish it by then, as somebody else has requested it. Then, I will likely read the two Hellboy comics I borrowed: a comic book adaptation of The Bones of Giants and Hellboy in Love, both of which are by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Matt Smith (illustrator).

Until next time, thank you for reading! Feel free to share your own post down below.