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

I’m currently a little over halfway through When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen, and I’m sorry to say that I’m not enjoying this book all that much. The writing is by no means bad, but so far it has spent much of its time ruminating on class and racial tensions with only hints to the encroaching horror, which I can only assume is imminent at this point in the story. I was really hoping it would be a going concern well before now. The book’s themes related to class and race are not problems in and of themselves, but it doesn’t feel like they’re in service of a point beyond, perhaps, the ghosts of the past eventually coming to the fore and wreaking havoc on the living who so crassly forget their history, which I think would be a woefully obvious and straightforward direction to take things. The characters also feel a little flat, their motivations understandable but too simple. I’m really hoping a development unfolds that turns this whole book around for me; otherwise, it’s pretty middling overall.

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Recently Finished

Last week I read through Set to Sea by Drew Weing, a short graphic novel about a big lug who is an aspiring poet living a down-and-out life, until one night he is clubbed over the head and shanghaied onto a vessel bound for Hong Kong. On this voyage, despite a miserable start, he learns how to be a sailor, forges bonds of friendship, and develops a passion for life and the sea that he never had before, all the while refining his poetic craft. I really liked this book’s art style, which feels reminiscent of old cartoon strips, with only a single panel corresponding to every page. It was a delightful little story and I’m grateful to the library for carrying it, as it’s likely I otherwise wouldn’t have ever come across it.

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Reading Next

Continuing to read through the massive list of comics I’ve inexplicably borrowed from the library all at the same time, I’m going to read the first volume of Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta. It’s due back soon and is a highly reserved book, so I really don’t want to delay giving it back any further. I’m looking forward to starting this book, as I’ve heard and seen great things about it. Batman seems to be scaled down from his usual depth of resources, and I like that a lot of the villains are being given more of a horror bent. As much as I enjoy that the main continuities of comic book universes keep going, I do love a good “elseworld” story where I can just start at volume one without having to think too much about previous titles.

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