Month: June 2026

WWW Wednesday – June 24, 2026

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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

Last week I started reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. So far, I’ve only read the introduction, the notes on the text, and then the first 30 pages or so. Considering it’s a book over 1,000 pages long, I’ve barely scratched the surface. Still, I have come away with a few things. For starters, it’s interesting to learn that some consider this to be a children’s book due to the nature of its plot and how it is told, no matter how long it is. Having read some of it I can kind of see where they’re coming from, however, as it is very digestible so far. Whereas I often found myself struggling with the language of Moby-Dick, I have not run into the same problems here. I’m pretty happy about this, because maybe that means I’ll finish it faster than I think I will. Also, this is apparently a rather new translation that I’ve gotten a hold of, with most English versions actually dating back to the 19th century, or so this tells me. Learning that those older English versions compromised some of the original text for the sake of prudishness, I’m happy I managed by happenstance to pick up something less concerned with such things.

Recently Finished

Last week I finally finished reading Star Wars: Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse. I feel that this novel took me entirely too long to finish, but I’m glad I did it. It doesn’t rate among my favourite Star Wars novels—not even close, to be honest—but it was not without its charm. It felt a little hamstrung by the fact that The Rise of Skywalker hadn’t come out yet, so there was only so much they could do with the characters I really cared about from this era, but it did give a surprising and modestly distinct texture to this time in the franchise’s history, which was a bit too blurred at times in the films, and the returning characters from other expanded media was a nice touch. Despite this being the sort of book I would normally skip as of late, I actually feel motivated to write a review for this, which I’ve already started. I’m hoping I can get myself into posting reviews again more often, but time will tell.

Reading Next

I’ve got a bunch of Absolute Universe DC comics from the library as well as incoming One-Punch Man volumes to read, so I will no doubt be finishing those here and there as I pluck away at Monte Cristo.

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

WWW Wednesday – June 3, 2026

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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

I’m still plucking away at Star Wars: Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse. I’ve only managed about 100 pages or so in the last couple of weeks, which is a rather unfortunate pace. It still hasn’t quite hooked me yet, but I am enjoying it well enough too. With this being a book where characters from different books at the time were supposed to converge, I’ve had some dramatically opposing experiences with recall. With one character, Yendor Brethen, the book built up to revealing him, only for me to have literally zero recollection of who he is despite having appeared in Lost Stars, Aftermath: Life Debt, Aftermath: Empire’s End, and Bloodline, all of which I have read. Conversely, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Ransolm Casterfo from Bloodline has made an appearance, that book being a particular favourite among the new books. I’ve yet to see how involved in the plot he will be, but his appearance is promising. I really want to get this book finished soon, but with an unexpected yet appreciated surge of working coming in I’m not sure I’ll be able to.

Recently Finished

Since I last posted I’ve only finished a couple of volumes of One-Punch Man by ONE and Yusuke Murata, specifically volumes 11 and 12. Despite the number of volumes, this continues to be more of a series refresh, as I’ve yet to pass where the end of season two left off. I’m not complaining, since it’s been a rather long time since I last watched the show, but I am eager to finally see the story progress further. Maybe I’m not remembering the show well enough, but something I’m appreciating from reading it is the amount of bonus chapters at the end of each volume that show more mundane happenings in the characters’ lives, usually with even more of a comedic bent. I enjoy these little lower-stakes stories and how they fill out the world a little more.

Reading Next

I’m still planning to read The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas after I finish Resistance Reborn. It’s only a matter of time. I’m worried I’ll take way too long reading it, though. Other than that, I’m waiting for a reservation I’ve got on the next volume of One-Punch Man to come in so I can continue the series.

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

New Books & Novel Discoveries (May 2026)

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This past month, I actually sought to avoid buying any books, if possible. Things are hardly dire, but I’m trying to cut down on spending all the same—a not-uncommon feeling, I’m sure. Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist the siren’s song of a book here and there, though I’m happy to report that I at least picked up everything secondhand, so they still don’t even amount to the cost of a single brand-new book.

Let’s see what I wound up picking up.Read More »