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 making slow but steady progress through The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Last week I underwent surgery to have my wisdom teeth removed, so I spent a number of days off over the past week just recovering. Fortunately, I was still able to make myself get a fair amount of reading done, though not quite the volume that I’d been able to accomplish lately. I’m now sitting at page 733, which feels like it should be close to the end, but I know it’s only just over halfway. I’m enjoying seeing bits and pieces of his revenge come together, and I won’t be satisfied if those who wronged him are not punished, but I do feel like the Count comes across as a bit too untouchable at the moment, so I’m curious what curveballs will be thrown his way to expose his fallibility. Either way, I’ve had no further dips in my interest in the narrative, so I’m hoping I continue with strength until the very end.
Recently Finished
Yesterday I finally made myself read through Absolute Martian Manhunter by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez. I regret that I let the book run overdue, but I wasn’t going to return it without reading it. My suspicions were correct about loving this one, and it takes the character I’m only somewhat familiar with from more popular DC material and turns him into something so much more abstract. Rather than simply a shapeshifting Martian with psychic powers, our titular green “Martian” is an abstract, cosmic entity that psychically bonds with FBI agent John Jones. Together, they combat the “white Martian”, who is wreaking havoc on the minds of humanity and trying to get them to tear each other apart. The visuals are some of the most trippy I’ve ever read in a comic book before, but they’re beautifully rendered, and despite the strangeness of the story it has an emotionally resonant heart I think almost anybody could get into if they’re open-minded to the weirdness of the presentation. I can’t wait to read more of this series.
Reading Next
I don’t have any set plans right now, but there’s going to be a hard shift soon, as October is only a couple weeks away. I’m hoping I can get a good amount further into Monte Cristo before then and also hopefully finish reading Calypso by Davide Sedaris. Time will tell.
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