WWW Wednesday is a book meme run by Taking on a World of Words.
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 gradually making my way through Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, though I’ve finished more stories than I had for last week. “The Monkey” was a pretty good tale of a strange cursed object. I appreciate that little was done to explain what made it so malevolent. I particularly enjoyed “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut,” a story set in Castle Rock, which connects to a lot of other concepts within King’s works. I also just love the idea of obscure, winding pathways somehow intersecting with other worlds. Part of me wants to finish this before starting The Two Towers, but I don’t think I’ll do that. This book is pretty long in its own right.
I’m also about halfway finished reading my Kindle edition of the short story “Komodo” by Jeff VanderMeer. I started reading it last night. I’m disappointed that I haven’t finished it, but I grew tired and decided to pick it up later after reaching a stopping point. It’s a really surreal tale. Not so much that I’m completely lost, but difficult to explain to somebody if they wanted to hear what it’s about. In a good way, I’m finding it’s a story where you just need to go with it. Otherwise, it’s probably going to frustrate you.
Recently Finished
Over the weekend I read Rebel Jail, the third volume in the new Star Wars comic book series by Marvel Comics. It told a decent, self-contained little story set primarily in one of the Rebel Alliance’s prisons. As an organization trying to be better than the oppressive Imperials they want to overthrow, it makes sense they’d take prisoners rather than execute. I am a little skeptical they had the resources for something like this, however. Nevertheless, its introduction does not hurt continuity, so it does not matter. The story was particularly Leia focused, which I appreciated, along with including new character Dr. Aphra, whom I love.
Reading Next
I’m going to start reading The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien very soon. The Lord of the Rings is a monkey on my back I need to take care of. I’ve had enough of a break. Other than that, I’m going to push myself to catch up more on comic books. I’ve got so many to get to that I’ve let pile up that I could finish in a relatively short amount of time if I put my mind to it, so expect to see more of those under recently finished in the coming weeks. Until next time.
Muse with Me 
Indeed you chose such long books this year. 🙂 🙂 I love LoTR but I’ve yet to reRead it simply because of its length. But then again I’ve been rereading the whole Harry Potter series every year for 7 years now… 🙂 🙂
And I need to start reading Kings books too. I’ve been putting them off for so long already.
Enjoy your reads Ryan. 🙂 Hope you enjoy the whole LoTR series and all your other reads.
Thanks! Yeah, I want to try to read IT this year too. I may have bitten off more than I can chew.
haha. 🙂 It is one of King’s best books so maybe it’s worth it.
Oh it’ll definitely be worth it. I’m just afraid my reading challenge for the year will go out the window lol
lols.. good luck. 🙂 🙂 You’ll do fine, besides it’s only April…but in my mind I’m silently screaming “WHAT! it’s already April!!!”
Right?! lol And thank you for the encouragement 🙂
Skeleton Crew sounds an interesting read…I might have to look into this one 🙂
Great list! I need to read LOTR one of these days haha
Thanks! I’m not in love with LOTR, but it’s definitely worth reading at least once, speaking from my experience with it so far.
That sounds so much like a chore, reading LOTR. I mean, I love it, but I don’t know that it’s a necessity if you don’t want to. Reading is for fun, right?
I know what you mean, but entertainment is not my only motivation for reading. I am enjoying it regardless, though, just not as thoroughly as other books.