This week I'm joining in with Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found to talk about the books I've been reading recently!
NOW: I loved the new adaptation of IT last year and decided to try the book, which is also in keeping with one of my reading goals to not be intimidated by the longer books on my shelves, and at 1,166 pages this is one of the longest books I've ever attempted to read. I'm not the biggest fan of Stephen King but I'm enjoying this one so far and enjoying taking my time and making my way through a book. Yes, parts of it are problematic and, no, I don't think I'm going to consider it a masterpiece when I finish it but I'll be very pleased with myself when I finally get through it.
THEN: I finished listening to A Natural History of Dragons in my car and really enjoyed the experience of listening to it. I'd like to listen to the other books in the series but I'll have to wait until I can afford the audio CDs to play in my car - they're so expensive!
NEXT: It's become something of a tradition for me to read a Binti story at the beginning of the year. I believe The Night Masquerade is the final book in this little trilogy and I'm looking forward to finishing the series and seeing how Binti's story ends - I'll probably pick this one up and whizz through it while I'm continuing to make my way through IT.
What have you been reading recently?
I didn't fancy 'It' really (although I did like the film) but I've just started 'The Green Mile' which is Stephen King too and I think I might be a convert. That's a massive book too so we'll see, but finding him an easy read so far!
ReplyDeleteI've heard great things about The Green Mile but I don't think I could ever read it - the film adaptation upsets me enough already!
DeleteI've been wanting to get into King after enjoying the It adaptation, but I haven't known where to start. I just started enjoying "scary" stuff so I'm totally overwhelmed by the options. I loved that It was horror with heart and was smart, and I'm hoping King's novels are the same. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on this one!
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I'm not the biggest fan of King's, particularly his supernatural stuff, but I think the idea behind It is brilliant and I loved the adaptation. I'm enjoying the book so far, though! Personally I'd recommend reading something like Misery - Annie Wilkes is a fascinating villain!
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