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Wednesday Reading Meme
Jul. 17th, 2013 07:58 amWhat I’ve Just Finished Reading
The first five books of Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girl series, which is about a boarding school for spy girls. BOARDING SCHOOL FOR SPY GIRLS, you guys. So many of my favorite things packed in those five words!
It’s basically literary candy, but it is my kind of literary candy, and I enjoyed it immensely. The only problem is - the sixth and last book doesn’t come out till September! Ugh, waiting is so hard.
What I’m Reading Now
Susan Cooper’s The Grey King. I will probably have to hand in my geek card for saying this, but Will Stanton is powerfully boring.
Also, we’re reading Voltaire’s Candide for French class. There’s an annotated version here which makes reading it virtually painless if you have a little background in French.
Well, painless as far as the language part goes. The plot is full of pain. So far Candide has been chased from his home and ladylove, press-ganged into the army, beaten to death, narrowly escaped a battle and wandered through harrowingly destroyed villages, had a chamber pot dumped on his head, and met up with his old teacher who is covered with pulsating syphilitic sores.
And this is just the first four chapters!
Still better than the story about the horse being marched off to the abattoir, though. Or the one about the guy turning his head.
What I Plan to Read Next
For once I don't have any definite plans for this. I am getting a pile of academic books from the library today, and I really should make some headway on those...
The first five books of Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girl series, which is about a boarding school for spy girls. BOARDING SCHOOL FOR SPY GIRLS, you guys. So many of my favorite things packed in those five words!
It’s basically literary candy, but it is my kind of literary candy, and I enjoyed it immensely. The only problem is - the sixth and last book doesn’t come out till September! Ugh, waiting is so hard.
What I’m Reading Now
Susan Cooper’s The Grey King. I will probably have to hand in my geek card for saying this, but Will Stanton is powerfully boring.
Also, we’re reading Voltaire’s Candide for French class. There’s an annotated version here which makes reading it virtually painless if you have a little background in French.
Well, painless as far as the language part goes. The plot is full of pain. So far Candide has been chased from his home and ladylove, press-ganged into the army, beaten to death, narrowly escaped a battle and wandered through harrowingly destroyed villages, had a chamber pot dumped on his head, and met up with his old teacher who is covered with pulsating syphilitic sores.
And this is just the first four chapters!
Still better than the story about the horse being marched off to the abattoir, though. Or the one about the guy turning his head.
What I Plan to Read Next
For once I don't have any definite plans for this. I am getting a pile of academic books from the library today, and I really should make some headway on those...
