What are you currently reading?
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers. It’s a perfect crime–an old woman dies of natural causes. But Lord Peter Wimsey suspects murder: he just has to find the murderer, motive, and means of death. As he picks away at the layers, he hopes to discover any of the above to vindicate his hunch.
What did you recently finish reading?
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. Ono, a retired artist, reflects on his life and art during the marriage negotiations of his second daughter. He wonders whether he did right supporting an imperial worldview that has been rejected by the post-WWII Japanese youth. If you liked the circuity of Remains of the Day, you will like this cerebral novel.
What do you think you’ll read next?
Any of the following, courtesy of my parents, who should vacation proximate to Powell’s at least every month:
- Legend by Marie Lu
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Three more Dorothy L. Sayers novels: Busman’s Honeymoon, Clouds of Witness, Have His Carcase
- The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (in hardback, to match A Conspiracy of Kings)–although I think I’ll reread the series for my birthday in September
And also waiting for me at the library:
- Zoo Station by David Downing
- The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
So I have plenty of choices for what to read next!
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