Reading Update

Hi all! I hope you are doing well. This week has been very productive in terms of reading and very unproductive in terms of every other school project that I have to do before the end of the semester. Instead of working on essays and assignments that are due in a few days, I have instead been reading non-stop while simultaneously listening to the Heathers the Musical soundtrack on repeat (which I highly recommend if you at all like musicals, the original 1988 movie, or just genuinely great content).

Last week I placed an order at Book Depository hoping that the addition of some new books will help continue to keep me from boredom while also distracting me from homework that I actually have to do. While they probably won’t get to Atlanta for at least another week I am eagerly awaiting their arrival. The novels I ordered are...

1. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - I watched the movie for the first time around a week ago and now really need to read the book. I normally don’t read classics but hopefully, I will soon be able to add this one to the list.
2. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher - I read one of her other autobiographies called The Princess Diarist and absolutely loved it. Not only is Carrie Fisher an icon but she has a very distinct voice and manages to make everything she writes hilarious. 
3. Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments For Economic Independence by Kristen Ghodsee - I don’t read non-fiction often but one of my friends recommended it and I trust her judgment.
4. Uprooted by Naomi Novik - I can confidently say that I have read almost every beauty and the beast retelling written and when I found this one I couldn’t not buy it. 
   
   

This week I finished Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin which is a Young Adult Fantasy about a witch and a witch hunter. Before reading it I did notice that Sarah J Maas wrote a blurb for the book that was placed on the front cover; while I didn’t know this while buying the book I have to say seeing her endorsement did give me a reason to start it sooner than I normally would have. Overall it was a decent novel and I look forward to reading the next book in the series on its release in September.

I also finished Moby Dick! After around two weeks I was able to conquer the book and finally get it off of my “currently reading” shelf on Goodreads. While I was surprised and impressed with the ending I will not be returning for a reread unless specifically asked to do so by a professor. 

After over a year stuck on page 126 I have restarted my attempt to finish Pride and Prejudice. The fact that a new movie adaptation of Emma recently came out will hopefully fuel my interest.