It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 7-17-23

Currently Reading

World Without End by Ken Follett

I forgot to bring my Big Book Summer book to read on my lunch hour, so I have no choice but to be a good book blogger and try to dash off the post I was too tired to start this morning before work.

I’ve been reading World Without End at a good clip, at least a few chapters a day, to complete it for the Big Book Summer Reading Challenge, but I know I’m going to miss living with the story and the characters as soon as I come to the end. Even so, the sequel is NOT on my BBS challenge list.

Currently Listening To

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

At 560 pages, Demon Copperhead also counts as a Big Book, but it’s not as long as the book it pays homage to, David Copperfield by the master of keeping up the word count — Charles Dickens.

Recently Listened To

The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022, The Exhibitionist is the extraordinary fifth novel from Charlotte Mendelson, a dazzling exploration of art, sacrifice, toxic family politics, queer desire and personal freedom.

This was wonderful! It came out in March, but I was very late listening to my NetGalley review copy. Would be great to read in print, too, but the audio narration by Juliet Stevenson was excellent, as always.

This post is linked to “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. Check out the link-up party there for more book lists!