FF: Slowing Down

Rocking Roary!

I’ve really slowed down in my reading.  Losing “before bed” to my achy shoulder has definitely cut into my reading time.

A reminder.  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the comments section and enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles, I also don’t usually list scattered research reading.

Completed:

Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire.  Audiobook.  Urban myths, highways, and the classic ghost story all get new life and strange validation through Seanan McGuire’s prose.  This is more or less a short story collection, but the stories do interrelate.  (And, yes, I do know there is a novel that comes next!)

In Progress:

Witchy Kingdom by D.J. Butler.  So far, quite good.  Definitely not a happily ever after book, but also not a downer.  Adds a lot of complexity to this alternate version of (mostly) North America.

With Strings Attached by Jonathan Kellerman.  Mystery/thriller author Jonathan Kellerman collects guitars.  In this book, he brings his love of research and fluid prose style to a look at his collection.  Also includes a few essays on luthiers of note.  I’m quite enjoying.

The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire.  Audiobook.  Although this isn’t a short story collection, the novel does have a somewhat episodic progression in the early parts.  Uses the material from Sparrow Hill Road well without being unduly repetitious.

Also:

Newest American Archeology.  Finished off with some interesting book reviews.  Also finished the latest AAA magazine, in which I usually enjoy most the articles that focus on my local region, rather than those touting other areas (in this case, a very odd look at Paris).