What are you currently reading?

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I'm reading lots for work (no, like, seriously. It's usually 10ish picture books a week just for that), especially since it's winter break currently, and I said I'd give myself a bit of a break from kids lit (or at least stuff that's aimed at someone younger than 13). Oh well.

A couple of my 4th/5th graders told me I had to read a book called Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel, and it's not bad. I also have a graphic novel about Rapunzel from Shannon Hale I'm slowing working my way through.

I'm also planning on blowing through Peter Brown's The Wild Robot before Monday so I can get it on the shelf. Only mostly because it keeps coming up in Newbery discussions. And not because I adore all his picture books.

Things not work-related: I have... something I'm reading on my kindle, but I can't for the life of me remember what. Knowing what I've been reading lately, it falls somewhere between "literature" and "women's fiction," depending who you ask.

I think I may almost be ready to read Raven Boys! I have to be in the right mindset to read anything that sounds remotely dystopian.

And this isn't counting my quiet corners of fandom ^^
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Currently reading "Ready Player One", it's quite fun and interesting.
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Currently rereading 'House of Leaves', as well as 'Mortal Engines' by Philip Reeves.
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I just started The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. (I adore Gladwell!)
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I'm reading two books simultaneously: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Both brilliant books!




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Burr by Gore Vidal. It's an older book, so i'd recommend it to higher level readers. It's a novel, so partially fictional, about the disaster of a founding father Aaron Burr. If you're interested in in history, you might enjoy it, otherwise, you might want to pass.




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The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah, dedicated to Agatha Christie. Although I usually don't enjoy books of characters by authors I love (Agatha) done by other authors (Sophie), this book is surprisingly intriguing and entertaining, and does Hercule Poirot justice.
I would honestly recommend this book to all Agatha Christie/ murder mystery novels. This is not merely a fanfiction of Hercule Poirot, but an amazing book that has the blessing of the Agatha Christie Estate.
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I'm reading "Believing Is Seeing: Seven Stories" by Diana Wynne Jones. It's surprisingly profound--I expected a cute middle grade book, but that isn't what I got! I'd recommend it to those who enjoy fantasy and philosophy.




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I am currently reading The Complete Short Stories of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie.
Best. Stories. Ever.
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Just finished 'Crafting Dynamic Dialogue' from Writers Digest and have now resumed 'Unfinished Tales' by JRR and Christopher Tolkien.




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I'm rereading Brisingr in the Inheritance Cycle for the second or third time!
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