In the Works...

So I currently have a couple of books on the burners, some under more heat than others. I was trying not to read more than one book at a time for this, but sometimes that's just a bit more (less?) than I can manage.

Here's the list, along with a few short thoughts where possible:

The Unknown Shore, Patrick O'Brian. This one will get finished, and probably quickly. I love, love, LOVE O'Brian's Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series, and this is essentially the same characters but younger and with slightly different names. It's been a few years since I've hung out with Jack and Stephen, so it's nice to see them again.

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke. I rented this from the library on my Kindle, because the physical book is just too ridiculous to try and lug around. If it's going to get read, it will be electronically, but I've tried several times and failed in the past. The size is just so daunting. Maybe I can be fooled by the digital edition?

How to Create the Perfect Wife, Wendy Moore. Also a Kindle edition, I found this while perusing the History section on my library's Overdrive service. It seems interesting and also slightly hilarious. It's apparently the story of a gentleman who believed he could in essence create the perfect wife, starting with a child. Sounds creepy, but hey, it was the times I guess? We'll see.

Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, David Eagleman. Kindle edition. This is a re-read, but it's been quite a while and I don't recall that I finished it last time. I do remember I liked it, though.


There are some books I just read when I have a second, usually old favorites or something relatively easy. Ghost stories are a perennial favorite, and M.R. James is probably at the top of the list. I doubt these will get reviewed or anything, because I usually hit them in fits and starts and skip around to whatever I feel like reading at the moment.

Not for review purposes:
Curious Warnings: The Great Ghost Stories of M.R. James (Kindle)
Great Ghost Stories (Free Kindle)