Welcome to my October WWW Wednesday! This is a weekly meme (but I tend to do it monthly) hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. If you’re curious about what other people are reading right now too, join in! All you have to do is answer the three bookish questions below and pop your blog link on Sam’s weekly post in the comments.
/ WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW?
The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett. I’ve heard so many great things about this book and at about half way through, I can completely see why. I love the way it’s written and its theme – light skinned twin sisters Stella and Desiree were brought up black but one twin chooses (and can pass) to then live as white – is so fascinating, as well as being very emotionally engaging. Can’t wait to see how this story concludes.
/ WHAT HAVE YOU RECENTLY READ?
I felt I was a little late to the party, but I recently read and ADORED Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I definite case of a book living up to the hype. Click the book title for my full review of this one.
/ WHAT WILL YOU READ NEXT?
I’ve just got Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami from my library and love its premise:
‘Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, ‘Sensei’, in a bar. He is at least thirty years her senior, retired and, she presumes, a widower. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass – from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms – Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.
Perfectly constructed, funny, and moving, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance.’
I’m a big fan of Japanese fiction, so really looking forward to starting this. I’d love to know what you’re reading this week / plan on reading soon – let me know!
Books on the 7:47 
All those books mentioned sound worthy of a read. Strange Weather in Tokyo sounds like a particularly interesting premise. I’m currently a few pages into How Green Are My Wellies, part memoir, part self-help manual on living a greener lifestyle. Hope the rest of October brings you lots of good reads! 🙂 xx
Helen | Helen’s Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle Blog
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Your current read sounds interesting, will look out for your review 😊 Hope you have a fab reading month too!
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I like the sound of all these books and two of them are already on my wishlist.
Here’s my WWW https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/wwwwednesday-14th-october-2020/
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Oh good to hear! Hope you enjoy them 😊
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I LOVED The Vanishing Half and I really want to read Strange Weather in Tokyo 🤗
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It was so good, wasn’t it?? Yes, hoping to get to Strange Weather in Tokoyo as my very next book!
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The Vanishing Half is quite high on my to-read list 🙂
Did you read or listen to Where The Crawdads Sing? I started the audiobook last month and found I couldn’t get into it; was unsure whether to give it another go reading it.
My WWW ~ https://complexchaos.blog/2020/10/14/www-wednesday-14th-october-2020/
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I read Crawdads, sometimes if I don’t connect with the narrator, I can’t engage with the story, no matter how good it is. So I would defintiely recommend giving Crawdads a read!
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Where the Crawdads Sing has been on my radar, so I may have to read it sooner rather than later. Thanks for sharing, and enjoy your week. Here’s MY WWW POST
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Yes, definitely worth a read – would love to know what you think of it!
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I haven’t read any of these books, Jen, but I am glad you have been enjoying them and I hope Stranger Weather in Tokyo will love to your excitement! Happy reading this next month! 👋📚😃
Here’s what I’ve been reading: https://thebookwormchronicles.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/www-wednesday-14th-october-2020/ 🙂
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Ah thank you, and hope you have a great reading month too!
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Thank you, Jen 😊
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I’m waiting for the vanishing half at the library and also have crawdads sitting in my kindle -everyone seems to absolutely love it so I need to read it soon!
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For me, they both totally lived up to the hype! Hope you enjoy them😊
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I loved Crawdad’s, I listened to the audiobook which was fantastic.
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Glad you enjoyed it too! I bet it makes for an interesting listen – I really liked how the accents came through in the writing of the book.
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I’m glad you’re loving The Vanishing Half! I love the way that it was written too – it was one of my favorites this year!
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Yes, I’ve finished it now and loved it! Still find myself thinking about it – always the mark of a great read!
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The Vanishing Half ❤ I have a (signed!) copy but haven't got around to reading it yet, because… so many books. But my friend was just tweeting the other day about how amazing it is, and then I saw this SO it's officially moved to my 'read this year srsly' shelf 🙂
My WWW post is here: https://jamesleahgdi.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/www-wednesday-october-arc-edition/
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Yes – do it! Definitely one that’s worth bumping up the TBR!
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I really want to read The Vanishing Half! Glad to hear you’re enjoying it 😊 Happy Reading!
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Thank you! I’ve now finished reading it and it didn’t let me down, I really liked it.
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I’m happy to hear you enjoyed Where The Crawdads Sing too! And The Vanishing Half sounds so good… I hope you will enjoy your books this week and happy reading! xx
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Oh thank you and I hope you have a fab reading week too😃
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I keep resisting Where the Crawdads Sing because people RAVED about it and those books rarely seem to live up to their hype but it sounds like maybe this one does? Perhaps I will have to give it a chance after all.
Molly @ Silverbuttonbooks
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I know what you mean about hyped books. It’s kind of my instinct to not read them, but I’m so glad I gave this one a go!
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You’ve convinced me!
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I loved Crawdads, I listened on audio which was great but I think I’d like to go back and read it physically at some point
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Yes, I’ve heard good things about the audiobook!
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Where the crawdads sing has been on my list for a bit. It looks so good!
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It’s AMAZING! Would definitely recommend giving it a read!
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