What's open on the table right now, what's waiting, and what I gave up on. Updated whenever it changes, which is more often than the front page.
Open now
- Mornings
- Book Title — volume four of the doorstop. Slower than the third. Persisting on the strength of the fifth's reputation.
- Evenings
- Book Title — short stories, one a night, specifically to stop the doorstop from becoming the only thing I read.
- Slowly
- Book Title — third attempt. Running notes here.
Next up
In rough order, subject to entirely arbitrary revision: two more of the doorstop, something short and modern to clear the palate, and a reread I have been promising myself since spring.
The abandoned pile
This paper does not rate what it hasn't finished. It does keep the list, with the page and the reason, because knowing why someone stopped is usually more useful than a low score.
Book Title
Three viewpoint characters and I could not tell two of them apart by page ninety. Possibly my fault. Not going back.
Book Title
Good prose, and the plot arrived too late for me. I'd try this author again with something shorter.
Book Title
Wrong book, wrong month. Shelved rather than abandoned — I expect to come back to this one in winter.
Notices & wants
Wanted: a hardback of the first volume that matches the rest of the set. The book club edition is a different height and it bothers me more than it should.
Offered: recommendations, freely and at length, whether or not you asked. Write to the Editor.