WWW....Thursday!

Sahara Desert Dust Storm 2018

Here in Texas, it's about as hot as it can get (108 degrees today), and apparently it's partially caused by dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa traveling 5,000 miles to settle on top of the Great State of Texas!  Read more about this phenomenon here: https://usat.ly/2msS2Bh. My car said 113 last night on my commute, and it's really hard to be outside, not only due to the heat, but also because of the irritants from the dust. So, the best thing to do is stay inside, read, and write about books! (check out that Oxford Comma, there #TeamOxfordComma)!

I didn't get a chance to participate in WWW Wednesday, so this has become WWW Thursday!

What are you currently reading?

I started a wonderful little book yesterday at lunch called The Key to Tree House Living by Elliot Reed (Tin House Books/W.W. Norton/September, 2018 pub. date). Written entirely in dictionary/encyclopedia entries, from A to Z, this coming-of-age tale gradually reveals its story through the narration of a young boy attempting to define his world through research into words. It's wonderful, so far.  I love it when authors and publishers take risks with structure, and it's done well!

What did you recently finish reading?

This debut mystery by Nova Jacobs is amazingly well-written for a first-time author, with a clever premise: Hazel Severy receives a series of clues from her foster grand-father, Isaac (a brilliant mathematician, who has died under unexplained circumstances), instructing her to track down a secret equation he was working on prior to his death.  The characters are fully fleshed out and very distinct and it's an enjoyable read with some nice twists; but I found it ultimately had more of a melancholy and hopeless feel to it in the end than I expected.

What do you think you'll read next?

This is always the hardest choice!  I have so many great books to choose from, but I'm leaning toward starting Anne Tyler's Clock Dance. I have read this author's books since day one, and have loved most of them, especially the earlier works.  This one seems to harken back to those character-driven and quirky stories she started out with. Hope so, anyway!

Happy Reading!