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Wednesday Reading Meme
What I've Just Finished Reading
Wolf Brother and Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver, the first two books of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. I never read these when I was the target demographic but it was chosen for our 'reading spine' in Year 5 and oh my god, these books are so good. I've read and enjoyed both Dark Matter and Thin Ice in the past, but it was still a shock how visceral and scary parts of these books got while still being appropriate for my Year 5s. I've actually been reading it to them chapter by chapter for the past few weeks but on Monday I got so excited about a cliffhanger I had to bring it home and finish it that night. And then I found an ebook of the second book and stayed up until 11 reading that as well...
My wife, tangentially, is very excited about this because they are some of her all-time favourite books.
What I'm Reading Now
I've been working through Home by Francis Pryor, which is an interesting look at how family structures may or may not have changed since the early Stone Age period in Britain as evidenced by the archaeological record. I really like the writing style of this but it's quite dense and with current work stress (astronomical for the past few weeks, only just starting to subside again) I've lost momentum quite badly. I'm also technically reading Biggles and the Black Mask but it is similarly slow-going. However, in exciting news I met my class for this September and the first thing one of them asked me is if I have any Biggles in the class library - the answer being, obviously, yes.
What I'm Going To Read Next
I mean, obviously the next four Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. I am obsessed.
Wolf Brother and Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver, the first two books of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. I never read these when I was the target demographic but it was chosen for our 'reading spine' in Year 5 and oh my god, these books are so good. I've read and enjoyed both Dark Matter and Thin Ice in the past, but it was still a shock how visceral and scary parts of these books got while still being appropriate for my Year 5s. I've actually been reading it to them chapter by chapter for the past few weeks but on Monday I got so excited about a cliffhanger I had to bring it home and finish it that night. And then I found an ebook of the second book and stayed up until 11 reading that as well...
My wife, tangentially, is very excited about this because they are some of her all-time favourite books.
What I'm Reading Now
I've been working through Home by Francis Pryor, which is an interesting look at how family structures may or may not have changed since the early Stone Age period in Britain as evidenced by the archaeological record. I really like the writing style of this but it's quite dense and with current work stress (astronomical for the past few weeks, only just starting to subside again) I've lost momentum quite badly. I'm also technically reading Biggles and the Black Mask but it is similarly slow-going. However, in exciting news I met my class for this September and the first thing one of them asked me is if I have any Biggles in the class library - the answer being, obviously, yes.
What I'm Going To Read Next
I mean, obviously the next four Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. I am obsessed.