Books on My Reading List pt. 1

 

So far on this blog I have talked about books and short stories I have already read. So this time around I will give you a list of the books I have on my “future reads”-list. Now let me just clarify that yes: all the books on here are books I own, and no: I am not rich or even well off, I just tend to buy books in bulk when they are on sale or if there are special deals. I also tend to get quite a few on my birthday and on Christmas. So a lot of planning and waiting goes in to my book-shopping. With that out off the way let me move on to the actual list!

 

1. “The Invention of Murder – How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime” by Judith Flanders

I am already a third of the way through this one, but since University came back in to my life this year I have not had the time to finish it yet. Sadly this is not the only book I have begun reading on this list, and I am usually not one to put a book away before it is finished. But these days it seems that the only books I finish are the ones I read for school. Fortunately the winter break is only a month away! I cannot wait to continue this book! So far it has been a very entertaining and exciting read.

 

2. “Dune” by Frank Herbert

Yes I know, I know. I am way behind on this one, but in my defence I have never delved much into Science Fiction. However I thought that this book would be a good place to start.

 

3.”Mort” by Terry Pratchett

I am half way through this and I hope to finish it during the forthcoming break. Like the other books in the Discworld series it is serious, philosophical and absolutely hilarious all at the same time. If you have never read anything in this series before I can highly recommend it. And I am sure that others will recommend it too.

 

4. “Victorian Writing & Working Women” by Julia Swindells

The second nonfiction book on the list so far. I picked this up at a second hand book store in Aberystwyth when I studied abroad and it bugs me that I have not picked it up yet. Hopefully it will be an interesting read since it combines some of my favourite subjects: the Victorian Era, gender roles and feminism.

 

5. “Anno Dracula” by Kim Newman

I found a recommendation of this on Jillian Venters’ website “Gothic Charm School”. And since I am a fan of the original Dracula by Stoker I thought that this would be a hit in my collection as well. I have ventured in to the first chapter and so far I really like what I see.

 

6. “The Greatest Show on Earth – The Evidence for Evolution” by Richard Dawkins

This book I have also begun reading this summer. I am a quarter into it so far and I must say that Dawkins knows how to explain the science behind evolution so that even someone as unscientific as myself can understand it. I came by him and this book when I bought the latest Nightwish album named and based upon this very work of his. And so far the book has not disappointed. And neither did the album.

 

7. “Magic(al) Realism” by Maggie Ann Bowers ( part of the New Critical Idiom series)

Another subject in literary theory I am very curious about. I hope that it will be just as interesting and inspiring read as Gothic by Botting in the same series.

 

And that is the first half of my “future reads”-pile. I will post the other half next week. And as I make my way through these books I might write up some in-depth future reviews of them. But for now I hope that this list (and the list coming next week) will not only give you some ideas for future reads of your own, but also remove any guilt you might have over your own book pile that has been put on hold for a while for one reason or another.

 

And with that I will be back next week!

 

Xoxo Christina