What I’ve Just Finished Reading

Already posted about Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, and there’s been nothing else of note.

What I’m Reading Now

Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. This is a LOT of undersea description, and sometimes I’m enjoying it and sometimes I’m like “That list of fish is LONG ENOUGH, Verne.” But the main thing pulling me along is the question “Captain Nemo, what is your DAMAGE?”, and also the source of his fabulous wealth.

Although I just learned the answer to this latter question in the most recent chapter! Retrieving the treasure from long-ago shipwrecks, of course. And he’s funneling the funds to revolutionary movements around the world, double of course, peak 19th century activity right there.

Also, I’ve discovered that the twenty thousand leagues of the title refer to the length of the voyage, not the depth, as twenty thousand leagues is apparently many times deeper than the actual depth of the ocean.

What I Plan to Read Next

My hold on Sachiko Kashiwaba’s The Village Beyond the Mist is finally on its way! I put this book on hold back in May or June, and it’s been dawdling because apparently it was too new to leave its home branch even though no one checked it out for ages and AGES… but finally it’s coming to me! The book apparently inspired Spirited Away (it looks super different though, so I’m not expecting any super direct relationship) so I’m looking forward to reading it.

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