Drama-Lovers Book Club

Hello dear, I'm new to this thread and hope to join the book club, please take care of me.

As for which books I want to be reading this month, I'll go with finishing "Dandy Tale (Kabukimonogatari)" by NisioisiN. It's a light novel, but it's also written in a proper novel format, unlike many other light novels, with minimum illustrations (only 2 as usual). The story is a continuation of the previous "Monogatari" light novel volumes, which is about oddities (mysterious beings), characterization and Japanese folklore. The narration is fun, and follows a specific scenario of lots and lots of dialogues, mostly building on the character explorations at the beginning, introducing a problem almost half-way through the novels and very short resolve chapters that comes at the end of each novel.

I'm not a big fan of books in general, I used to get bored easily, still I have read my share, mainly biographies, religious books and novel stories. BUT I'VE gotten deeply interested in Japanese Light Novels recently, especially long running titles that goes on for 10s or 20s volumes (some of which are adapted into anime too). Now it's my interest to finish a few of my favourite series (Spice and Wolf, Monogatari Series, No Game No Life, Zaregoto and Haruhi Suzumiya Series)

 Rawa:

Hello dear, I'm new to this thread and hope to join the book club, please take care of me.

Welcome to our book club, dear @Rawa!

 Rawa:

Hello dear, I'm new to this thread and hope to join the book club, please take care of me.

Welcome!

hello. i'm late (again!) and don't have much to say about my reading experience from last month, as I only finished one book and it was On Earth we're briefly gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, which was another quick, semi-biographical and intense read. I think it's my thing now, ha. Vuong wrote really personal and unapologetic introspection into one's identity. And it explores that theme on many different levels - national, cultural, generational or sexual. Very raw, bold and almost uncomfortable at times. Poetic from the start to finish. A little bit pretenious when it doesn't need to. Definitely worth a read.

aaaand I'm currently reading Charade by Knut Hamsun. 

 penel:

Hope you're already feeling better :)
Reading can wait till you feel like returning to it anytime!
Take good care of yourself xD

 fiflydramalover:

Oh no! I hope you recover well. Have a happy birthday :D

Thanks! :-)

 Sassy queen:

Rawa about the religious books please post about them I would love to read them 

If you are interested in religious books, have you read any books by Karen Armstrong? I remember we used some of her books in Uni (I did few religious subjects as electives). 

July-August Book Update

Completed:
I just finished reading Silent Reading by priest, which i started at July 1st, and it contains 5 books with a total of 1530 pages, so for me to finished it in one month is honestly quite a feat! No wonder, it was a very compelling read, followed with a complex protagonist with such depth that you can't help but root for.

August Reading:
For August, today I'll start reading Faraway Wanderers by Priest. Hope I'll enjoy the ride.