What I'm Reading Now

I think its time for another, what I'm reading now.

The Gunslinger - King
Forgive My Fins - Childs
Wildwood Dancing - Marillier

Remember one of the best ways to improve your writing is by reading. So when you're reading a book its best to keep a few things in mind. What do I like about this? What isn't working for me? AND, What can I learn from this? Don't worry, no spoilers here.

The Gunslinger:
Dear Steven King, though you are a writing god... I do not need to know every detail of what your characters are wearing. I think we can safely assume that the man in black, is wearing black. Lets just leave it at that shall we? Now I'm not a huge King fan, and I've read very little of his work. I liked this story because it seems very original, which is very hard to do in fantasy and science fiction. I didn't care for all the description, especially of the characters clothing (sorry don't care), and some of the swearing words used felt unnatural.

Forgive My Fins:
On library thing, I rated this book a four out of five stars. Four because I did enjoy it, which is really important factor for me when reading. But not a five because I found the main hero Quince to be a bit unbelievable, as in while he seems to be your ideal man, I don't know any teenage boys who act like this. There were a few other parts where I was like, really, in that Kyle in South Park kind of way. But I won't go into it because I don't want to give anything away. So enjoyable read, but characters are very important, and I'd like them to be believable.

Wildwood Dancing:
I've just started this, so I'll keep this short. I love stories based on old fairy tales, and this one certainly fits the bill. Although all the Romanian names are kind of hard, and I hate having to look stuff up in the provided pronunciation guide. So I've just been guessing with whatever I think sounds good. There is a lot of description, but its not bothering me like it normally does. The author weaves it in so wonderfully that when you get into the story, you hardly notice. Which is the way I like my description thank you. And you do have to expect some description, especially because the main characters are entering another, magical, world. And if that's a spoiler, you've got bigger problems.

So there is my reading update. And I like to point out that for me, when I read more, I also write more. And that is the overall goal here.