WWW Wednesday is a tag currently hosted at Taking on A World of Words. The three W’s are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Currently Reading:
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American History by Robert Kolker
Lost Girls is a true crime book that investigates the mystery of the women’s bodies found on Long Island’s Ocean Parkway ten years ago. In an effort to find more information on this cold case, Kolker researches the victim’s lives and what led them and attempts to piece together what really happened.
I read the first half of this so far and the author is doing a really good job of humanizing the victims (which is something people should do regardless, but that’s sadly not the case). I think the second half will have a lot more to do with the investigation itself, and I’m curious to see what information will come of that.
Recently Read:
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
The Sixth Extinction covers a brief history of the five mass extinctions in our planet’s history, as well as some of the more recent extinctions (or near extinctions) our planet faces. With our history, Kolker shows just how the sixth extinction could go down – and how humans will very likely be the catalyst.
I found this book to be very informative for those fairly new to environmental science. Additionally, there were so many subjects that I was eager to do more research on. But with all of its interesting topics, this book also brings up a lot of concerning issues about our present environment and our future – all the more important to read and learn about though.
You can read my full review on my blog here.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
My Dark Vanessa is about the relationship between a high school teacher and his student – and the psychological consequences of his manipulation and grooming of her.
This book is so descriptive and beautifully written, but so dark and disturbing at the same time. I was so invested in Vanessa’s story, but at the same time, so frustrated at how many people’s reality this book is and how Vanessa’s teacher manipulated her. I strongly recommend this book, but only if you are able to read books covering these topics.
You can read my full review on my blog here.
Up Next:
Levittown: The First 50 Years by Margaret Lundrigan Ferrer and Tova Navarra
Levittown: The First 50 Years showcases the early history of Levittown, featuring many pictures of its development and growth as a suburban community.
I’m not sure if these books exist for towns nationwide, but growing up I’ve always seen these books about towns on Long Island. This was gifted to me as I expressed an interest about learning more about Long Island’s history. Maybe I’ll start picking up more of these (although there sadly doesn’t seem to be one on my town!).
That’s all for this week’s WWW Wednesday. Leave a comment if you participated this week too so I can read your post – or let me know what you’re currently reading below!
I’ve heard lots of good things about My Dark Vanessa, great review, will definitely be adding it to my TBR now!
My WWW: https://booksonthe747.com/2020/04/29/www-wednesday-29th-april-2020/ 😊
Thank you! It’s definitely one of my top books this year so far.
I have a copy of My Dark Vanessa, and can’t wait to read it!
I am curious about Levittown. Enjoy! Here’s MY WWW POST
I hope you pick it up soon! And I think the Levittown book actually has a second one covering the more recent years too. I’m very familiar with the overall history but I’m interested in all of the details I’m not yet aware of!
I’ve been wanting to read My Dark Vanessa and I’m definitely curious about Lost Girls… I hope you will enjoy your books this week and happy reading. Here’s my WWW. xx
If you end up reading My Dark Vanessa and like audiobooks, the audiobook was very good too. I’m almost done with Lost Girls as well – I’ll probably finish it tonight! Happy reading 😊
I actually think the author did really well with Lost Girls, giving these cases the attention they deserve. I just realized that it is a Netflix movie now too. Have a great week of reading! My WWW: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/www-wednesdays-april-29-2020/
Yes, I feel like the author is doing a really good job of humanizing the victims and showing what an injustice it was to them that their disappearances weren’t investigated for so long. I’ll have to check it out on Netflix! I vaguely heard about it but I didn’t realize it was already out!