# Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2026 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga, books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [April 30, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657 "2026-04-30T02:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/61 "2026-05-26T21:55:45Z")
That does indeed sound dreadful… I am a shade over halfway in _How to Fake it in Society_ by K.J. Charles. It’s not one of her best but I might just be too distracted right now to be sucked like her books usually do. On audio, I’m reading _Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution_ by Cat Bohannon. The author is reading it and she is very good. Being an anthropology nerd most of my life, I am fascinated and enthralled with the book. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/62 "2026-05-26T22:00:45Z")
Just started Out Of Nowhere by Sandra Brown. I don’t think that I’ve previously read anything by her. I like it thus far. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/63 "2026-05-26T23:01:14Z")
Still reading Still reading _Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairy Tales_, by Justin Richards. Finished _Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers_, by D. P. Lyle, M.D., which was okay; and _Gather Round_, by John R. Aurelio. It’s a story collection, of which the best was “The Encounter.” Next up: _Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars: A Grandma’s Bag of Tricks_, by Sharon Lovejoy, which is a collection of fun outdoor activities; and _The House on Mango Street_, by Sandra Cisneros. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/64 "2026-05-27T14:57:00Z")
Starting today on The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler 4), by Matt Dinniman. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/65 "2026-05-29T15:28:26Z")
Just started Nobodys Girl by Virginia Guiffre. A difficult read. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/66 "2026-05-29T21:09:58Z")
Still reading _Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairy Tales_, by Justin Richards. Finished _Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars: A Grandma’s Bag of Tricks_, by Sharon Lovejoy, which is a collection of fun outdoor activities; and _The House on Mango Street_, by Sandra Cisneros. Both okay. Next up: _Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend_, by Rebecca Romney; and _All the Blues in the Sky_, by Renee Watson, which is this year’s Newbery Award winner. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/67 "2026-05-30T19:26:14Z")
_John of John_ by Douglas Stewart. This is the first time I’ve fallen for an Oprah recommendation. This is fiction. It’s a story that takes place in Scotland, and as such, some of the dialog is somewhat indecipherable. It’s the story of a young man who is gay, and of his father who, unknown to the son, is also gay. It’s well written and really does evoke the life of people living on sheep crofts on a Scottish island. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/68 "2026-05-30T21:29:11Z")
New Thread: [June has Landed! (Almost)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2026-edition/1030498) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/69 "2026-06-03T17:47:49Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I just finished Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke. The premise: a tradwife Instagram star wakes up in the year 1855 and must live the rustic life she’s portrayed. That’s not exactly what we get, though. This book felt like a V.C. Andrews novel, with incredibly wealthy but morally bankrupt people living peculiar lies (not a typo), and having icky sex. Not recommended. I also just finished this. It’s so popular! But the main character is so unlikeable, and most of the people around her, that I struggled to finish. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657/70 "2026-06-03T18:13:40Z")
Yeah, if I had known there was no time travel involved, I’d have skipped it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2026-edition/1029657.md?page=3)