Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Fiction

murielm99

(31,677 posts)

9. I just finished a Jack Reacher book, "Blue Moon."

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2020, 02:11 PM

Jan 2020

Now I have gone back to reading, "Up in the Old Hotel," by Joseph Mitchell.

It is not strictly fiction. It is a collection of the articles he wrote for The New Yorker. It contains stories from four books and some previously unpublished stories. It is a big book and a good read.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

35 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What Fiction are you reading this week, January 12, 2020? [View all] hermetic Jan 2020 OP

Hello hermetic! MontanaMama Jan 2020 #1

Hey Mama!! hermetic Jan 2020 #4

Pushback by John Stith. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #2

Ooooh, hermetic Jan 2020 #6

Stith isn't terribly prolific, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #11

Thanks to a rec here MuseRider Jan 2020 #3

That sounds worth checking out hermetic Jan 2020 #7

I just started a big book Cartoonist Jan 2020 #5

Nice! hermetic Jan 2020 #8

I just finished a Jack Reacher book, "Blue Moon." murielm99 Jan 2020 #9

just finished Stephen King's "The Institution". Fun...and delightfully NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #10

Wow hermetic Jan 2020 #12

that review is not quite accurate. go for it! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #13

I enjoyed The Institute quite a lot, MuseRider Jan 2020 #17

I loved Duma. Not the strongest ending, but a brilliant concept NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #18

Me too MuseRider Jan 2020 #19

I just started it. Bayard Jan 2020 #33

About to finish the first Discworld novel, "The Color of Magic." TexasProgresive Jan 2020 #14

Exactly! hermetic Jan 2020 #15

Yesss! I admit to getting a bit lost in the beginning. TexasProgresive Jan 2020 #16

Sir Terry was still finding his voice pscot Jan 2020 #20

Thanks TexasProgresive Jan 2020 #21

My library makes really creative displays. heart CrispyQ Jan 2020 #22

I agree hermetic Jan 2020 #25

The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison which I downloaded from japple Jan 2020 #23

Yay, my library has that one hermetic Jan 2020 #26

Just finished 'The Woman in the Window' this afternoon. Wow! sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #24

Which one? hermetic Jan 2020 #27

Yep, A.J. Finn. Movie comes out in May. sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #30

Just finished The Starless Sea, just started The Test bbrady42 Jan 2020 #28

I like the sound of this, hermetic Jan 2020 #31

facebook and twitter samnsara Jan 2020 #29

Gah hermetic Jan 2020 #32

"Agent Running In The Field" by John Le Carre' Paladin Jan 2020 #34

Good description hermetic Jan 2020 #35