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hermetic

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Sun Oct 22, 2023, 11:00 AM Oct 2023

What Fiction are you reading this week, October 22, 2023? [View all]

Good morning


Reading Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. This is my first Lehane and it most assuredly won't be my last. What a great writer! This book is one of those "I'll just read one more chapter," and hours later I'm still at it. Such incredible detail and and in depth characterization.

Listening to Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James, 15th in A Cat in the Stacks Mystery. Charlie and Diesel must catch a killer before he strikes another deadly note. A fun, light, suspenseful story.

Off topic but wanted to share: Yesterday James Patterson, "the best-selling author in the world," was on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the PBS radio show. He is REALLY funny. You can find reruns on line.

What's fun on your reading list this week?

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Remarkably Bright Creatures Mz Pip Oct 2023 #1
I'll have to read that one. hermetic Oct 2023 #7
I finished that a while ago and enjoyed it. I never read Mystic River though. Did you like it as much or better than Native Oct 2023 #33
These are two very different novels Mz Pip Oct 2023 #39
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman mentalsolstice Oct 2023 #2
Yeah, I read that one hermetic Oct 2023 #8
Death Benefit by Robin Cook nt berniesandersmittens Oct 2023 #3
Ah, a medical thriller hermetic Oct 2023 #9
Reading . . . people Oct 2023 #4
Sounds that way.. hermetic Oct 2023 #10
Sixteen Horses cbabe Oct 2023 #5
Right? hermetic Oct 2023 #11
Lazy Sunday after granddaughter's adult txwhitedove Oct 2023 #6
Some of my favorite authors there hermetic Oct 2023 #12
Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Basic LA Oct 2023 #13
That should be fun. hermetic Oct 2023 #15
I just finished Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler "with" Robin Burcell. rsdsharp Oct 2023 #14
Personally, I'd rather read hermetic Oct 2023 #16
I don't know if I'll get through all of the Dickens novels. rsdsharp Oct 2023 #17
just finished "The Deluge" by Stephan Markley.... bahboo Oct 2023 #18
Super brand new hermetic Oct 2023 #19
"The Deluge" willamette Oct 2023 #24
I love it when a good book is really long! Thanks for recommending this!!!! Native Oct 2023 #34
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver WestMichRad Oct 2023 #20
Oh yeah hermetic Oct 2023 #21
I listened to the book and enjoyed it so much that I purchased the hardback. It really was masterful. Native Oct 2023 #35
Last Car to Elysian Fields by James Lee Burke. brer cat Oct 2023 #22
Many thanks for the weekly thread, hermetic. Love the picture in your OP. It is so cozy. japple Oct 2023 #23
The King of Elfland's Daughter theophilus Oct 2023 #25
I just finished "Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett. LisaM Oct 2023 #26
I love Ann Patchett and have read most all of her books. How did this stack up in comparison to her others? Native Oct 2023 #36
I can't bear books on tape. LisaM Oct 2023 #38
I get you. I started books on tape out of necessity when I had a 3 hour work commute. Native Oct 2023 #40
Cave 13 by Jonathan Maberry Cartoonist Oct 2023 #27
Just finished Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 #28
Ooooh, happy to find this forum! Hela Oct 2023 #29
I'm glad you found us hermetic Oct 2023 #30
Just finished ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #31
Up on the Woof Top Bluebelle76 Oct 2023 #32
I just started Harlan Coben's new book, I Will Find You, but only because it is my club's selection. Native Oct 2023 #37
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