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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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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
I listened to the book and enjoyed it so much that I purchased the hardback. It really was masterful.
Native
Oct 2023
#35
Many thanks for the weekly thread, hermetic. Love the picture in your OP. It is so cozy.
japple
Oct 2023
#23
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