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What Fiction are you reading this week, June 9, 2024? [View all]
The library aboard the MS Queen Victoria spans two decks and is linked by a spiral staircase. It is home to around 6,000 books and periodicals.
Still reading Demon Copperhead. Still listening to Last Bus to Wisdom. Turns out, these are pretty much the same story. Kingsolver supposedly based her book on Dickens' famous work but I get the feeling she may have read and been influenced by Doig's as well. Boys growing up in foster or relatives' homes and all the similar problems. Both excellent but Doig's is a lot funnier.
Wishing everyone smooth sailing this week. What do you have on board for your reading enjoyment?
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I read 1or2 of Oates books a very long time ago. I remember they were strange. I did not like them.
Srkdqltr
Jun 2024
#26
Just started "Burma Sahib" by Paul Theroux last night. A fictional account of George Orwell's
KPN
Jun 2024
#4
I love it when I come across a new word! The older you get, the more rare the occurrence. The last 2 I encountered were
Native
Jun 2024
#32
Beautiful library photo. Wouldn't it be a wonderful cruise, a Library Cruise for us bookworms?
txwhitedove
Jun 2024
#15
I slogged through Robert Heinlein's first novel, For Us the Living: A Comedy of Manners.
rsdsharp
Jun 2024
#22