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Fiction

mentalsolstice

(4,479 posts)

9. Just finished two....

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2024, 12:38 PM

Apr 2024

The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe. Spoiler alert, the boat sinks, it always does, no matter how many movies you watch or how many books you read about it. Overall a good book.

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison. So many trigger warnings for this one. So heartbreaking.

Next up I’m going to try something different, Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, April 7, 2024? [View all] hermetic Apr 2024 OP

I read The Kingdom Of The Blind several years ago. Srkdqltr Apr 2024 #1

Cool hermetic Apr 2024 #3

I just reread it. Most memorable character was the snow. Deep freezing blizzard cold. And the hat. cbabe Apr 2024 #12

The Target, a Robie and Reed novel by Baldacci. brer cat Apr 2024 #2

Another one! hermetic Apr 2024 #5

I just finished Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter. MontanaMama Apr 2024 #4

Thanks, good to know hermetic Apr 2024 #6

Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See people Apr 2024 #7

That sounds quite awesome hermetic Apr 2024 #8

Just finished two.... mentalsolstice Apr 2024 #9

Never read that one.. hermetic Apr 2024 #10

Tim Washburn: two titles cbabe Apr 2024 #11

Ah Yellowstone hermetic Apr 2024 #15

A David Baldacci, Bayard Apr 2024 #13

Baldacci has a new one hermetic Apr 2024 #16

Good day. Yesterday finished the singe/songwriter Brandi Carlile memoir of her childhood, openly txwhitedove Apr 2024 #14

Yeah, hermetic Apr 2024 #17

yes indeed The Bookwoman is a wonderful book. I recommend it to anyone I know who reads yellowdogintexas Apr 2024 #40

Tried his Arthur and Queenie series while awaiting the next Chet and Bernie EverHopeful Apr 2024 #18

Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek was awesome NanaCat Apr 2024 #21

Oh--and BOOOOOOO to Jojo Moyes for stealing NanaCat Apr 2024 #22

she did not steal the idea of the pack librarians since it was a real thing yellowdogintexas Apr 2024 #41

The Exchange by John Grisham EverHopeful Apr 2024 #19

Ian Rankin is one of my very favourite writers NanaCat Apr 2024 #20

Date with Murder by Julia Chapman The King of Prussia Apr 2024 #23

Oh, I say hermetic Apr 2024 #24

My bad The King of Prussia Apr 2024 #26

Nah, you're good hermetic Apr 2024 #28

Babel by R. F. Kuang Deep State Witch Apr 2024 #25

I just finished The Trees by Percival Everett and was a bit confounded by japple Apr 2024 #27

Interesting hermetic Apr 2024 #29

Mrs. Plansky's Revenge by Spencer Quinn question everything Apr 2024 #30

What the... hermetic Apr 2024 #31

Spam calls!! When you decide to go after them, I'll gladly go with you for that adventure. Grrr txwhitedove Apr 2024 #37

Cool! hermetic Apr 2024 #38

Trump rally speeches are poor in grammar and sentence structure, but the fictional lies just keep on coming. usaf-vet Apr 2024 #32

Yeah, hermetic Apr 2024 #33

Which ones? usaf-vet Apr 2024 #34

Houstan and Hamilton hermetic Apr 2024 #35

Start here: A Cold Day in Paradise. usaf-vet Apr 2024 #36

Bedfordshire Clanger Calamity: Albert Smith's Culinary Capers Recipe 4 yellowdogintexas Apr 2024 #39

Those sound great hermetic Apr 2024 #42