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hermetic

(8,301 posts)
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 01:57 PM Jan 2020

What Fiction are you reading this week, January 19, 2020?


Bookstore in Nova Scotia sells books and adopts out kitties!

Same as last week, I’m still reading Lost Light by Michael Connelly and listening to Leif Enger’s Virgil Wander. Both really good.

Anything new on your reading list this week?
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What Fiction are you reading this week, January 19, 2020? (Original Post) hermetic Jan 2020 OP
trumps defense statement..... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #1
"The Wild One" by Nick Petrie. Just starting, but have enjoyed all in the series so far. dameatball Jan 2020 #2
Chilling hermetic Jan 2020 #3
Yes. I guess it can be a noun, adjective or verb. dameatball Jan 2020 #8
Little Fires Everywhere rainy Jan 2020 #4
That sounds good hermetic Jan 2020 #6
The latest in the J.P. Beaumont series. rzemanfl Jan 2020 #5
That's a new one hermetic Jan 2020 #7
Hi Hermetic. Happy Sunday pscot Jan 2020 #9
And to you, happy Sunday hermetic Jan 2020 #10
They are making a movie pscot Jan 2020 #11

hermetic

(8,301 posts)
3. Chilling
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jan 2020

"From the northernmost European capital to a rustbound fishing vessel to a remote farm a stone's throw from the arctic, Peter must confront his growing PTSD and the most powerful Icelandic snowstorm in a generation to find a killer, save an eight-year-old boy, and keep himself out of an Icelandic prison--or a cold Icelandic grave."

It just occurred to me how that word now means something completely different. English is so weird sometimes.

hermetic

(8,301 posts)
6. That sounds good
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 02:30 PM
Jan 2020

by: Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood -- and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

hermetic

(8,301 posts)
7. That's a new one
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 02:38 PM
Jan 2020

Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont is drawn into an intriguing, and shockingly personal, case in this superb tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance.

I think that must be the most popular title for a novel ever. I found like 50 of them.

pscot

(21,024 posts)
9. Hi Hermetic. Happy Sunday
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 02:45 PM
Jan 2020

I just finished News of the World by Paulette Giles. It's a wonderful tale of an old soldier who takes on the task of returning a child stolen by the Kiowa to her family. The old man and the wild child bond during a perilous journey through a lawless land.

I started So Brave, Young and Handsome by Lief Enger but got side-tracked by Owen Wister so I appear to be reading The Virginian instead. This seems to be a week for westerns. I'll return to Enger but I don't find SBYH as engaging as Virgil Wander.

hermetic

(8,301 posts)
10. And to you, happy Sunday
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 04:01 PM
Jan 2020

I loved that Giles book. Lighthouse Island is another good one. She has a new one coming out in a few months, too. (Oh, oopsie. That should be Jiles)

I was kind of wondering about other Lief Enger books. I do want to read Peace Like a River.

pscot

(21,024 posts)
11. They are making a movie
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 06:12 PM
Jan 2020

of News of the World. Tom Hanks as Jefferson Kyle Kidd. Should be awesome.

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