What Fiction are you reading this week, March 22, 2020?

[hermetic]

The only places I’m going to these days…

Reading Sacre Bleu, a Comedy d’Art by Christopher Moore. This is a story about art and artists. It may be the best book I’ve ever read. Once I’ve finished I will put details in the Best Books of 2020 thread.

Listening to Cold Vengeance by Preston & Child, the 11th Agent Pendergast novel. Good one! Full of surprises. It's so nice to hear Rene Auberjonois again. Really loved that guy.

What are you enjoying during your isolation? Stay well, my friends.

[leftieNanner]

1. Just finished

Career of Evil, the third Cormorant Strike book by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling). Have the fourth one ready to go. But I might have to go find something more cheering. Murder mysteries might not be the best option.

I loved Rene Auberjonois! I saw him on stage in San Francisco with Imogene Coca in The Foreigner. I went by myself and laughed until I cried. He was fabulous!

[hermetic]

3. What a great memory for you!

I'm trying find books that are more lighthearted to laugh-out-loud funny. It helps, a little.

[leftieNanner]

6. Anything by Dave Barry

will make you laugh. I read one of his books a few years ago and had to go into a different room from my husband because my laughing and howling was disturbing his reading!

[TexasProgresive]

2. Be reading the grandson's tome, "Wizard's First Rule" by Terry Goodkind.

I'm at page 114. The introductory reveal has been a bit slow, but it is getting more interesting.

[hermetic]

5. I think you

definitely got the timing right for that one.

[jls4561]

4. Good choice on the Chris Moore

I've read most of his books. "Lamb" and "Fool" are my favorite.

I'm reading "I, Claudius" by Robert Graves. Despite all the vicious backstabbing, political maneuvering and general "heinous
fuckery" (favorite phrase in "Fool&quot , it's also surprisingly funny at times.

[hermetic]

7. I love Moore's books

This one is definitely "special," although it has the usual wit and demonry found in his other books.

Graves' book "is written in the form of Claudius' autobiography and is one of the classics of modern fiction, the best fictional reconstruction of Rome ever written." Sounds great.

[Number9Dream]

8. All the libraries in the Lehigh Valley are closed... don't have Kindle, etc.

Thanks hermetic... you stay healthy too.
I guess I'm gonna have to get creative regarding reading material. Possibly more online reading.

[hermetic]

11. Dang

You might get an online account for your library and see if they have Overdrive or LYNX, or some other ebook offerings. You don't need a reader, you can just view or listen with your browser.

Many libraries are opening a drive through service. You select the book you want and then pick it up, outside.

Best wishes to you.

[Number9Dream]

16. This is what my library displays under ebooks:

1. Browse Valley Downloadable Libraries or RBdigital.

2. Select and check out with your MLNV library card.

3. Download to your PC, MAC, or Mobile device; for device-specific instructions, click one of the following options below:
iPod, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch (iOS), Android (Galaxy, Nexus, etc.), Kindle, Kindle Fire, NOOK, Chromebook, Kobo

Do you know if any of these are free? Which can be used with a laptop?

Thanks again, hermetic. Stay healthy.

[hermetic]

18. Hi, sorry

for the delay. Busy week. Who ever thought that going to the grocery store for a few items would require SO MUCH preparation? Ah well, safety first.

But, yes, check out your RB book and a reader thing will install on your computer. It's quick and unobtrusive. Or you can opt to use your libraries system which works okay, once you get the hang of it. Look for where you can leave a bookmark so you don't completely loose track of where you were. That's happened to me a few times.

Stay well.

[japple]

14. Check to see if your library system has the RBDigital app on their webpage.

You can download digital audio and e-books to your phone.

[Number9Dream]

15. Thanks for the suggestion, japple, but don't own a smartphone... question...

Will that apply to a laptop?

[japple]

17. Yes, if you have internet access, you should be able to access it on your laptop or

desktop. You would need to link to RBDigital thru your library system with your library card #.

[northoftheborder]

9. The Stand. Stephen King

Don't recommend for these days!

[hermetic]

12. No kidding!

Not for the faint of heart.

[The King of Prussia]

10. Murder in the Caribbean by Robert Thorogood

The fourth spin-off from the "Death in Paradise" TV series. Escapism, which is much needed, obv.

Next up - not sure. We have a houseful of books, so I can escape into those for the long-haul.

Haven't left the house for 8 days, and don't plan to for a fair while. This country is full of idiots and I'm waiting for them to get it and recover/cull themselves.

[hermetic]

13. Same here

Just wait it out and hope the toilet tissue holds up.

[Oldem]

19. Josaphine Tey

The Daughter of Time. That's after I finished my 2nd reading of Tony Hillerman's The Blessing Way.