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hermetic

(8,604 posts) Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:45 PM Jul 2016

What are you reading this week of July 31, 2016?

World of Trouble, the final book in The Last Policeman trilogy by Ben H. Winters. I am so glad I got both books so that I was able to go right into the third as soon as I finished the second. The suspense is really building.

What are you glad to be reading this week?

Bye-bye July.

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What are you reading this week of July 31, 2016? (Original Post) hermetic Jul 2016 OP

After all these years, finally...The Grapes of Wrath. CurtEastPoint Jul 2016 #1

Aww, hermetic Jul 2016 #2

Started "Coyote Waits" by Tony Hillerman Number9Dream Aug 2016 #3

Still reading Black River by S. M. Hulse, but I am so tired by japple Aug 2016 #4

Just finished "Sisterland" by Curtis Sittenfeld. SheilaT Aug 2016 #5

Finished The Assistants, SheilaT Aug 2016 #6

A Hundred Summers Mz Pip Aug 2016 #7

CurtEastPoint

(19,137 posts)

1. After all these years, finally...The Grapes of Wrath.

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:47 PM

Jul 2016

hermetic

(8,604 posts)

2. Aww,

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:49 PM

Jul 2016

That's such a great book. Enjoy!

Number9Dream

(1,639 posts)

3. Started "Coyote Waits" by Tony Hillerman

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Mon Aug 1, 2016, 09:14 AM

Aug 2016

Chronologically one of the middle Leaphorn / Chee books. I'm enjoying this trip to New Mexico. About 100 pages in... So far, so good.

japple

(10,292 posts)

4. Still reading Black River by S. M. Hulse, but I am so tired by

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 06:54 PM

Aug 2016

the time bed-time rolls around that I only read a few pages before I slide off into dream time.

This summer is so busy, what with cat rescue (it's kitten season for a few more months) and canning tomatoes from the garden. Oh well, I can sleep and read during the winter months.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

5. Just finished "Sisterland" by Curtis Sittenfeld.

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Wed Aug 3, 2016, 10:46 PM

Aug 2016

Quite good.

And I've gotten a good start on The Assistants by Camille Perri and it's a total hoot. I'll probably finish it tomorrow as it's a quick read.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

6. Finished The Assistants,

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Sat Aug 6, 2016, 02:00 AM

Aug 2016

I'm now reading The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North.

OMFG! Read this book. Read all of Ms. North's earlier books, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Touch.

Okay, I have a small confession to make. Claire North, in reality Catherine Webb, won a major award at the Campbell Conference a couple of years ago, and I was there, and was quite entranced with Ms. Webb. Plus I've read , Touch.

The Sudden Appearance of Hope is her most recent book. So far, and I'm about halfway through, it's extremely good.

Catherine Webb (Claire North) has a very original take on certain things, and while there are certain flaws in her books and her plotting, they can be overlooked for the sheer enjoyment aspect of her writing.

Mz Pip

(27,884 posts)

7. A Hundred Summers

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Sat Aug 6, 2016, 06:29 PM

Aug 2016

By Beatriz Williams. Set in the 1930s. Love, loss, anti-Semitism, friendships betrayed and a hurricane.

4 1/2 stars on Amazon.

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