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dameatball

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2. "The Obsidian Chamber" by Preston & Child. Approx. # 15 in the Pendergast series.

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 01:27 PM

Aug 2019

I have read every novel in the series since "Relic" and this is by far the weakest effort IMO. The evil genius brother, Diogenes, character has become extremely tedious. I'm 219 pages in so I may as well finish it.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, August 4, 2019? [View all] hermetic Aug 2019 OP

"11/22/63," by Stephen King. trev Aug 2019 #1

Sounds interesting. Thanks. dameatball Aug 2019 #3

I don't care for many Stephen King books, but this one was highly recommended. I really liked it Cousin Dupree Aug 2019 #6

He's hit-or-miss for me. nt trev Aug 2019 #14

"The Obsidian Chamber" by Preston & Child. Approx. # 15 in the Pendergast series. dameatball Aug 2019 #2

That's a shame. hermetic Aug 2019 #4

I think prolific authors can eventually become sort of stuck in a formula for success. Their books dameatball Aug 2019 #7

Many thanks for the weekly thread, hermetic! I have just started reading Richard Powers' book japple Aug 2019 #5

I saw you did that. hermetic Aug 2019 #10

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Thought provoking, easy to read. Cousin Dupree Aug 2019 #8

The Forbidden Temple by Ernest Dempsey yellowdogintexas Aug 2019 #9

That sounds a lot like hermetic Aug 2019 #12

I am reading "Flight Behavior," murielm99 Aug 2019 #11

Interesting hermetic Aug 2019 #13

I read that one, thought it a really good read, informative and entertaining. northoftheborder Aug 2019 #15

Finally finished The Overstory. northoftheborder Aug 2019 #16

Thanks hermetic Aug 2019 #17

The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Warren Adams The King of Prussia Aug 2019 #18

Wow hermetic Aug 2019 #19