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hermetic

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Sun Oct 3, 2021, 12:35 PM Oct 2021

What Fiction are you reading this week, October 3, 2021? [View all]

Happy October


Reading Hour of the Hunter by J. A. Jance. Ms. Jance has written around 75 novels and if they are all as good as this one, I'm gonna be busy for a looong time. This one just grabbed me from the very beginning where it starts with a Native American tale of how certain tribes came to be who they are. This takes place in Arizona and areas I am familiar with, so that's fun. The story is quite dark but she writes so well you just don't want to put it down. A cover blurb says it's "Tony Hillerman meets Dean Koontz." I agree.

Still stuck in 1348 along with Kivrin, the heroine of the Doomsday Book. We're both watching and listening as the plague grows all around us. Granted, hers is a bit nastier than ours: the Black Death vs Covid. But still, the similarities are interesting.

What books are you starting October with?

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Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. MontanaMama Oct 2021 #1
Nice find! hermetic Oct 2021 #5
We've got snow in the mountains. MontanaMama Oct 2021 #8
The Master and Margarita ... for the 3rd time! fierywoman Oct 2021 #2
Wow! hermetic Oct 2021 #9
It's f-ing outrageous! fierywoman Oct 2021 #20
I need to read that one again. It has been many many years since I read it yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 #29
Because of hermetic's answer to me and the quote about the new edition, I got that fierywoman Oct 2021 #30
"The Atomic Weight of Love" bif Oct 2021 #3
That sounds super! hermetic Oct 2021 #10
To Say Nothing of the Dog PennyC Oct 2021 #4
Glad to hear that hermetic Oct 2021 #6
Stephan King Timewas Oct 2021 #7
Oooh, a new one hermetic Oct 2021 #13
"Dangerous Davies & The Lonely Heart" by Leslie Thomas The King of Prussia Oct 2021 #11
That's for sure hermetic Oct 2021 #14
It hasn't really affected us The King of Prussia Oct 2021 #18
Good to hear hermetic Oct 2021 #19
Panthers Play for Keeps, Clea Simone SheltieLover Oct 2021 #12
Good to see you hermetic Oct 2021 #15
Ty SheltieLover Oct 2021 #23
We're For Smoke:: Outlaws and Outliers of Panther City by Mark Nobles. broiles Oct 2021 #16
Sounds fascinating hermetic Oct 2021 #17
Finished "The Flame Bearer" by Bernard Cornwell (Spoiler alert) Number9Dream Oct 2021 #21
Finally, huh? hermetic Oct 2021 #22
I discovered this series after wnylib Oct 2021 #25
I've been reading the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn pscot Oct 2021 #24
A new Cook book - Robin Cook wnylib Oct 2021 #26
Yikes! hermetic Oct 2021 #27
House of Rejoicing: A novel of Amarna Egypt by Libbie Hawker yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 #28
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