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scarletwoman

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8. Uh oh - is my report responsible for lengthening your list?

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 07:16 AM

Oct 2014

Deadline is a fun read, isn't it? I do enjoy plots that employ ordinary people getting caught up in doing bad things - so much more than plots involving psycho villians who are simply unredeemably evil.

That school board in Deadline could be anyone's neighbors. People who've let their greed lead them to cross the line into doing unthinkable things. They shut off their consciences in order to take that first step into violating ethical norms, and the momentum just carries them further and further along until they're so far gone that outright murder becomes not only thinkable, but seems like the only logical solution. The road to hell is a slippery slope...

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, October 19, 2014? [View all] Enthusiast Oct 2014 OP

Wow! shenmue Oct 2014 #1

I must say, what could be better than a library cat? Enthusiast Oct 2014 #2

Thank you shenmue Oct 2014 #3

I'm about one quarter of the way through "Daybreak" by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson (Iceland). scarletwoman Oct 2014 #4

Thank you for the interesting report, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #7

Uh oh - is my report responsible for lengthening your list? scarletwoman Oct 2014 #8

It's corruption from sea to shining sea. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #11

This country has degenerated something awful. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #17

You nailed it. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #18

Wow....don't know where to start. If I have read none Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2014 #20

Hmm... Where to start. That's kind of tough one. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #22

Yes. Have read all Stieg Larsson books Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2014 #25

Arctic Chill by Indridason pscot Oct 2014 #5

Thanks, pscot. I have never listened to an audio book. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #6

I've never listened to an audio book, either. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #9

My friend lost his eyesight. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #10

My dad has macular degeneration - and although he still has some sight, it's hard for him to read. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #15

Give your dad a hug for us. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #16

Well, I'd love to give a hug to you, too! scarletwoman Oct 2014 #19

I'd love to receive a hug. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #24

From a hard-cover purist - I found that Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2014 #21

He's been getting some kind of injections in his eyeball. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #23

I don't use audio books either pscot Oct 2014 #12

Sorry, pscot. I misunderstood. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #13

Have you ever gone to GoodReads? scarletwoman Oct 2014 #14