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Fiction

SheilaT

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16. Finally finished

Reply to Enthusiast (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 02:59 PM

Oct 2014

Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman.

87 year old retired Memphis detective learns that a Nazi who nearly killed him when he was a POW in WWII, survived the war and apparently made off with some gold. Our detective decides to try to track down the Nazi and perhaps take possession of any gold still left after all these years.

All during the book I was mightily annoyed at the way this old guy keeps on lighting up his cigarettes almost everywhere, as if the fact the entire country has gone non-smoking somehow escaped him. But I'm glad I stuck it out, because in the end there is a lot of moral ambiguity, which belongs in the book and is very well handled.

He has a second book out, Don't Ever Look Back which I hope to get around to reading. I already have too many books checked out of the library. Sigh.

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, October 26, 2014? [View all] Enthusiast Oct 2014 OP

"I guess we have both become Erlendur fans." Bwahahahahaha! (evil laugh) scarletwoman Oct 2014 #1

See what you did? Enthusiast Oct 2014 #2

Yes, I've lured you and your innocent wife into the life of a morose Icelandic detective. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #3

Yup. I just ordered the next two. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #4

I finished "Gone Girl" a few days ago & started "Cuckoo's Calling" yesterday. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #5

The first time I started the Harry Potter series, SheilaT Oct 2014 #10

I'm trying to finish "Ritual" by Mo Hayder shenmue Oct 2014 #6

World of Trouble by Ben Winters pscot Oct 2014 #7

You like the trilogy then, pscot? Enthusiast Oct 2014 #8

I have read the trilogy and I just love it. SheilaT Oct 2014 #11

Thank you, SheilaT. I read about the trilogy on Fantastic Fiction. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #12

I'm going to go out on a limb and make some SheilaT Oct 2014 #13

Those sound very entertaining, SheilaT. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #14

I loved both those Connie Willis books. Chemisse Oct 2014 #15

"Paris" by Rutherford. applegrove Oct 2014 #9

Finally finished SheilaT Oct 2014 #16

You have captured my interest. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #17

It's not just a simple morality tale about the evils of the Nazis. SheilaT Oct 2014 #18

Oh, maybe I should not read that one. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #19

Just thought I'd mention that my dad has had both knees replaced, and he swears by it! scarletwoman Oct 2014 #21

Oh, I'm a firm believer in joint replacement surgery. Not in the surgery so much but the results. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #23

I've read your response to SheilaT, and I totally understand now where you're coming from. scarletwoman Nov 2014 #27

Thank you for the kind words, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #31

It's up to you. SheilaT Oct 2014 #22

The concerns I have with knee replacement are Enthusiast Nov 2014 #24

When I checked in last week, I was about to start on Michael Ridpath's #s 3 & 4, scarletwoman Oct 2014 #20

scarletwoman, you write such interesting reports. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #25

I'm so glad you find them interesting! scarletwoman Nov 2014 #28

Work can get in the way, I'm sure. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #29

And the Mountain's Echoed YankeyMCC Nov 2014 #26

I read The Kite Runner. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #30

They are all set in Afghanistan and span YankeyMCC Nov 2014 #32