What Fiction are you reading this week, August 8, 2021?
I am halfway through The Winter King. This book has A LOT of words and you don't want to miss a single one. The pages are so very dense with text; a paragraph can last for an entire page, thick with details and descriptions. Cornwell does a very well- researched job in telling a story which just might have happened. I doubt we'll ever really know. He sure makes it feel real, though.
Listening to First Among Sequels, Book 5 of the Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde. The title is a parody of First Among Equals, which is the title of a Jeffrey Archer novel. The story is a parody of pretty much everything else in the modern world, and England in particular. So funny.
What fiction/alternative facts will you be enjoying this week?
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In New Orleans. And what a good deal you got. Seems odd about the Katrina one, though. It sounds like such a good story, where he has to stay in the Convention Center with thousands of other refugees from Hurricane Katrina. Then, in all the chaos, an escaped psychopath assaults and then stalks Tubby’s daughter. I'll be looking for that one. 
seems to be intact. Good times. Have you ever read Fforde? I think you might find his stories most enjoyable.
The Drifters, eh? I'll bet that was a great time. Lots of singing along.
Getting harder to stay healthy around here but I'm working on it. Thanks. 
Very interesting premise. A little slow on the start, but I'm about 2/3 way through & find it engaging.
Last book was "Miss Benson's Beetle" by Rachel Joyce. I loved the cover. But the story? Meh. It was just so-so & I like beetles. I skimmed the last half of the book. It had kind of a nice ending, but overall, the characters didn't grab me.
Mmmm, cheese puffs....
I think I need to read Robinson's book. It's something I've been fretting about a lot lately.
"It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written."
Thanks. 
Totally agree about Hitchens. 
"The Risk of Darkness is truly the work of a writer at the top of her form." One reviewer says, "Susan's writing can be dark and creepy, then brilliant and joyous...much like life." I hadn't heard of her but she does sound like someone I would like to read. Not to be confused with the other Susan Hill who writes children's books. 
several books. That Bright Land by Terry Roberts is just what I've been looking for. Another good North Carolina writer. The style reminds me a bit of Cold Mountain and the area he writes about is one that is near and dear to my heart.
In the Summer of 1866, Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and spy, is dispatched by the War Department in Washington City to infiltrate the isolated North Carolina mountain community where he was born and find the serial killer responsible for the deaths of Union veterans. Based on true events, That Bright Land is the story of a violent and fragile nation in the wake of the Civil War and a man who must exorcise his own savage demons while tracking down another.
Also dealing with sick kitties. It started with one of the fosters and has now spread to 3 others. Whole lot of sneezing going on! I thought their vaccinations were good for this stuff, but maybe it's a variant strain. At least they are all eating and don't seem to feel too bad.
Thanks for the weekly thread, hermetic. Hope all is well with you and your felines!
Also sounds like some things never change: the story of a violent and fragile nation.
I sure do hope your fur babies are doing better now. Mine are fine and I just got two fosters added to the group. One is that mom who escaped the vet and came back here and the other is one of her babies, Kimmy. The shelter they were at recently got inundated with babies without mothers so they needed the space. These 2 were terribly shy and frightened so not ready for adoption yet and all other fosters here were busy. So, I got 'em.
As you know, it is always a joy to have a kitten around and Kimmy is no exception. She has really gotten over her shyness and is exploring everything. She's still hesitant of people but that's slowly getting better. Here she is, enjoying her little outside cage.
Her mom, Fuzzy, still spends most of her time in hiding. She's going to be a while warming up to folks, if ever. But, she's been feral for at least 2 1/2 years, so...
You take care, of yours and of you, too.