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cbabe

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5. Sacrament/Susan Straight

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:02 PM

17 hrs ago

A mess of a novel as if she threw in everything including the kitchen sink (not a joke) but it doesn’t mix well.

Nurses and Covid, immigrants, teens and remote learning, ranch guys chasing a runaway bull, super hot climate change, cops on motorcycles chasing rich kids on super bikes kinda mad max style.

Couldn’t settle into a read since the narrative flipped every few pages.

Anyone else’s take?

Special note:

https://truthout.org/articles/with-gazas-libraries-in-ruins-palestinians-fight-to-preserve-historical-memory/

With Gaza’s Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory

More than 87 public libraries and archives in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed by Israel’s genocide.

By Eman Abu Zayed , TRUTHOUT
Published March 22, 2026

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What Fiction are you reading this week, March 22, 2026? [View all] hermetic 17 hrs ago OP

A Trump biography mercuryblues 17 hrs ago #1

Still on "The Woman in Cabin 10" by Ruth Ware. I started it but stopped when I discovered 4 chapters were missing in my sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #2

Well that's odd hermetic 17 hrs ago #6

Re-reading Project Hail Mary FalloutShelter 17 hrs ago #3

I love to read but I read very little fiction. I wish we had a group... littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #4

There is a Non-Fiction Forum hermetic 17 hrs ago #8

Welcome. That book looks good. I put it on my library list. cbabe 16 hrs ago #10

Sacrament/Susan Straight cbabe 17 hrs ago #5

That's a shame hermetic 17 hrs ago #9

I agree about Sacrament mentalsolstice 15 hrs ago #17

At the moment, The US Constitution. Lochloosa 17 hrs ago #7

The Anomaly by Herv Le Tellier... MiHale 16 hrs ago #11

Wow. That's totally hermetic 16 hrs ago #12

The Music Demon by Victoria Dannon. honeylady 15 hrs ago #13

I do and that sounds great hermetic 15 hrs ago #15

I love her books honeylady 12 hrs ago #21

Pride & Prejudice... ultralite001 15 hrs ago #14

Well, it is a "classic" hermetic 15 hrs ago #16

Starting another cozy mystery. Polly Hennessey 14 hrs ago #18

Good hermetic 14 hrs ago #19

So many great books recommended this week. mentalsolstice 12 hrs ago #20

Re-reading Project Hail Mary ... Jeebo 6 hrs ago #22