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hermetic

(8,968 posts)
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 12:09 PM Jul 2019

What Fiction are you reading this week, July 7, 2019


Rio De Janeiro

Well, I dropped everything I was doing because I discovered Firefly - The Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove, an original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series. I loved that show so much and this is almost as good. It reads just like it looks onscreen and I am whizzing right through it. Not great literature but sure entertaining. And, there’s another one out there, from last year. This one was just published a few months ago.

Also, soon to be listening to just-found Pulitzer Prize winner, The Overstory, by Richard Powers.

Any new discoveries in your reading list this week?

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What Fiction are you reading this week, July 7, 2019 (Original Post) hermetic Jul 2019 OP
"Bones of the Hills" by Conn Iggulden. Part of a series about Genghis Khan dameatball Jul 2019 #1
The Dangerous Book for Boys hermetic Jul 2019 #3
Yes, I checked it out a few days ago when I was searching the chronological dates of his novels. dameatball Jul 2019 #4
That is so cool! hermetic Jul 2019 #5
Updike jayschool2013 Jul 2019 #2
That was my introduction to Updike. trev Jul 2019 #7
Oh, that sounds awesome. trev Jul 2019 #6
Oh yeah hermetic Jul 2019 #8
"The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern" & "The Cat Who Saw Red" by Lillian Braun Number9Dream Jul 2019 #9
Those sound fun hermetic Jul 2019 #10
Thanks for sharing the photo Number9Dream Jul 2019 #11
"Tethers" book one of a trilogy by Jack Croxall yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #12

hermetic

(8,968 posts)
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:38 PM
Jul 2019

was written by Conn and his brother Hal. It was published in the UK in June 2006, and reached number one in the UK non-fiction charts several times selling over half a million copies. I only brought this up because I think it sounds like a most marvelous book. It's a how-to for things like building go-carts and slingshots, tying knots and identifying fossils. Just reading the chapter names evokes back to simpler and happier times. I think anyone with kids or is a kid at heart should definitely get this book. Take a look:
https://www.fictiondb.com/author/conn-iggulden-hal-iggulden~the-dangerous-book-for-boys~432995~b.htm

dameatball

(7,620 posts)
4. Yes, I checked it out a few days ago when I was searching the chronological dates of his novels.
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 02:53 PM
Jul 2019

I have grandkids that enjoy reading, so thanks for the suggestion.

trev

(1,480 posts)
6. Oh, that sounds awesome.
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 03:39 PM
Jul 2019

I'm reading Douglas Clegg's The Infinite. I don't know where it's going yet, but he has a kind of eclectic style.

hermetic

(8,968 posts)
8. Oh yeah
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 03:43 PM
Jul 2019

I luvs me some haunted mansion stories so I will definitely be on the lookout for this one. Thanks.

Number9Dream

(1,820 posts)
9. "The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern" & "The Cat Who Saw Red" by Lillian Braun
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:32 AM
Jul 2019

Thanks for the thread, Hermetic. These were the first two of this series which I read. Since we also have two Siamese cats, I was curious. They were entertaining, and the idea of the cats "helping" to solve the mysteries was unique. I might read more of the series another time.

hermetic

(8,968 posts)
10. Those sound fun
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:08 PM
Jul 2019

I will read some as well. Meanwhile, here's my little detective agency...



Sami says, "Hey."

Number9Dream

(1,820 posts)
11. Thanks for sharing the photo
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:39 PM
Jul 2019

Your meezer looks a lot like our old chocolate point, Alexander. Ours say, "Hey" back.

yellowdogintexas

(23,401 posts)
12. "Tethers" book one of a trilogy by Jack Croxall
Thu Jul 11, 2019, 06:49 PM
Jul 2019

It involves a pair of kids who come across a mysterious object and embark on a trip to escape some bad guys who want it badly. They have encountered a pair of men and a woman who are determined to keep them safe. It appears to be set in the pre automobile era and mostl likely in England.

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