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Fiction

PoindexterOglethorpe

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31. Just finished "Dry"

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 05:34 PM

3 hrs ago

by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. In the near future, all the water taps go completely dry in Southern California, millions of people suddenly in danger of dying from lack of water. The story focuses on a handful of teens who are trying to find parents, water, and safety.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, October 12, 2025? [View all] hermetic Yesterday OP

Listen to all Goonch Yesterday #1

That sounds hermetic Yesterday #2

;-{) Goonch Yesterday #3

Ummm... I'm not understanding this post Bayard Yesterday #5

Me either hermetic Yesterday #7

In the books by Lee Child, Jack Reacher is described as Goonch Yesterday #11

I'm a fan of the ack Recher novels LogDog75 Yesterday #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Goonch Yesterday #18

Based on his moral code, Jack Reacher kills people he believes are irredeemably evil and deserving of death Goonch Yesterday #20

All 29 (30 in November)? That'll take awhile. rsdsharp Yesterday #10

"Horse," by Geraldine Brooks Bayard Yesterday #4

Yeah, hermetic Yesterday #8

Judgment Prey/John Sandford cbabe Yesterday #6

I haven't read hermetic Yesterday #9

The Prey series by John Sanford is one of my favorites LogDog75 Yesterday #17

The Letty books are good, too. Also the cbabe Yesterday #22

I love how other characters in the books refer to Virgil Flower as LogDog75 Yesterday #23

And his hair is too long for a cop. And the band tshirts. A great character. cbabe 23 hrs ago #24

Yes, indeed Bayard 21 hrs ago #25

I'm reading Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton. rsdsharp Yesterday #12

Crichton at his best: hermetic Yesterday #13

I finished both of the Guncle books by Steven Rowley mentalsolstice Yesterday #14

Long wait lists hermetic Yesterday #15

The Secrets of Secrets by Dan Brown LogDog75 Yesterday #19

Thanks for that hermetic Yesterday #21

I plan to read this too but I haven't started it yet FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #26

Just finished it EverHopeful 15 hrs ago #28

I'm thinking this will probably become a movie, starring Tom Hanks FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #29

It makes sense to me EverHopeful 10 hrs ago #30

Still reading the third volume of The Magdalene Chronicles by Gary McAvoy yellowdogintexas 18 hrs ago #27

Just finished "Dry" PoindexterOglethorpe 3 hrs ago #31