What Fiction are you reading this week, Dec. 27, 2020?

[hermetic]

Ending my year with The Last Odyssey by James Rollins. Highly recommended by a fellow DUer, it really is a terrific tale. Most entertaining.

Next I will be reading Bleeding Hearts, a suspense thriller from Ian Rankin that does not involve Inspector Rebus.

It's almost over!!!
What fiction will you be ending this year with?

[Alpeduez21]

1. Not very exciting

but I'm reading Lord of the Rings for the tenth or twelfth time. Well exciting for me, I love that trilogy.

[hermetic]

8. That is my favorite

tale ever. I never get tired of it and I believe Tolkien had some kind of foresight as the resemblance between orcs and repugs is uncanny.

[murielm99]

2. I am not reading fiction this week,

but I wanted to kick your thread.

I am reading Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle. It is a non-fiction book about a black Detroit doctor who was tried for murder in 1925. He tried to integrate a white neighborhood, and a white man was shot in the ensuing disturbance.

Shortly after Clarence Darrow argued the Scopes trial, he took on this case.

The writing is so good in this book that it could pass for a well-written action thriller.

The book was written in 2004. I can't remember how long it has been since I bought it. I don't buy much fiction, only nonfiction.

If you read nonfiction once in a while, try this one.

[hermetic]

9. Hey, thanks

That really does sound like a great story, even more so since it's true.

[Ohiogal]

3. Where do you find those cool book themed photos, hermetic??

I look forward to seeing them every Sunday.

I’m reading Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” and enjoying it very much. I really miss having him in the White House.

[hermetic]

10. Glad you enjoy them

I just found a few online some time ago and saved them. Then I started seeking them out to go with whatever holiday we were having and now I have a collection of about 100 to choose from. And I still occasionally find another. It's kinda fun, gives me something to do.

I miss him, too.

[yellowdogintexas]

4. Still working on the Dead End Job Mysteries

almost finished with book 2.

Still enjoying

[hermetic]

11. Good

I found my library has them so looking forward to reading them sometime soon.

[Squinch]

5. Castle Skull - a Rhineland Mystery by John Dickson Carr from 1931.

Just fabulous.

[hermetic]

12. Oh fun

That sounds quite entertaining.

[Srkdqltr]

6. Just finished Memories in the Drift. By Melissa Payne.

Very interesting story about a woman with a type of amnesia. How she coped.

[hermetic]

13. Brand new

Sounds intriguing.

[The King of Prussia]

7. Probably

The first Nero Wolfe - Fer de lance. Got 19 books for Christmas, but struggling to read.

Covid is spreading like wildfire through England, but not in this part. We are in a lull. Touch wood.

Hoping to be vaccinated by 1st May, which means life can restart by mid-June. We shall see.

[hermetic]

14. Santa was good to you!

Hope you feel like reading more soon. You see that little light at the end of the tunnel? Won't be long now.

[Number9Dream]

15. Halfway through "Sword Song" by Bernard Cornwell

The fourth book in the Saxon series.

Hermetic - I'm flattered you're reading "The Last Odyssey". Enjoy!

[hermetic]

16. What a story!

I was thinking it kind of reminded me of a Preston & Child novel where some ancient beast comes back to life to wreak havoc. I've only just started it so have a long way to go.

[bif]

17. Just finished "Sea Wife" by Amity Gaige

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And "Little Eyes" by Samantha Schweblin. Now back to some P.G. Wodehouse to put me in a good mood.

[hermetic]

18. Interesting

"Exuberant, harrowing, witty, and exquisitely written, Sea Wife is impossible to put down. A wholly original take on one of our oldest stories--survival at sea--it also asks a pertinent question for our polarized political moment: How does a crew with deep philosophical differences and outmoded gender roles bring a ship safely to shore?"

[bif]

19. It was a pretty powerful and emotional read.

[Polly Hennessey]

20. Just starting M.C. Beaton's, Beating About the Bush.

My first Agatha Raisin mystery.

[hermetic]

21. Agatha is a hoot

I'd definitely have her over for tea. While looking up your title I learned she has a TV series (Acorn TV), also available on DVDs. It was filming this year but had to be put on hiatus due to the trump virus.