What Fiction are you reading this week, August 15, 2021?
I sure feel like I am living in The Winter King. All that fighting between people with different opinions. Someone here said earlier that this book presents a very different Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot than we are used to seeing in other stories. That's for sure.
Still listening to First Among Sequels. Next I plan to get One of Our Thursdays is Missing. Then I will get the next one and I will have listened to/read the entire series. I haven't done that since Nancy Drew so this will be a milestone for me. And I have definitely been drawn into the Next world.
What fictional worlds will you be exploring this week?
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"Big pile of books" always brings me joy. 
From 1992. It took her around 5 years to write this and it sounds so good. It would be fun to be in a discussion about it. Are you meeting live or over Zoom? Will there be wine? 
Have a good time. .
1954. It takes place in Las Cruces and that's where my sister lives! Although she didn't in 1954. Anyway, sounds good. Wow, Ross wrote a lot of books. Highly regarded.
Things are terrible in my little corner of the world. So many getting sick and school starts tomorrow. No masking rules in place. I shudder to think what it's going to be like. I don't feel sorry for the anti-vaxxers but I sure do pity the kids.
Imagine realizing your mom wouldn't do anything to protect you after you get sick. 
You stay safe, too.
Many thanks for the weekly thread, hermetic.
I'm not quite half way through, & I'm having a hard time putting it down, to do things like eat!
From Amazon:
An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.
“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.
In the reviews, someone found a photo of the giraffes in their mobile unit.
on edit: Here's a blog post with the same photo: https://zoohistories.com/2021/02/11/west-with-giraffes/
A very satisfying read! 
Last week's book, The Midnight Library, was just ok, IMO. I skimmed most of the last half.