What Fiction are you reading this week, April 6, 2025?

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I'm reading Chrysalis, an "inventive new novel" by Lincoln Child where high tech (virtual reality) comes to life along with myriad dangers. Something in this about-to-be-released technology is very wrong, and could be potentially devastating. Sadly, I have to agree with one Goodreads reviewer, "I had absolutely no idea what was happening most of the time." YMMV

Wanting to lighten things up a bit I'm listening to The K Team by David Rosenfelt. Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel, have recently retired from the police force. Calling themselves the K Team they are starting out on their first job as private investigators. Andy Carpenter has a small part but I got to "meet" him and will be reading more of Rosenfelt's books. Good laughs.

Thanks to all who got out yesterday and added your voices. Good show!

[Bayard]

1. "The Summoning," by Bentley Little

Halfway through, and the suspense is still building.

More reading time with the nasty weather we've been having. I just ordered a bunch of new books, and can't wait to get them.

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2. Vampires in Arizona

Cool! Author has written a ton of horror stories. Good to know.

Enjoy your books since you can't enjoy your weather.

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3. Thank you for asking!

Just finished The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper. Hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time, my favorite kind of book.

Now I’m reading Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. So far, so good.

Have a great week everyone!

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5. Those sound good

"Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves."

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4. I just started rereading Winds of War by Herman Wouk.

I’ve probably read this 10 times over the years. At one point I read it annually, but it’s probably been 20 years since I last read it. I saw it on kindle unlimited, and figured, “Why not?”

As for kindle, if I read on the app today and tomorrow I will have read for 365 straight days.

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6. Wow

Congrats!

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7. I'm still in the 19th Century....

Last week, Sherlock Holmes.
This week, The Pallisers by Anthony Trollope.

It's sort of comforting to read about problems from 150 years ago that didn't destroy the world.

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8. Totally agree

I never get tired of Sherlock.

[viva la]

9. I love the "meta-fiction" aspect of Watson commenting on his own writing of the Sherlock stories.

And Sherlock criticizing his extravagant style!