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hermetic

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Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:49 AM Jun 14

What Fiction are you reading this week, June 14, 2026 [View all]

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Happy "you know what" day.


I'm still reading The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Melissa Fung. It kind of drags on in the middle. First it was hard to put down, now it's hard to pick up.

Listened to The Tree of Light and Flowers by Thomas Perry. Jane Whitefield has spent over a decade rescuing and sheltering people from dangerous foes, taking them to new locations, and teaching them to live under new identities. Now she has to do the same for herself and her new family.

Now I'm listening to the extremely funny So Far Gone by Jess Walter. "...a hilarious, empathetic, and brilliantly provocative adventure through life in modern America, about a reclusive journalist forced back into the world to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren." Just came out last year so it's very spot-on.

Stay safe out there.


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Did you mean maybe So Far Gone? LearnedHand Jun 14 #1
Absolutely! hermetic Jun 14 #3
I just finished The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hill. PittBlue Jun 14 #2
🤮👎 LearnedHand Jun 14 #5
Wow, what a day hermetic Jun 14 #6
Thanks, won't read that one. Laughed at review. 😂 txwhitedove Jun 14 #12
The Crossroads/C J Box cbabe Jun 14 #4
Oh no! hermetic Jun 14 #7
I agree. No spoilers. Except the coma is a bit of a spoiler. Sorry. I'll cbabe Jun 14 #9
Thanks... hermetic Jun 14 #11
"Tender is the Flesh" by Agustina Bazterrica Bok_Tukalo Jun 14 #8
Yikes, that sounds pretty wicked hermetic Jun 14 #10
100% chance of rain here, with kids scattered from Marfa, Tx, to Alaska, txwhitedove Jun 14 #13
Most of my ancestors hermetic Jun 14 #15
rereading Buzz cook Jun 14 #14
Good for you! hermetic Jun 14 #16
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid mentalsolstice Jun 14 #17
That sounds pretty good hermetic Jun 14 #18
Re-reading Replay by Ken Grimwood Jeebo Jun 14 #19
Yeah, I was going to mention that... hermetic Jun 14 #20
"The Woman in Cabin 10," by Ruth Ware Bayard Jun 14 #21
Tombstone Courage LogDog75 Jun 15 #22
Just one fiction book this week yellowdogintexas Thursday #23
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