What are you reading this week of February 28, 2016?

[hermetic]

Finished The Ballad of the Sad Café. Yikes! The ending was so brutal. Why? Men are just inherently evil?

Then I got some great news. My library got Even Dogs In the Wild by Ian Rankin. I was so thrilled, I was waiting at their door when they opened the next day so I could get it before anyone else did. Lots of bad guys in this story, too, but at least you can see why they are doing what they do. It's a really good book.

I've also listened to Hunting Badger by Tony Hillerman. This was quite interesting as it dealt with militia and land rights and the BLM. What's old is new again.

Plus I watched A Thief of Time, another Hillerman, which was a PBS Mystery movie produced by Robert Redford. Great cinematography and intriguing mystery. It's been a good week, literary-wise.

So, what are you leaping into this week? (See what I did there? )

[TexasProgresive]

1. Still reading The Girl in the Spider's Web

It's been a long time since I read the Larsson trilogy, but I think Lagercrantz is doing Lisbeth and Mikael well.

[hermetic]

2. Glad to hear that

I saw my library has that one, as well, so I'm gonna check it out tomorrow. I read the trilogy just last year so I really would like for the transition of authors to be seamless.

[pscot]

3. I just collected that from the library

I'm hesitant to start it, because I liked the originals so much. I'm reading Dark Money by Jane Meyer. It's a true crime story in which the Koch brothers feature prominently. I learned that the day John Boehner was sworn in as Speaker, Charles Koch was waiting in Boehner's congressional offices schmoozing with his staff; the new owner inspecting his purchase. I started The River God by Wilbur Smith, but dropped after about 10 pages. I generally like historical novels, but not this one.

[hermetic]

4. Hmm, Dark Money

Is that a paper book? I would never read it; I already know ALL about the Kochs. But I sure wish more people did. I'm sure that book would never show up in my library. I was thinking, though, what if someone wrote a book called 50 Shades of Koch? I bet people would read that. Maybe learn something.

[pscot]

7. I thougt I knew all about the Kochs

but they're worse than that. Meyer also covers Richard Mellon Scaife and others. She's a first rate reporter and turns up lots of interesting details.. And she's economical too. At around 300 pages she provides enough to get your heart rate up without causing dangerously high blood pressure.

[Enthusiast]

6. There is a tangible reason Republicans won't admit to the existence of climate change.

Koch money.

[Enthusiast]

5. Hi, everyone! Thanks for the thread, hermetic!

I'm glad you can get Even Dogs In the Wild, hermetic.

I'm still reading English Passengers by Matthew Kneale. It's a good sized book.

Mrs. Enthusiast finished Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart. She just loved this book. We are both looking forward to the sequel.

Now she is reading Blood Test by Jonathan Kellerman. She is flying through this one.

[Number9Dream]

8. "Impact" by Douglas Preston & "The Paying Guests" by Sarah Waters

Thanks for the thread, Hermetic.

I gave up and punted on "The Paying Guests" by Sarah Waters (recommended to me). Stuck with it despite a slow beginning. After enjoying a semi-graphic lesbian sex scene in a scullery, I got bored again and took it back to the library.

"Impact" by Douglas Preston turned out to be a quick read. Plenty of action in this book. It involves a cosmic particle which has impacted and passed clean through the Earth. Due to circumstances, an ex-CIA agent teams up with a young Afro-American woman. It was very enjoyable.

I'll have to hit the library after work today or tomorrow for another book.

Also, Thanks for the tip about "Thief of Time" movie. It seems I will be able to get that as an inter-library loan.

[Enthusiast]

12. I'm glad you liked Impact, Number9Dream. Just wait till you get to the others.

All of the Wyman Ford books were really good. Blasphemy is incredibly imaginative and action packed. Tyrannosaur Canyon introduced the Wyman Ford character. We both really enjoyed Tyrannosaur Canyon. I was one of those little kids that loved dinosaurs so anything that involves Mesozoic fossils has my undying attention.

[Number9Dream]

14. Always appreciate your tips... thanks

[japple]

9. Thanks, hermetic for the thread.

Hi All!

Still reading Thomas Savage's The Power of the Dog. Savage is quite a writer though the main character is a very cruel man. The story is good and I love the setting as well as the other characters. Don't know what I'll go to after this book is over.

Hope you all have a great week.

[japple]

10. Couldn't wait until Sunday to post this. The ending of Thomas Savage's book

The Power of the Dog packed a real wallop! It smacked me so hard that I had to go back and read the final pages again and I am not alone. After reading the reviews on amazon and the afterward written by Annie Proulx, I have to say that others share my feelings about this book. It is a rare gem. It was published in 1967 and received rave reviews, although the sales were disappointing, probably due to the subject of repressed homosexuality. It is now having a revival of sorts and I hope more people will take the opportunity to read this amazing work.

After reading your comment about the brutal ending of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, I was compelled to post this. The ending to The Power of the Dog wasn't brutal or violent, but it was shocking and absolutely perfect.

[Enthusiast]

13. The Power of the Dog sounds excellent, japple.

I sent for a used copy. Looking forward to reading it. Thanks.

[SheilaT]

11. Almost done with The Flicker Men

by Ted Kosmatka. Later on today I"ll head to the library and check out his first two novels.