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viva la

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

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 02:57 PM

Apr 6

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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What Fiction are you reading this week, April 6, 2025? [View all] hermetic Apr 6 OP

"The Summoning," by Bentley Little Bayard Apr 6 #1

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Thank you for asking! mentalsolstice Apr 6 #3

Those sound good hermetic Apr 6 #5

I just started rereading Winds of War by Herman Wouk. rsdsharp Apr 6 #4

Wow hermetic Apr 6 #6

I'm still in the 19th Century.... viva la Apr 6 #7

Totally agree hermetic Apr 6 #8

I love the "meta-fiction" aspect of Watson commenting on his own writing of the Sherlock stories. viva la Apr 6 #9