What Fiction are you reading this week, November 13, 2022?
Thank you, Democrats. Well done!!
Temps here running way below normal. This looks nice.
Reading The Bone Garden by Kate Ellis. the 5th Wesley Peterson Crime Novel. Just started it but I can tell this will be another of Ellis's well written and interesting plots. A few pages in and we already have a mysterious phone call and 3 dead bodies.
Listening to Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple. This has been hailed as hysterically funny and I have been on the waiting list for it for quite some time. I can see how in 2012, when it came out, it would have really been a riot. Now, though, while it's still good for a chuckle, making fun of Microsoft and IT just doesn't seem quite so laughable.
What interesting books are you reading this week?
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The ones you're reading sound great, but my library doesn't seem to have e-copies. 😏 oh, well. Enjoy!
Ty for the thread.
Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield. Have it right here on the end table ready to go. Has anyone read this book and did they like it?
Gonna be cold all week here, so it will be a good time to start a new book.
The Bone Garden sounds good.
His photo on Good Reads is just that: a shadow.
…..well, not actually reading it. 
That sounds hilarious. And onstage, no less. 
in answering. But, I always read everything people write here, eventually. 
That sounds like a really gripping tale. I'm glad you told us about it.
A murder mystery.
From Goodreads:
A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist.
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret—but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in.
Lavender House is occupied by a wealthy family of gay people, both the residents & staff. The main character is a detective investigating the death of one of the Lavender House matriarchs. The word gay isn't used, instead queer is used most of the time. I'm not sure when gay came into our modern vernacular as a term for homosexuality.
I had four library books & didn't care which one I read first, but when I reviewed the book covers, this one was so intriguing I grabbed it. It's not a long book, just under 300 pages, but I blazed through a huge section. Easy reading but engaging characters & good plot. I have about 50 pages left. So far, very enjoyable. I still don't know who the murderer is, but the author has just thrown us a twist—someone confessed!
Interesting comments you made about the Bernadette novel. Some humor definitely has a shelf life.
I only recently heard of Knives Out and am looking to find it on DVD.
From my dictionary: Gay meaning ‘homosexual,’ dating back to the 1930s (if not earlier), became established in the 1960s as the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves.
Since this story takes place in 1952, that would certainly be keeping it real.
Lots of 5 star reviews for this one. Thanks for sharing. And for the pun... 