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TexasProgresive

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1. What did you think of The Lacuna?

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Sep 13, 2015, 02:18 PM

Sep 2015

I remember being impressed by it. But then I am a fan of Barbara Kingsolver ever since reading The Bean Trees and The Poisonwood Bible was phenomenal.

I am still in Ireland finishing up the last volume of Morgan Llywelyn's The Irish Century, 1999.

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What are you reading this week of September 13, 2015? [View all] hermetic Sep 2015 OP

What did you think of The Lacuna? TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #1

I was going to say, hermetic Sep 2015 #2

I will probably reread it in the near future. TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #3

Nice to see you, TexasProgresive. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #5

Hello, everyone! Thank you for the thread, hermetic. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #4

Thanks for the thread, Hermetic. Still reading Ivan Doig's Last Bus to Wisdom japple Sep 2015 #6

I wanted something a bit different hermetic Sep 2015 #7

I had to leave Tibet this week because the next book in the series hadn't gotten to my library yet, scarletwoman Sep 2015 #8

Hi, scarletwoman! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #9

Hi, Enthusiast hermetic Sep 2015 #12

Thank you, hermetic! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #15

HI Enthusiast! Yes, I will certainly post my thoughts on "Entry Island" once I've read it. scarletwoman Sep 2015 #17

Thank you for that hermetic Sep 2015 #11

Re: Penny - glad to know it's not just me. scarletwoman Sep 2015 #16

Recently finished "Subterranean" by James Rollins... Number9Dream Sep 2015 #10

Hi hermetic Sep 2015 #13

I agree with what you said about the Dune sequels Number9Dream Sep 2015 #18

Some time ago I bought used copies of Dune and the sequels. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #14