What Fiction are you reading this week, January13, 2019?
Well, isn't this interesting.
I''m reading the wonderfully funny Noir by Christopher Moore, a madcap tale set on the mean streets of post-World War II San Francisco, and featuring a diverse cast of characters, including a hapless bartender; his Chinese sidekick; a doll with sharp angles and dangerous curves; a tight-lipped Air Force general; a wisecracking waif; a black mamba; and many more.
Listening to The Hellfire Club by CNN journalist, Jake Tapper, taking us back to the 1950s DC scene and crammed with high-profile political figures. I got this as it was the only audible available while I wait for the ones I really want. It's entertaining but not really gripping.
What books are you interested in this week?
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First, I think it's great that you will read this so you can discuss it. I have not read either but both books sound quite powerful and affirming for young women. But such different experiences!
Do you, or did you, live in the South? Or New York? Just curious. I hope this works out to be a great thing for both of you. 
are hilarious. People are coming to it as a baby faces the 100th spoon of mashed peas. "dontwantdontwant!"
And then they fall in love. They get converted. It's almost scary. 
I'm Left Coast. Born in San Francisco, raised in the Redwood Empire and live in the PNW.
Opinions vary vastly on this one. Some readers really didn't like it. I think it sounds intriguing. 
I loved the Salander series but didn't see the movie. I find it rare for people to prefer a movie over the book. Guess I'll have to be on the lookout for the DVD.
Story of a war that went on for 27 years! 
The highly praised Dust Lands trilogy, which MTV’s Hollywood Crush blog called “better than The Hunger Games."
(I added this in case someone else here is interested in reading it. 
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Never really wanted to because of who Orson Scott Card is. The way I see it, there are SO MANY wonderful books and authors out there, no sense spending my time or money on someone whose views are diametrically opposed to mine. Thanks for adding your thoughts on it.
sounds good. A gripping mystery set in Ireland that spans twenty years. "It’s a complicated, page-turning story that touches on corruption, clandestine cover-ups, and criminal conspiracy. A story that’s as moving as it is fast-paced.”
I may have already mentioned how much I love Penny's books. 
Moore has written so many books. Noir just happens to be the most recent. I've read many of the older ones and Noir seems not quite as funny but since I am familiar with his style, it works for me. You maybe might want to start with some of his older books. Lamb is great. Coyote Blue. Sacre Bleu.
My favorite might be A Dirty Job. Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy with a normal life, until people start dropping dead around him, and everywhere he goes a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Charlie Asher, it seems, has been recruited for a new position: as Death. It's a dirty job. But, hey! Somebody's gotta do it. This one had me 
"Need a cheese!!"
I just finished Shooting at Midnight by Greg Rucka. It was definitely plot driven more than character, but I enjoyed it. I thought everything was resolved & answered by the end & there were some twists.
Next up is A Stopover in Venice by Kathryn Walker.
Love that kitty!
