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brer cat

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3. I just finished Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke.

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Sun Sep 22, 2024, 10:55 AM

Sep 2024

It involves two murders in a small east Texas town, and has heavy racial overtones. I think the author deftly moves through the troubled waters, showing the intrinsic racial and class conflicts in small Southern towns, while telling a gripping story.

Last night I started Anne Hillerman's, The Way of the Bear.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, September 22, 2024? [View all] hermetic Sep 2024 OP

I wanted to say "Project 2025" but that's what this selection is about isn't it! Eliot Rosewater Sep 2024 #1

Ann Patchett These Precious Days. Not fiction exactly but smooth reading. Srkdqltr Sep 2024 #2

I just finished Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke. brer cat Sep 2024 #3

I'm reading Bluebird, Bluebird now, so don't drop any spoilers! I'm really enjoying japple Sep 2024 #6

Eclectic week: cbabe Sep 2024 #4

Horrible! hermetic Sep 2024 #5

Happy cooler weather, leaves and pumpkin spice. I am now reading a big book of historical fiction txwhitedove Sep 2024 #7

Sure hope you realized hermetic Sep 2024 #9

I had already read news of this type of scam, txwhitedove Sep 2024 #11

I just managed to get hermetic Sep 2024 #10

I'm still reading Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Tales. I just started the ninth book, Warriors of the Storm. rsdsharp Sep 2024 #8