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scarletwoman

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8. Well, if I manage to live long enough to retire, I'm certain it won't be boring for me, either. :D

Reply to hermetic (Reply #4)

Thu May 21, 2015, 08:00 PM

May 2015

I like your description of The Sisters Brothers:

...if Hunter Thompson had been around during the gold rush, he might have written something like this.

I looked it up last week after you first mentioned it. It definitely sounded, uh, different. I can't say I was attracted to it, but having thought about it for awhile, it sort of vaguely brings to mind the 1995 movie "Dead Man" - which I ended up liking very much in spite my initial resistance.

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, May 17, 2015? [View all] scarletwoman May 2015 OP

As I posted last week TexasProgresive May 2015 #1

I like your take on the Titanic being a metaphor of Great Britain. scarletwoman May 2015 #5

If anyone has an interest in Ireland in the 20th century TexasProgresive May 2015 #9

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. scarletwoman May 2015 #10

Oui, Mlle (or is it Mme) Scarlet. n/t TexasProgresive May 2015 #11

Heh. I'm a widow, so I suppose it would be Mme. scarletwoman May 2015 #12

I've used up most of my French TexasProgresive May 2015 #13

Hello, everyone! Thank you for the thread, scarletwoman. Sorry I'm late. Enthusiast May 2015 #2

I think there's no shame in giving up on a book that just doesn't work for you. scarletwoman May 2015 #6

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. SheilaT May 2015 #3

Cool! Thank you for that synopsis! scarletwoman May 2015 #7

Where did the week go? hermetic May 2015 #4

Well, if I manage to live long enough to retire, I'm certain it won't be boring for me, either. :D scarletwoman May 2015 #8

Just finished "Ice Hunt" by James Rollins Number9Dream May 2015 #14

I've never read any books by James Rollins. Enthusiast May 2015 #15

If you're in the mood for a blend of action, science, archaeology, & clever escapes... Number9Dream May 2015 #16

It's never too late to add to the reading thread! scarletwoman May 2015 #17

Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell. Mz Pip May 2015 #18

Wow! I'd never heard of Mary Doria Russell, so I looked her up. scarletwoman May 2015 #19