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eissa

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15. Just finished "Delicate Edible Birds"

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Wed Oct 5, 2016, 02:33 PM

Oct 2016

A book of short stories by Lauren Groff that are really captivating. But the best was saved for last. The title of that story is also the title of the book, and it's about a group of war reporters in France during WWII, and the sacrifice one has to make to save all of them. It's haunting.

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What are you reading this week of October 2, 2016? [View all] hermetic Oct 2016 OP

Still reading "Gone" by Jonathan Kellerman. TexasProgresive Oct 2016 #1

Bravo!! hermetic Oct 2016 #2

Maybe it was all the good energy around me, but no. TexasProgresive Oct 2016 #3

Sure is quiet in here... hermetic Oct 2016 #4

Finished The Girls by Cline; starting March Book 2 by John Lewis Goblinmonger Oct 2016 #5

That sounds amazing! hermetic Oct 2016 #8

It is fantastic. I'm a big comic book guy--so filter through that-- Goblinmonger Oct 2016 #11

And I am a big hermetic Oct 2016 #13

Hi all! Thanks for the thread, as usual, hermetic. I finally finished the great japple Oct 2016 #6

Thanks, Happy days to you, too. hermetic Oct 2016 #9

The Heart is one of my all time favorites... Phentex Oct 2016 #17

Started "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Murder" by Karen Swee Number9Dream Oct 2016 #7

That sounds good hermetic Oct 2016 #10

It's surprisingly good... Number9Dream Oct 2016 #12

Welllll..... hermetic Oct 2016 #14

Just finished "Delicate Edible Birds" eissa Oct 2016 #15

Thanks for sharing this hermetic Oct 2016 #20

A Man Called Ove... Phentex Oct 2016 #16

That was a good one. I enjoyed it very much. Have you read any of japple Oct 2016 #18

No but I will be adding to my list as well... Phentex Oct 2016 #19