Fiction

northoftheborder

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1. Just finished listening to "The Handmaid's Tale" last night.

Sun Aug 28, 2016, 03:58 PM

Aug 2016

I thought this was a newly published book - but in the '80's I discovered - maybe just came out on Audible. To me, it was dark and unhappy, a futuristic story about total takeover of society by a religious cult. I'm looking for something more upbeat next. I may choose "The Underground Railroad" - sounds interesting. Before that I read the "History of Salt". Interesting to me - a little long. The same author wrote "The History of Paper" - anyone read that?

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What are you reading this week of August 28, 2016? [View all] hermetic Aug 2016 OP

Just finished listening to "The Handmaid's Tale" last night. northoftheborder Aug 2016 #1

The Handmaid's Tale is one of my favorite books. I read it years ago, japple Aug 2016 #7

I love Atwood's writing hermetic Aug 2016 #9

PS northoftheborder Aug 2016 #2

You're not the only one hermetic Aug 2016 #10

Nearly finished with the 1st Jack Reacher novel "Killing Floor" by Lee Child TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #3

Yay! hermetic Aug 2016 #11

I'm to page 55 TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #16

Re-reading 'Catch-22'. SeattleVet Aug 2016 #4

One of my all-time favorites hermetic Aug 2016 #12

I'd be wary of a remake of the movie... SeattleVet Aug 2016 #18

I do agree, hermetic Aug 2016 #23

Ken Follet ginnyinWI Aug 2016 #5

We have another Poldark fan here hermetic Aug 2016 #15

it really is ginnyinWI Aug 2016 #19

One of the things besides the plots of "Pillars of the Earth" TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #17

yes! ginnyinWI Aug 2016 #20

Halfway through PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #6

That sounds like a good read hermetic Aug 2016 #13

Didn't make much progress in Brad Watson's book, japple Aug 2016 #8

Glad to hear hermetic Aug 2016 #14

Reading "The Ice Limit" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Number9Dream Aug 2016 #21

Sounds good hermetic Aug 2016 #22