What Fiction are you reading this week, January 1, 2023?

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22. I finished reading Billie Letts' book, Shoot the Moon, but can't say that I'd recommend

it. Not up to her usual good story line.

Just started reading Arcadia by Lauren Groff. Here's the description from amazon:

In the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land, founding a commune centered on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House. Arcadia follows this romantic utopian dream from its hopeful start through its heyday. Arcadia's inhabitants include Handy, the charismatic leader; his wife, Astrid, a midwife; Abe, a master carpenter; Hannah, a baker and historian; and Abe and Hannah's only child, Bit. While Arcadia rises and falls, Bit, too, ages and changes. He falls in love with Helle, Handy's lovely, troubled daughter. And eventually he must face the world beyond Arcadia.

The Kindle version was on sale for $3.99! I noticed that 3 of her most recent books are National Book Award finalists and she is often on "the best of" lists.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, hermetic, and thanks for managing this group every week.