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Fiction

cbabe

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2. An eclectic list. Can't wait to dig in. I read

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:35 AM

Nov 9

a book recommended by a du’er on a different forum.

Prophet’s Song by Paul Lynch

Booker Prize, 2023

Tyranny and the secret police and urban warfare. Dystopia in Ireland.

‘… devastating vision of societal collapse and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together.’

Parallels to our current state make it intense and terrifying.

Mesmerizing prose.

‘You remember why fiction matters.’

If the news isn’t enough, read this book.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, November 9, 2025? [View all] hermetic Nov 9 OP

A grateful salute to all who served. Now put Withcraft for Wayward Girls on my TBR list. txwhitedove Nov 9 #1

An eclectic list. Can't wait to dig in. I read cbabe Nov 9 #2

I just started "As Bright as Heaven" by Susan Meissner mentalsolstice Nov 9 #3

Just finished The Black Wolf by Louise Penny EverHopeful Nov 9 #4

Waiting waiting on Black Wolf library hold. No spoilers please. cbabe Nov 9 #5

The Secret History by Donna Tartt mike_c Nov 9 #6

Her first novel hermetic Nov 9 #7

I tried Goldfinch. I really did. I couldn't get through it. rsdsharp Nov 9 #8

I read that the movie hermetic Nov 9 #10

Maybe not fiction; more like make believe. rsdsharp Nov 9 #9

Interesting hermetic Nov 9 #11

A big fat book by Tony Hillerman Bayard Nov 9 #12

We binged the new season of Dark Wind on Netflix this week. yellowdogintexas Sunday #17

Guess I am the only one reading "fluff". Polly Hennessey Nov 10 #13

Fluff?? Tut tut, I've read my share of fluff, and still flit from mystery to non-fiction to drama and txwhitedove Nov 10 #14

Read on, for sure. I love my Cozy Mysteries. Polly Hennessey Nov 10 #15

I love cozies hermetic Wednesday #16

Nothing wrong with fluff. Nothing at all. I enjoy fluff immensely. nt yellowdogintexas Sunday #18