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northoftheborder

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20. Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro- finished

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 12:43 PM

Apr 2019

I liked this one better than The Perfume Collector by same author.

Also finished The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa. Liked this one, about German Jews trying to escape via ship to America during WWII, end up in Cuba. Several generations story.

Now reading an Alan Furst, Dark Star. Pre-WWII, a Russian journalist, also Jewish, gets involved in spying in France, Germany, and other countries for the Soviet Gov. Have learned a lot about Russia's dealings and methods (their cruelty toward Jewish people rivaled the Germans'.)

Also listening to Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee; Korea/Japanese heroine; very good so far - several generations novel.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, March 31, 2019? [View all] hermetic Mar 2019 OP

Well, you quoted Cassandra Clare so I'm gonna have to backtoblue Mar 2019 #1

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Right now it's "Three Mexican Countries" by Newsy McFakeface and it's not very good. yonder Mar 2019 #2

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Trying a new author. "Killers, Bikers & Freaks" by Andrew Allan. This is my first read of what is dameatball Mar 2019 #3

Oh my... hermetic Mar 2019 #6

Eh, made it through the whole thing, but can't recommend it. dameatball Apr 2019 #17

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It is in the box do go to the Thrift Store. dameatball Apr 2019 #37

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Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro- finished northoftheborder Apr 2019 #20

Have the sads... getting old in mke Apr 2019 #21

Good stuff, eh? hermetic Apr 2019 #26

Still working my way through the Dark Tower series happybird Apr 2019 #27

THAT's a lot of reading hermetic Apr 2019 #33

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Bless this House by Norah Lofts. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #34

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