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Silvia, I'm so glad you liked Kindred! It blew me away. Your reasons for not getting into Parable of the Sower make sense, but I still really liked that one too. Turns out I appreciate a lot of the religious-type views expressed there, and I tend to read a lot of depressing things anyway for some odd reason!

I used to read depressing stuff more regularly, but I'm getting soft in old age! (plus the real world is horrible enough)

I read Reading Upside Down, a rom com by Jo Platt. It was cute, but forgettable.

Not sure what's next.

Hello...? Echo....! Where are all the readers?

I read Are We Having Fun Yet? by Lucy Mangan. It's a novel about a working mother of 2 chronicling her days. It's hilarious, maybe even if you don't have kids, but it doesn't have much of a plot, which made it not super compelling. It might have worked better if I'd read just one or 2 entries per day over a longer period. Anyway, I found her very, very funny. She's British and writes for... The Guardian, maybe?

Now I'm reading Oona Out of Order and I'm loving it so far (36% in).

I finished All The Feels by Olivia Dade, super good.

The Hit List by Holly Seddon (woman finds her name on a hit list on the dark web). Based on the premise it should have been better than it was.

Now back to When The Lights Go Out, by Carys Bray, about a British woman trying to deal with the fact that her husband has become a prepper. It is compelling but not pleasant so far.

I finished "The Last Letter from your Lover" by Jojo Moyes. I found it a bit hard to get engaged with at the beginning but by the end I loved it. She's such a good author.

Now I'm reading "The Cove" by Catherine Coulter. I'm finding the writing a bit kludgy at times but I'm interested in the plot so will persist.

Still here with my Enneagram books but also started The Awakening by Kate Chopin (for book club). It's ok so far.

I finished When The Lights Go Out. Depressing but good.

Now I have the new John Boyne book.

I finished Oona Out of Order. Loved it! Thanks for the recommendation, Blush. Which John Boyne are you reading?

Silvia, it's called The Echo Chamber. Looks good!

Ooh, it certainly does! Added to my list, thanks.