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hermetic

(8,894 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2016, 03:12 PM Feb 2016

What are you reading this week of February 14, 2016? [View all]

Happy Valentines Day, fellow readers.

Just finished The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. It was sad. Tennessee Williams said,
"Carson's major theme: the huge importance and nearly insoluble problems of human love." But also quite interesting when it gets into the politics of the time, which don't seem to have changed at all since then. Not always an easy read but totally worth it, in my opinion.

What books have you got your heart set on this week?

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What are you reading this week of February 14, 2016? [View all] hermetic Feb 2016 OP

Happy Valentines Day to you, hermetic! Happy Valentines Day, everyone! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #1

Tell the Mrs. hermetic Feb 2016 #2

Thanks, hermetic. She welcomes that sort of thing—learning opportunities. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #3

Rinch is the way my Texas grandmother (and other relatives) said "rinse!" They japple Feb 2016 #4

I ran into "arsh" potatoes down here, took me awhile to find out what they were. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #5

I'm from Ohio. I heard "red up" often as a child. IIRC it applied to many things not just dishes. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #8

I think you are recalling accurately. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #9

Barry Eisler's The God's Eye View dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #6

I'm glad I got to listen to that. Thank you for calling this to our attention. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #10

I just finished 'Until September' by Chris Scully WillParkinson Feb 2016 #7

That sounds good, Will. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #11

Finished "Listening Woman" by T. Hillerman; Started "Reliquary" by Preston/Child Number9Dream Feb 2016 #12

We have read almost every one of those Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child books. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #13

Thanks EVERYONE hermetic Feb 2016 #14

I remember seeing that movie back in the day--I was 17 or so and must say I didn't understand japple Feb 2016 #15

Seems to me we watched that movie on TCM recently. Well, I half watched it but Enthusiast Feb 2016 #18

Oh, I'm going to be in Eurocrime heaven this week! scarletwoman Feb 2016 #16

Nice to see you, scarletwoman! You really hit the jackpot! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #17

Indeed I have! scarletwoman Feb 2016 #19

We read "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" in my book club a few months ago womanofthehills Feb 2016 #20