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japple

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7. Thanks for the thread, Hermetic. Your reaction to The Lacuna is identical to mine.

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 07:25 AM

Sep 2015

I loved everything about it, but most especially the 2nd part of the book. Of course the 1st part is wonderful, but the 2nd was set in Asheville, NC in a part of town where I worked from 1981-1987. I was completely mesmerized by the story and it ended way too soon.

The way she brought in the plight of WWI veterans and the Bonus Army was brilliant and a part of history that I had never read. It never ceases to amaze me how she can write about such complex subjects and make them easy to understand and enjoyable at the same time. I have loved all of her books, but The Lacuna is a masterpiece.

I'm in the middle of Ivan Doig's final book, Last Bus to Wisdom. The main character is an 11 yr. old boy with a wild imagination on a bus trip from Montana to Wisconsin. Wonderful reading...

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What are you reading this week of September 6, 2015? [View all] hermetic Sep 2015 OP

I have not read that Kingsolver book. MuseRider Sep 2015 #1

Seveneyes by Neal Stephenson pscot Sep 2015 #2

Hello, everyone! Thank you for the thread, hermetic. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #3

We will add The Lacuna to our 'to read' list. Thank you, hermetic! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #4

Hi, hermetic! Thanks as always for doing this thread! scarletwoman Sep 2015 #5

Just finished "The Curse of Chalion" by Lois McMaster Bujold shenmue Sep 2015 #6

Thanks for the thread, Hermetic. Your reaction to The Lacuna is identical to mine. japple Sep 2015 #7

Mrs. Enthusiast just got Last Bus to Wisdom from the library. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #8

I am loving it... japple Sep 2015 #9