What Fiction are you reading this week, July 9, 2023? [View all]

Fiction is necessary because nobody is cut out to deal with the strain of our current reality every day.


I'm reading The Black Echo by Michael Connelly, the first Bosch novel from '92. I have the paperback rerelease from 2017 so it's in crispy new condition. "Joining with an enigmatic and seductive female FBI agent, pitted against enemies inside his own department, Bosch must make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance." There are tunnels involved, hence the title. Fun fact: a victim in this story was supposedly working on the tunnel for the Los Angeles subway and a few days ago someone in the Photo group posted a link to pics from there and they are just amazing. It really added to the story, too.

I'm not listening to anything right now because I just don't have time. I do, though, have Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston cued up for when things calm down a bit around here.

What fiction is helping you deal with reality this week?