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scarletwoman

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12. OMG, I ADORE Tony Hillerman!

Reply to Enthusiast (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2014, 09:02 PM

Aug 2014

I've read every book he wrote. His books made me feel absolutely COMPELLED to travel around the Southwest, which I finally managed to do in 2011. I can't describe the chills I experienced when I first spotted Ship Rock off in the distance across the desert... *sigh*

I was totally hooked on Hillerman for years, always waiting impatiently for his next book to come out. I literally wept when the news came that he had passed on - it was like losing a cherished old friend. I have no doubt that you'll enjoy your time with him.

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What are you reading the week of August 10, 2014? [View all] Enthusiast Aug 2014 OP

"The Hidden Child," Camilla Lackberg shenmue Aug 2014 #1

That sounds good, shenmue. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #5

Thanks shenmue Aug 2014 #6

Allow me to put a good word in for Camilla Läckberg! scarletwoman Aug 2014 #11

Thank you, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #15

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey gollygee Aug 2014 #2

We read that one, gollygee. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #4

Ben H. Winters' World of Trouble: The Last Policeman Book III TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #3

Kinda :) shenmue Aug 2014 #7

Oh, oh, oh! SheilaT Aug 2014 #19

You'll just have to wait Sheila. No spoilers from me. TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #20

My library sells off old books. Not sure what they do with the ones SheilaT Aug 2014 #22

Into the Blue by Robert Goddard TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #24

LOL! SheilaT Aug 2014 #25

The books that are unsold at library book sales frequently go to the japple Aug 2014 #33

"A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki YankeyMCC Aug 2014 #8

That sounds thought provoking. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #9

The Son by Philipp Meyer pscot Aug 2014 #10

My reaction, exactly. By the time I finished the book, I had forgotten the beginning. japple Aug 2014 #34

There was nobody in that book to like pscot Aug 2014 #36

I love to read books about Texas (and western) history. James Mitchener's opus, all of the Lonesome japple Aug 2014 #38

I just read Montana; The Last, Best Place pscot Aug 2014 #39

I just got back from a trip to Montana. Have connections to the state and japple Aug 2014 #41

OMG, I ADORE Tony Hillerman! scarletwoman Aug 2014 #12

Thank you, scarletwoman. I do enjoy Hillerman. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #16

New author for me, a German this time, Nele Neuhaus. scarletwoman Aug 2014 #13

That's a good one! shenmue Aug 2014 #27

Oh, cool! Someone else knows this author! scarletwoman Aug 2014 #28

I just finished "The Kingdom of Ohio" Spoiler Alert! SheilaT Aug 2014 #14

Thank you, SheilaT. Those are some grossly incorrect details. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #17

I really don't get it, having such mistaken historical facts in a novel. SheilaT Aug 2014 #18

Maybe it was written by a republican TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #21

Even though I know you are joking, SheilaT Aug 2014 #23

I generally don't read modern fiction. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #26

You might try some modern fiction. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #29

Maybe you should be in a group other than "Fiction." japple Aug 2014 #35

Are Hillerman's libodem Aug 2014 #30

Sometimes we find it rewarding to step outside our usual genre. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #32

I'm reading a Janet Evonovich libodem Aug 2014 #31

Don't get defensive. I used to read Judith Krantz for fluff. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #37

It's ridiculous situation funny libodem Aug 2014 #40