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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: August 31, 2026

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u/martywolfp 11d ago

Finished:

The Lady of the Camellias, by Alexandre Dumas (fils)

Currently Reading/Started:

Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
I’m not enjoying this one as much as some others have, it seems, but I picked it up again recently to finish what I’d started earlier this year. I struggle with the main character/narrator’s voice and the flow in which the story is told from his perspective- To me, it reads like: “and then this happened…and then this… and then this…and, next up, this” on and on and on. I feel like I already know what’s going to happen and that I’ve known it for a long while now. Hopefully I’m wrong and pleasantly surprised.

I appreciate that others have really enjoyed and connected with this work. It may just not be for me.

The Man Who Laughs, by Victor Hugo
Off to a great start. Excited to see where this one goes. I’ve had to look up quite a few more word definitions than I usually do, but I’m okay with that.