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mentalsolstice

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2. Reading a good book can certainly take you to a better place than the one you currently live in

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Sun May 31, 2026, 12:26 PM

Sunday

I’m reading Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, about a divorced dad whose wife allegedly abandons his kids with him.

Have a great week everyone!

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What Fiction are you reading this week, May 31, 2026? [View all] hermetic Sunday OP

Spencer Quinn's Mrs. Plansky goes Rogue question everything Sunday #1

Glad you loved it! In a world of "concerned " Susan Collins-es and Karens, txwhitedove Sunday #6

Reading a good book can certainly take you to a better place than the one you currently live in mentalsolstice Sunday #2

That sounds good hermetic Sunday #3

'Watching You' by Lisa Jewel. sinkingfeeling Sunday #4

I enjoy her books hermetic Sunday #7

Extinction/Douglas Preston cbabe Sunday #5

Great, IMO hermetic Sunday #8

Happy Sunday. Proms, Graduations and birthdays are over, grandkids now txwhitedove Sunday #9

Good stuff! hermetic Sunday #10

The Orphans of Berlin by Jina Bacarr yellowdogintexas Thursday #11

Jigsaw by Jonathan Kellerman MIButterfly Thursday #12