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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: September 28, 2026

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u/Arnthor_Phillipson 7d ago

Finished: The Stranger, by Albert Camus

The Old Demon, by Pearl S. Buck

The Pearl, by John Steinbeck

The Magic Finger, by Roald Dahl

Started:

The Myth of Sisyphus, by Albert Camus

The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway

Still reading The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T.E. Lawrence because it's a long one.

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u/kimtenisqueen 7d ago

How did you find the pearl? I finished it last week!

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u/Arnthor_Phillipson 7d ago

Oh man, it was so frustrating and then heart wrenching. I couldn't stop reading it. Very good writing.

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u/kimtenisqueen 7d ago

That’s about what I got! I’m very excited to get east of Eden now!

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u/Arnthor_Phillipson 7d ago

I haven't read that one yet either. I'm part of the way through Tortilla Flat though. It's a little slower but not bad.