What are you reading this week of February 28, 2016?

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10. Couldn't wait until Sunday to post this. The ending of Thomas Savage's book

The Power of the Dog packed a real wallop! It smacked me so hard that I had to go back and read the final pages again and I am not alone. After reading the reviews on amazon and the afterward written by Annie Proulx, I have to say that others share my feelings about this book. It is a rare gem. It was published in 1967 and received rave reviews, although the sales were disappointing, probably due to the subject of repressed homosexuality. It is now having a revival of sorts and I hope more people will take the opportunity to read this amazing work.

After reading your comment about the brutal ending of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, I was compelled to post this. The ending to The Power of the Dog wasn't brutal or violent, but it was shocking and absolutely perfect.