What are you reading this week of May 29, 2016?

[hermetic]

I'm reading The Last Policeman by Ben Winters. This has been on my must-read list since it came out in 2012.

... a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact.

My library didn't have it so I was thrilled when I found it on ThriftBooks. What I didn't realize was that it was the first of a 3-part series so now I'll have to seek out the remaining 2.

I'm listening to Maddadam by Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood was a bit of a slog-through but this one is much more enjoyable. "Please, no more singing."

I tell ya, Atwood in the afternoon then Winters at night could make a person despondent. But then I get up and read the news in the morning and an impending collision with an asteroid or a plague that wipes out most of civilization doesn't seem like such a bad thing at all.

Gloom and doom aside, I hope you all have a pleasant Memorial Day. Spare a thought for all those who served with honor.

And remember to tell us all what you're reading this week.