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Apr 12, 2020 09:48PM
Hey everyone! Hope you're all getting in time now to read some good books. Funny how as the world gets more real and scarier by the day, where even a trip to the grocery store is treacherous, an escape to thrillers seems to calm my nerves. Maybe it helps that my favorites are older, pulp-style mysteries -- very distant to 21st century concerns. I always love discovering new-to-me authors from generations past, not to mention the fantastic art-work found on many of the original paperback editions. Stay well and I look forward to connecting with the group.
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Hi Andrew!
I love old pulp mysteries etc. as well. Love them. As to turning to thrillers, I say that whatever you enjoy reading that keeps you calm and makes you escape for a while is what the doctor orders right now.
Welcome to the group!!
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Stay well and read on!
I am blog-serializing my mystery/thriller novel
Return of the Falcon
a new chapter every few days—until this is all over— for all GoodReads "quarantinies" to read.No cost!
Click Here
I hope this helps.
Don wrote: "I am blog-serializing my mystery/thriller novel Return of the Falcon
a new chapter every few days—until this is all over— for all GoodReads "quarantinies" to read.
No cost!
Here
I hope this..."
Thanks for the book, Don! Look forward to reading it!
I live in Western New York state, near Niagara Falls. The 8 WNY counties now have over 2500 confirmed Covid 19 cases. There are now 115 deaths in Erie County(Buffalo) alone. 26 of those were residents of nursing homes.NY Governor Cuomo has continued lock down until May 15. We only go out for groceries and medicine. Only essential businesses are open. Face masks are required.
"Essential" has an elastic meaning. Some states allow gun stores to remain open(not NY). Florida has declared WWE(Wordwide Wrestling Entertainment) to be essential.
My newspaper published a letter from an angry gun owner that NY had closed gun stores.
Here is a link https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...
I believe NC decided gun stores were essential, after first deciding they were not. My county has 6 down with the virus, none dead yet. The county next door had a nursing home hit, but our "homes" are so far okay. They cut off visitation quite early. SC is opening their beaches. I don't believe we are yet. Gee, wonder which one has a Republican governor?
Oh yeah, I heard about the WWE being essential -- I'm sure that has nothing to do with Vince McMahon having cozied up to Trump, and probably vice versa. In NJ we've been hit real hard for about a month now, and every day the numbers seem to keep going up, with nursing homes here accounting for something like 40% of the state's total number of COVID-related deaths. We've been doing the essential-only thing for awhile now -- the state (and county) parks are all closed, along with all the Jersey Shore beaches. Of course that means that the protesters are starting to come out now, much like they're doing all over the country. I just don't know if people grasp how serious all this is. It isn't the flu. One of my co-workers and her husband currently have the virus, and another co-worker of mine told me the other day that her husband, who is in a nursing home, just tested positive for the virus, so that obviously is a big concern. I worry for my parents all the time; just going to the grocery store literally has become a dangerous thing to do! I've been working remotely, so that's kept me busy to an extent, but thank goodness for books and my Nvidia Shield!
Hi Andrew, greetings from California. I like the vintage and classic thrillers and mysteries myself. Hope you have a good time here. Definitely a wide array of mysteries and thrillers. :)
I’m with everyone here with my likes. Because many of them come cheap, I was prepared for quarantine with a well-stocked used-book library in my living room.
Andrew wrote: "Oh yeah, I heard about the WWE being essential -- I'm sure that has nothing to do with Vince McMahon having cozied up to Trump, and probably vice versa. In NJ we've been hit real hard for about a..."
These protesters boggle my mind and the fact that Trump is encouraging just makes me so mad. Not only are they risking their lives but those of other people with whom they come in contact. Amazing and disgusting
Bill wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Oh yeah, I heard about the WWE being essential -- I'm sure that has nothing to do with Vince McMahon having cozied up to Trump, and probably vice versa. In NJ we've been hit real h..."
Linda McMahon, WWE CEO, gave $18 million to the Trump campaign. Trump administration then classified wrestling as essential. Florida governor used this to justify his essential wrestling declaration. I am sure that this was a coincidence☺☺
Thomas wrote: "Bill wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Oh yeah, I heard about the WWE being essential -- I'm sure that has nothing to do with Vince McMahon having cozied up to Trump, and probably vice versa. In NJ we've be..."
I read that by doing this the Florida governor basically saved McMahon (figure may be wrong) $150,000 a year as by letting them perform in Florida she now won't renege on a contract she had with Fox Sports to show matches..
Bill wrote: "Not only are they risking their lives but those of other people with whom they come in contact. Amazing and disgusting"It's both the protesters and those who, for some reason, just aren't taking this seriously. On my block, there's a small municipal park 4 houses down from me (all NJ state and county parks are closed), and today there were 50+ people at this park trying to have some sort of party. In the midst of this pandemic, it was unreal to see that much ignorance and/or apathy gathered in one place. I get it that many people are having a very difficult time not physically socializing with others, but pulling a stunt like this wasn't any solution (not to mention that it made no sense, since the police came by and broke it up within minutes of it starting anyway).
Andrew wrote: "Bill wrote: "Not only are they risking their lives but those of other people with whom they come in contact. Amazing and disgusting"It's both the protesters and those who, for some reason, just a..."
Which of course means the police had to risk possible infection should any of these folks have the Covid virus. It is irresponsible and selfish as you rightly say.
Bill wrote: "Which of course means the police had to risk possible infection should any of these folks have the Covid virus."I wouldn't mind walking down to the park myself and just sitting down on a bench to read for a little bit. It's still good to get out, but people have to find ways to enjoy the outdoors responsibly right now. The unfortunate thing is that I don't trust people to be responsible, and what I saw on Sunday was a good case in point (neither did our governor, which is why he ordered the state and county parks to close). The difficult thing is that with libraries and schools also understandably closed, many people must now be having trouble finding private, quiet places to read (and I think especially how this must be challenging for students whose families live in smaller apartments).
Andrew wrote: "Bill wrote: "Which of course means the police had to risk possible infection should any of these folks have the Covid virus."I wouldn't mind walking down to the park myself and just sitting down ..."
I go for an hour walk a couple of times a week, early in the morning and rarely see anyone else. Mind you we only have 20,000 people here. The dogs and I go for short walks around the neighborhood 3 or 4 times a day. I'm lucky to have a private home. I can totally understand how difficult it must be for people living in apartment buildings to get some private time just to themselves and the worry of contacting other people in their building must also be stressful. It's not an easy situation.
