Done with An Echo and the Bone. I don't know. I've never seen so many cliffhangers in one story before. I'll forgive that overdone-ness on the account of the others in the series.
Then,tried to read, just for lack of reading material, a truly stupid book which makes me want to go against my principles and do one of those heckler blogs and heckle the author. I don't know what to do with this unread book.
On my second attempt to find something different to read at the commercial publication mills which are filled with equally retarded books but more honestly portrayed, I found
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo! wow one good book among a whole rack. Why do grocery stores not sell better books. grr