It's Puzzling

I've started a new puzzle. Adrian says I'm usually fast at the beginning then slow down. This one is really hard. It seems that everything is the same color. It'll get done, but I have a feeling I won't be fast at the beginning this time.

Remember when I missed the book club because I went to the wrong place? That was a month ago! Amazing. I like book clubs, so I will be going to this month's on Wednesday. Unfortunately the book is The Pillars of Earth, an Oprah Book Club selection. It came out in 1989. I'm not sure when it came out in paperback. That must have been when I bought it and read it. Ken Follett wrote one of my favorite books about 30 years ago - Eye of the Needle. I just loved that book and the movie with James Fox. I don't remember what I thought about this book.

I figured I should read it before the book club, so I got an abridged Audible version. Less money, less time, more enjoyment. OK, here's the thing. Follett should write for soap operas. Lust, greed, rape, murder, and whatever the other major sins are. Anachronistic. Like soap operas, you want to know what happens next or in the end. Abridgement is very good for advancing the plot quickly. I really don't like this kind of book. It's not that I don't like historical fiction because, remember, I read and enjoyed the book about the medieval CSI woman. And, yes, the protagonist in that one had to worry about men attacking her all the time. I think that's just the way it was then, but somehow it didn't seem trite.

I can not wait until I hear what is said in the book club. And I can't wait to hear what book is picked next. It will be my second and last meeting. Maybe I can find something in Arlington. One book club I know I won't belong to is Oprah's.