"Barkskins" by Annie Proulx

I finally finished this overly long and overly convoluted "mouthpiece" novel about the destruction of forests worldwide. I think it's the worst thing Proulx has ever written. Too too many of her characters do nothing but spout dogma and business information, and never come alive. Any attempts at subtlety are buried under mountains of detail, and it was depressing reading about all those deaths and about the miserable plight of the aboriginal population. The book was somewhat educational, but that's about it.

"Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

This was a fairly enjoyable sequel to "The Shining". I like the fact that King rehabilitated Danny's father. I wonder if King dislikes the movie because it made Jack Torrance a 100% monster. And oh yes... I think the book lost some of its logical consistency during the battle with Rose, and became excessively silly. ... Harnessing the monsters from the Overlook who happened to be locked in Danny's head... having his father's ghost appear and help him... using the steam of the cancer ridden grandmother to kill the vampires...

"The Museum of Hoaxes" by Alex Boese

A fun enough read about hoaxes throughout time. It was especially significant in this year of fake news and Donald Trump's win of the presidential election.