My comments somewhat echo @CBBBlinker’s. I didn’t like The Stranger all that much, though I was glad to finally read it. So I started The Meursault Investigation,, didn’t like that either–and then checked in here and learned the very sad and shocking news about NJTM. I will really miss her comments. While I felt I should finish The Meursault Investigation, in her honor somehow, on the other hand I felt like time was suddenly short and I shouldn’t spend it reading something that didn’t interest me. So I never finished. But I did read all the discussion, so I thank everyone else for participating, and as always, enhancing my reading experience (and in this case, making the books more likeable).
I studied a lot of Russian history in college (ages ago), so I was going to vote for A Gentleman in Moscow; once again, Mary has selected my choice before I got around to voting. 