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spacepope · 08-19-2022, 02:03 PM

I’ve read a few books where COVID was mentioned.

The first was The Law of Innocence, which takes place between late 2019 and early 2020, and the epilogue is obviously in spring or summer 2020. It’s not really integral to the plot but it does show up in tidbits.

The second book I read that mentioned it was The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, where there are some meta comments about how the book was “less realistic” for not including COVID.

Honestly, as long as it’s not obnoxious I don’t mind. I don’t read a lot of contemporary fiction so I don’t expect to encounter it much.

08-19-2022, 02:03 PM	#37
spacepope Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 5915366 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 3, Smartphone	I’ve read a few books where COVID was mentioned. The first was The Law of Innocence, which takes place between late 2019 and early 2020, and the epilogue is obviously in spring or summer 2020. It’s not really integral to the plot but it does show up in tidbits. The second book I read that mentioned it was The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, where there are some meta comments about how the book was “less realistic” for not including COVID. Honestly, as long as it’s not obnoxious I don’t mind. I don’t read a lot of contemporary fiction so I don’t expect to encounter it much.