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McGoohan
McGoohan
Mar 2020
10:19pm, 22 Mar 2020
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McGoohan
Unlike Dipps (see Immortalists review) I am not finding an escape in books. I can't pick up a book with any sort of interest to be honest.
Night-owl
Night-owl
Mar 2020
10:21pm, 22 Mar 2020
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Night-owl
I've been like that for most of this month
LindsD
LindsD
Mar 2020
10:21pm, 22 Mar 2020
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LindsD
Reread sthg, McG? Or read sthg easy. I read all of Harry Potter when Dad was dying.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Mar 2020
10:37pm, 22 Mar 2020
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Chrisull
Books are my saving grace, otherwise I just go into a spiral of news despair and disaster and become anxious. Thinking about something else (ie a story) is the best way to cope.

The current news/social media situation is not healthy - I accept it's bad news, but 20 years ago were weren't being reminded how awful it was every 5 bloody minutes. It's like everyone wants to do something to help, but the best thing anyone can do pretty much is stay inside and read a book and not infect anyone else.
Serendippily
Serendippily
Mar 2020
10:54pm, 22 Mar 2020
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Serendippily
Hive that was it
Columba
Columba
Mar 2020
6:54pm, 23 Mar 2020
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Columba
Despite it all, it seems I can still get absorbed in a book. Currently branched into non-fiction, A Theory of Everything that Matters - a short guide to Einstein, Relativity and the future of faith. Admittedly it's a fairly easy read, despite the subject matter.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Mar 2020
7:09pm, 23 Mar 2020
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Chrisull
I'm reading Deep by James Nestor, that someone else on here was reading (Columba was it you?) Fun so far.
Columba
Columba
Mar 2020
8:53pm, 23 Mar 2020
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Columba
It wasn't me, Chrisull.

Just heard that all libraries are to close with immediate effect; would request a copy of The Immortalists by post, but are we allowed to go to the post office and post it?
Serendippily
Serendippily
Mar 2020
8:54pm, 23 Mar 2020
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Serendippily
I wondered about the post office too
LindsD
LindsD
Mar 2020
9:17pm, 23 Mar 2020
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LindsD
Can print stamp at home and put in box if I can find an envelope. Fmail me your address Columba. Only if you can eventually get it back to me as it will one day need to go back to the library....

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September 2024 book


Welcome to Season Seven

September 2024 (The Greppler)
Florida Roadkill (Tim Dorsey)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/florida-roadkill---book-group-september-2024-discussion-thread-63210
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11489

August 2024 (The Scribbler)
A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/a-thousand-ships---august-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63153
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11435

July 2024 (Fetch)
The Cranes That Build The Cranes (Jeremy Dyson)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-cranes-that-build-the-cranes---by-jeremy-dyson---july-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63104
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11364

June 2024 (Dio)
Bournville (Jonathan Coe)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/bournville-by-jonathan-coe---book-group-june-2024-discussion-thread-63061
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11356

May 2024 (Quimby)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-storied-life-of-a-j-fikry---may-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63033
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11337

April 2024 (Maclennane)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/independence-day-by-richard-ford---april-2024-book-group-choice-63006
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11269

March 2024 (Chrisull)
The High House (Jessie Greengrass)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-high-house-by-jessie-greengrass---march-2024-fetch-book-group-discussion-thread-62965
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11192

February 2024 (Linds)
Severance (Ling Ma)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/severance-by-ling-ma---feb-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-62917
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11165

January 2024 (Night-owl)
The Rabbit Factor (Antti Tuomainen (Author), David Hackston (Translator))
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-rabbit-factor---jan-2024-book-group-discussion-62892
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11119

December 2023 (Serendippers)
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus (Hannah Fry and Thomas Oleron Evans)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-indisputable-existence-of-santa-claus---december-2023-book-group-discussion-thread-62852
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11004

November 2023 (Columba)
Watling Street (John Higgs)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/watling-street---nov-2023-book-group-dicussion-thread-62830
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10925

October 2023 (Little Nemo)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/before-the-coffee-gets-cold---book-group---oct-2023-discussion-thread-62811
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10860

The last two months of Season Six:

September 2023 (westmoors)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/rabbit-run-by-john-updike---book-group-sept-2023-discussion-thread-62786
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10848

August 2023 (Serendipps)
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/queenie-by-candice-carty-williams---august-2023-book-group-discussion-thread-62766
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10808

Currently Choosinating

Not yet chozzed:
Bint
McGoohan
Westmoors

Already chozzed:
Little Nemo
Columba
Serendippers
Night-owl
Linds
Chrisull
Maclennane
Quimby
Dio
Fetch
The Scribbler
Grepples

Earlier book choices and discussion threads
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