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McGoohan
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I have pinged Maccers-Lenners an fmail of much promptage.
McGoohan
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(Those options again for Mac's delectation:

Bazoaxe, westmoors, McGoohan, Lorraine

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Maclennane
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I hope Westmoors doesn't feel too tarnished by following H-R as my next choice!

For me, H-R was an entertaining read, but had the faults pointed out by many others on here, it was less a novel than an idea for a distopian state of affairs fleshed out to the point that it was saleable as a novel, hence the lack of decent characters.
McGoohan
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Excellent! Now if Greppers can hold on a bit and have another pain au raisin in Pret while we await Westmoors' choice...
McGoohan
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I think the oddly jarring thing about H-R was the enormous pile of Americanisms (parking-lot, elevator etc) which seemed to me to be an attempt to increase its saleability to US readers.
Bazoaxe
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I know I dont post here often (but I do read the thread and read a few of the chosen books) but I am starting to feel like the kid thats always picked last when teams were selected for PE at school :-(

I started a fascinating book at the weekend and its all about the lives of the Jack the Ripper victims before they became his victims. It is giving me a real insight into the way of life back in victorian times and is quite an eye opener. It made me realise my moaning that I had to return to work today after 2 weeks off isnt actually all that bad.
Diogenes
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Baz, please don't feel overlooked. I had a spell like that when I went (what felt like) nearly two years before being picked (early on one phase and near last on the next). Even McG is being cruelly ignored.
McGoohan
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It's coz everyone knows I'll pick a Dan Brown.

Please don't feel left out Baz - we have 16 people on the choosers list now (and more that have dropped in and out). It can feel like a long time til your turn comes round again.
Night-owl
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Don't fret Baz. Its happened to me in previous years
Bazoaxe
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was only joking ;-)

I was last to be picked last time which actually means the person who picked me had no choice !!!

Surely though I am better at rounders than McGoohan and will get picked before him :)

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February 2025 book


Welcome to Season Eight

February 2025 (Chrisull)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead---feb-2025-book-group-discussion-63501
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11809

January 2025 (Maclennane)
I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom (Jason Pargin)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/i-apos-m-starting-to-worry-about-this-black-box-of-doom---jason-pargin---jan-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63445
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11794

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Last two books of Season Seven

December 2024 (Westmoors)
Mind of Winter (Laura Kasischke)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/mind-of-winter---dec-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63388
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11632

November 2024 (McG)
Appliance (J O Morgan)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/appliance-by-j-o-morgan---nov-2024-book-group-choice-63327
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11610

Worry not, all previous runners and riders from all previous rounds can be found on this thread:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=58751

Currently Choosinating

Not yet chozzed:
Little Nemo
Columba
Serendippers - on a break
Night-owl
Linds
Quimby
Dio
Fetch
The Scribbler
Grepples
Bint
McG
Westmoors

Already chozzed:
Maclennane
Chrisull

Fetch's Positronic My Book Listing Device!: fetcheveryone.com/mybooks.php

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Discussion thread for all those unofficial but almost official books we discuss on the thread:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=59469

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