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Diogenes
Diogenes
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I think this might be one I skip. I have Dan Brown's to catch up on.
McGoohan
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Looking at the preview on Amazon, Yaa Gyasi provides this helpful family tree:


So I think she deserves at least two stars from a standing start for that
Diogenes
Diogenes
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Personally, I love a book with a map at the front. This led me down a Google rabbit hole where I found the following intriguing publications:

A book about the world of map-geeks:

amazon.co.uk

The Writer's Map - a book about maps of fictional worlds:

amazon.co.uk

Brilliant maps - Ian Wright has another string to his bow:

amazon.co.uk
McGoohan
McGoohan
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Nice work from Wrighty. Slotted it in the corner and Nicholas Crane in goal left floundering.

(PS - just had to delete and recreate the poll. I had scores of 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 available...)
LindsD
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I'm a bit scared now I've seen the family tree. My memory is not what it was...
LazyDaisy
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Columba has this sort of things sussed I think Linds - doesn't she make notes as she goes along?
McGoohan
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If you get confused - just go back to this diagram I think. Seems quite handy.
LindsD
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Yes *prints out*
Columba
Columba
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I do often make notes as I go along, - but my reaction to the family tree was the same as Linds'. Wondering whether the family tree means I won't have to make notes; or on the other hand does it indicate that the whole thing is going to be unbelievably complicated such that even notes won't help?
Columba
Columba
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The author's name is Yaa. That means she's female and born on a Thursday.

(I happen to have met both a Yaa and a Yor, the male version of a Thursday's child).

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March 2025 book


Welcome to Season Eight

March 2025 (Night-owl)
One Grand Summer (Ewald Arenz, trans. Rachel Ward)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/one-grand-summer---march-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63550
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11820

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

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