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Columba
Columba
Mar 2021
5:42pm, 28 Mar 2021
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Columba
Finished Line of Beauty. Anybody want my copy? - I realise you've probably either got one already or have decided against reading it, but just thought I'd ask.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Mar 2021
7:49am, 29 Mar 2021
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I’m afraid I’m giving up on TLOB, I’ve tried to get through it but it’s not happening. Maybe it’s just not the right time for me to be reading this.

I know a lot of people on the reviews have been saying that the 80s say it was a terrible era but I became a teenager 1980 and came of age during the decade: I have fond memories of both the good and bad things, especially coming out of the economic doldrums of the Seventies.

This is the second Hollinghurst I’ve tried to read and my second fail. I shan’t vote as I don’t feel like I have read enough to judge.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Mar 2021
7:54am, 29 Mar 2021
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McGoohan
Ahem. Cards on the table time - I'm exactly the same as Dio. Couldn't get into it at all. Also didn't read enough to vote. My copy went straight back to the library after two days.

In fact - shock twist - I was hoping Dio would get my copy! I left a note in there. Now someone else has got to page 100 and found 'Hello Dio' and thought WTF? Or else it fell out somewhere....
LindsD
LindsD
Mar 2021
7:55am, 29 Mar 2021
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:(
Serendippily
Serendippily
Mar 2021
8:40am, 29 Mar 2021
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Serendippily
Don’t take it personally Linds, everytime you say you have nothing to read I think *ahem* Northanger Abbey :-) :-)
LindsD
LindsD
Mar 2021
8:44am, 29 Mar 2021
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LindsD
I have so much to read, but nothing that grabs me at the moment. But yes, I actually looked at NA yesterday.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Mar 2021
8:48am, 29 Mar 2021
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Diogenes
I think the Redhill copy was still out with you when mine arrived, but I’ll double-check.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Mar 2021
8:49am, 29 Mar 2021
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McGoohan
It might not be page 100. It could be *anywhere* Probably under a librarian's shoe...
Diogenes
Diogenes
Mar 2021
8:53am, 29 Mar 2021
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Diogenes
You’re just trying to trick me into reading further.
Serendippily
Serendippily
Mar 2021
8:58am, 29 Mar 2021
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Serendippily
I enjoyed the latter part of the book if it helps

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December 2024 book


Welcome to 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

October 2024 (Bint)
Hangsaman (Shirley Jackson)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/hangsaman-by-shirley-jackson---october-2024-book-group-thread-63280
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11598

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:
~~Season Seven now complete!~~

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

Earlier book choices and discussion threads
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