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Diogenes
Diogenes
Feb 2022
8:22am, 2 Feb 2022
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I have the Audible version of The Promise downloaded ready to go. I finished David Mitchell's "The One Thousand Autumns Of Jacob de Zoet" this morning, so I can crack on immediately.

I also have a physical copy of Benjamin Labatut in my bag, which is surprisingly light, so I might be knocking two book group books off the list this month. Heady times.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Feb 2022
9:21am, 2 Feb 2022
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Hanneke
Heady indeed Dio :)

I wonder about audio books. I love the act of holding a book, but lying on my new sofa listening to someone reading to me? Sound appealing!
Diogenes
Diogenes
Feb 2022
9:42am, 2 Feb 2022
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Diogenes
I don't think that lying on a sofa is good for listening to Audiobooks, you either lose concentration or fall asleep. Best time for me is when driving or walking. You might be able to listen while gardening?
Fields
Fields
Feb 2022
9:43am, 2 Feb 2022
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Fields
Driving, walking, working for me as well.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Feb 2022
10:36am, 2 Feb 2022
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Little Nemo
If I'm feeling run down I like to listen to Audiobooks while doing jigsaws. Keeps both sides of my brain active in a non-taxing way :-)
Hanneke
Hanneke
Feb 2022
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Hanneke
Hmmmm... You got a point there Dio! I got a chaise longue for reading... Only, it is more for napping ;)
Hanneke
Hanneke
Feb 2022
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Hanneke
I like to be gardening when I am gardening and when driving, I drive. I get too distracted otherwise. I think I shall stick to books :) I cannot do background music either...
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Feb 2022
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There's some background music I can't cope with when I'm coding - stuff with lyrics that draw my attention. I'm ok if it's something I've heard 1000 times before, but I tend to stick to drum & bass / house / electronic stuff, which I can enjoy the rhythm of without it taking my focus.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Feb 2022
3:17pm, 2 Feb 2022
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Chrisull
Longform ambient for me - some excellent stuff I've discovered too. I must be getting old.
Columba
Columba
Feb 2022
6:21pm, 2 Feb 2022
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Columba
I don't attempt audiobooks. Not compatible with hearing aids.

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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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