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Diogenes
Diogenes
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
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Feb 2022
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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
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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
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Driving, walking, working for me as well.
Little Nemo
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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
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Hmmmm... You got a point there Dio! I got a chaise longue for reading... Only, it is more for napping ;)
Hanneke
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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
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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
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Longform ambient for me - some excellent stuff I've discovered too. I must be getting old.
Columba
Columba
Feb 2022
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I don't attempt audiobooks. Not compatible with hearing aids.

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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
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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
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Last two books of Season Seven

December 2024 (Westmoors)
Mind of Winter (Laura Kasischke)
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November 2024 (McG)
Appliance (J O Morgan)
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Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11610

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