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LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
Oct 2023
6:10pm, 18 Oct 2023
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LazyDaisy
It's a very interesting blog, thank you for writing it Linds.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Oct 2023
6:13pm, 18 Oct 2023
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Little Nemo
I will save that for later! 20 pages to go in RR so should finally be able to start BTCGC tomorrow...
Diogenes
Diogenes
Oct 2023
6:37pm, 18 Oct 2023
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Diogenes
As I enjoyed John Higgs’ Watling Street so much, I have moved on to The KLF now.
LindsD
LindsD
Oct 2023
8:19pm, 18 Oct 2023
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LindsD
Thank you

I am v interested in what that's like Dio
Chrisull
Chrisull
Oct 2023
10:39am, 19 Oct 2023
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Chrisull
10 pages into Ducks now. I don't know quite what to say. It's more like a prose poem and I quite like it, but the question is can I take nearly 1000 pages more of pithy musings, alliterative lists of kitchen items, and random interjections or subject changes? Will there be motifs arising out of the words, (like repeated riffs in Steve Reich hour long piece kind of thing) to grasp onto ? (There possibly is, we shall see). I will persist for a bit, but part of the problem is because nothing is happening it gets hard to remember what you've read. Not a great fan of plots, but I might need one here. It's like reading something like the daily output from the inside of your head as regurgitated by a electronic device onto paper....
Diogenes
Diogenes
Oct 2023
11:21am, 19 Oct 2023
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Diogenes
Thank you I am v interested in what that's like Dio


I am absolutely loving it, and I think Chris also said it's great. Higgs seems to be fascinated by the interconnectedness of everything and the early sections feature a lot about Echo and the Bunnymen, scary rabbits, and remarkable coincidences. I bought the book just before taking the walk where I took the photo I posted on my blog last night...

LindsD
LindsD
Oct 2023
11:28am, 19 Oct 2023
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LindsD
That sounds awful Chris. And brilliant, Dio.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Oct 2023
11:49am, 19 Oct 2023
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Chrisull
Yeah I loved the KLF book, it's got so many great rabbit holes. Stranger than we can imagine by him is also really good. The future starts here isn't as good, he kind of "trespasses" on some of my areas (AI) and for once doesn't illuminate. But it's still readable. The Beatles and Blake books he's done also look interesting
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Oct 2023
11:50am, 19 Oct 2023
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Little Nemo
Rabbit, Run is finally finished! I'll review it later. I think I'll probably finish the other book I started before tackling this month's.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Oct 2023
11:50am, 19 Oct 2023
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Chrisull
And Ducks isn't bad, not at all, it's just the nagging doubt does it go anywhere?

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November 2024 book


Welcome to Season Seven

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:
Westmoors

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

Earlier book choices and discussion threads
All previous runners and riders can be found on this thread here: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=58751

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