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Night-owl
Night-owl
Nov 2023
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Night-owl
March 2018

fetcheveryone.com/forum/magpie-murders---a-book-group-discussion-thread-60306/1

Sorry Little Nemo may still read it one day
LindsD
LindsD
Nov 2023
9:48pm, 16 Nov 2023
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LindsD
Thank you! heart
LindsD
LindsD
Nov 2023
10:04pm, 16 Nov 2023
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LindsD
Really enjoyed re-reading that thread
McGoohan
McGoohan
Nov 2023
10:14pm, 16 Nov 2023
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McGoohan
I have it on the TBR pile. I think Liebling read it and was so-so about it
Sharkie
Sharkie
Nov 2023
10:18pm, 16 Nov 2023
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I was a bit rude about the Horovitz books within books on Glenn's blog. I liked reading that thread^ just now. Had forgotten it was a Fetch book. Linds - your comments are exactly what Raffo is thinking at the moment.

We watched the telly Magpie Murders first - and - unusually it's an improvement. The stories much more interwoven and Lesley Manville always worth the price of admission.

As for Richard Osman - neither Raffo nor I at all impressed. Just couldn't care less about the characters, and I thought it was clunky. Not bothered with the follow ups.
Sharkie
Sharkie
Nov 2023
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Sharkie
The Hawthorne/Horovitz just become increasingly annoying. Ok-ish for v light reading but I found myself skipping cos I was bored. The 'device' just gets tiresome.
Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the Grouch
Nov 2023
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Oscar the Grouch
The second Osman is better than the first. He is trying less hard to be clever and the whole thing improves as he relaxes the task. It's still clunky in parts.
LindsD
LindsD
Nov 2023
7:20am, 17 Nov 2023
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Felt the same as Sharks about Osman. Some of the characters very recognisable though. But I have enough of them irl ;)
McGoohan
McGoohan
Nov 2023
8:43am, 17 Nov 2023
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McGoohan
I wish my MiL would solve murders instead of compalining about the Sainsbury's man all the time ;-)
Diogenes
Diogenes
Nov 2023
9:30am, 17 Nov 2023
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Diogenes
But what if it’s the Sainsbury’s man that’s the victim? MiL Marple is prime suspect.

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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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