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Chrisull
Chrisull
3 Mar
9:26pm, 3 Mar 2024
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Chrisull
Incidentally Second Place is exactly the type of book I think McG would hate.

In fact when Deborah Levy was asked in 2019 the last great books she'd read:

"The trilogy of novels by Rachel Cusk: “Outline,” “Transit” and “Kudos.” Conceptually magnificent, these books offer literature something new in thought, expression and structure."

Need I say more?
McGoohan
McGoohan
3 Mar
9:40pm, 3 Mar 2024
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McGoohan
A recommendation from Deborah Levy? Please bring me my bargepole. No, the 20 footer. The 10 footer will be insufficient for this purpose.
LindsD
LindsD
3 Mar
11:25pm, 3 Mar 2024
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LindsD
I read Rachel Cusk's one on being a mother and was unmoved
Serendippily
Serendippily
4 Mar
9:08am, 4 Mar 2024
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Certain i have quite enjoyed a Rachel Cusk - saving agnes. One of the odd perks of working for macmillan, many moons ago, was we got to choose a free book for xmas from a list of about 20. That was one of the better ones i think
Diogenes
Diogenes
4 Mar
9:18am, 4 Mar 2024
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I finished Rory Stewart's Politics On The Edge yesterday. I found it interesting on how internal party and parliamentary politics work, but maddening how screwed up the whole system is. I liked Stewart, and have no doubt that he is more honest and honourable than most politicians, but his ego and lack of self-awareness was part of his undoing, as was his refusal to play the game. He did rather bang on about his own achievements a lot.

Needing another Audible book before my next credit arrives I found Audrey Niffeneger's The Time Traveller's Wife was available for free, so that's next up. Meanwhile I am halfway through the paperback of Slough House, by Mick Herron, the sixth in the Slow Horses series. Only Bad Actors left after that, and that's sitting waiting on the TBR pile.
LindsD
LindsD
4 Mar
9:21am, 4 Mar 2024
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LindsD
TTW is one of my favourite books
Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the Grouch
4 Mar
12:09pm, 4 Mar 2024
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Oscar the Grouch
I'm a third of the way through, Dio, and I concur.
Columba
Columba
4 Mar
10:07pm, 4 Mar 2024
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Columba
Library notified me that The High House was in, so I went to collect it. Having a little time to spare, I wandered round the shelves and found a Muriel Spark I haven't read, so I got that too.
Night-owl
Night-owl
7 Mar
12:36pm, 7 Mar 2024
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Night-owl
Finished THH earlier will post later on the other thread
Chrisull
Chrisull
7 Mar
2:46pm, 7 Mar 2024
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Chrisull
Up to page 130 in THH, it's got a haunting, melancholic, dis-attached atmosphere that resonates with me. The fictional sleepwalk into tragedy, that is seemingly mirrored by the real world's own.

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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

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