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DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
15 Apr
2:39pm, 15 Apr 2024
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DazTheSlug
three-body problem I 3-starred on goodreads - my review:
Diverting/just about competent enough, but mostly derivative (apart from the "sophon" idea of encoding information in a proton unfolded to 11 dimensions) and wildly preposterous in many key respects. At a loss to understand all the awards/nominations.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
15 Apr
3:06pm, 15 Apr 2024
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Little Nemo
I've read a couple of pages and it's definitely a bit clunky! Sometimes if I've already seen an adaptation it can help get through a book that's not easy to read. I'll think about it and see if Kindle does a special offer ;-)
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
15 Apr
8:50pm, 15 Apr 2024
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Little Nemo
ION I've started THH. I like the style of it but I've read waaay too much dystopian stuff recently so this really has to be the last one for the next year or so!
Diogenes
Diogenes
16 Apr
11:26pm, 16 Apr 2024
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Diogenes
Independence Day is good. Its main fault is that it’s about a middle aged white guy, written by a middle aged white. It’s a common trope. Ford does it better than most.
Maclennane
Maclennane
17 Apr
9:04am, 17 Apr 2024
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Maclennane
I'm only four chapters in, but so far, I agree with Dio
Columba
Columba
20 Apr
5:42pm, 20 Apr 2024
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Columba
Picked up Independence Day from the library yesterday.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
20 Apr
6:30pm, 20 Apr 2024
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Little Nemo
Half way through THH - it's kind of melancholic. I'm away for a few days in Bilbao, not sure it's exactly holiday reading material. Luckily I have Kindle on my phone so I have some alternatives if I need something a bit less taxing :-)
Diogenes
Diogenes
23 Apr
1:32pm, 23 Apr 2024
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Diogenes
I finished Independence Day today. It's a very good book, but I won't be writing a long review.
westmoors
westmoors
23 Apr
1:48pm, 23 Apr 2024
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westmoors
I'm about half way through Independence Day and finding it a slog.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
23 Apr
2:51pm, 23 Apr 2024
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Little Nemo
THH is very much not a book to read on an airplane! Much better suited to reading before sleep. Not far to go, may finish before I get back.

My other book is Nobody Walks by Mick Herron which turns out to be a Slough House offshoot. Good fun!

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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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