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Chrisull
Chrisull
25 Apr
10:42pm, 25 Apr 2024
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Chrisull
Ah the podcast explains why it's possibly her best book! And I'm convinced. It was the author's own favourite one (which I think is often a good indicatiopn). But the opening passage they read is an absolute lyrical joy. I too am beguiled by flat landscapes. Not that I see any in Cornwall.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
26 Apr
7:02am, 26 Apr 2024
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Little Nemo
I've just realised that this is *not* the book that inspired the Will Smith film!

*feels dim and slightly cheated* ;-)
McGoohan
McGoohan
26 Apr
8:14am, 26 Apr 2024
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McGoohan
You do have to read between the lines quite a bit ;-)
Night-owl
Night-owl
26 Apr
8:24am, 26 Apr 2024
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Night-owl
Don't want to interrupt but it's near the end of the month is it time for a new choosinator
McGoohan
McGoohan
26 Apr
8:35am, 26 Apr 2024
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McGoohan
Good call Night-owl

Calling Maclennane we need a May poll (ha ha ha) to choose between one of these estimable possible choisees what haven't choisissed yet.

Grepples
Fetch
The Scribbler
Bint
Dio
Quimby
McGoohan
Westmoors

Once more if the idea of choosing a book in May is anathema to you, please speak up
GregP
GregP
26 Apr
10:39am, 26 Apr 2024
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GregP
I'm out for May - back in June but it'll be a summer silly season pulp jobbie if I chozz then.
Maclennane
Maclennane
27 Apr
4:58pm, 27 Apr 2024
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Maclennane
Quimby, calling quimby get your choosination boots on
quimby
quimby
27 Apr
5:11pm, 27 Apr 2024
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quimby
Ah, I just bought one on Kindle today (99p today) that I think might be good. I enjoyed Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, but I suspect many of us may have already read one so recently popular, so I'm going to choosinate an older one of hers. My choice is:

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by
Gabrielle Zevin

I have a couple of quotes from the 1 star reviews on Amazon (other book vendors are available and we should use them):

"this did not solve the debate over slowing e-readers vs the survival of the brick and mother bookstore"
"Certainly there cannot be a worse book"
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
27 Apr
5:17pm, 27 Apr 2024
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Little Nemo
Looks intriguing, I'm in :-)
LindsD
LindsD
27 Apr
5:24pm, 27 Apr 2024
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LindsD
Fab. Thank you. I bought it for 99p. I will start it tomorrow even though it's still April

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September 2024 book


Welcome to Season Seven

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:
Bint
McGoohan
Westmoors

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

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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