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McGoohan
McGoohan
26 Jun
11:47am, 26 Jun 2024
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McGoohan
I'm on the last chapter of Bournville right now and I can think of no higher compliment than that I don't want it to end
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
26 Jun
2:25pm, 26 Jun 2024
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Little Nemo
I'm on the 3rd section and enjoying it so far :-)
McGoohan
McGoohan
28 Jun
9:35pm, 28 Jun 2024
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McGoohan
My review is up. I have read 4.5 books in the last three days, no hang on 5.5.

When I finished Bournville I read a quick fantasy novel, then I picked up another Gabrielle Zevin (see last month!), Young Jane Young. I read that today and I'm going to review it on the A J Fikry thread.
McGoohan
McGoohan
28 Jun
9:38pm, 28 Jun 2024
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McGoohan
Books are, in order:
Flirting With French - William Alexander
Knight of the Swords - Michael Moorcock
Bournville - Jonathan Coe
Queen of the Swords - Michael Moorcock
Young Jane Young - Gabrielle Zevin
King of the Swords - Michael Moorcock - this is the 0.5

I should be ill more often* - I just sit on the sofa and read

*Not really
Johnny Blaze
Johnny Blaze
28 Jun
9:52pm, 28 Jun 2024
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Johnny Blaze
*de-lurks*

I've had Bournville in my reading pile for a while now. I must get to it. I've read Middle England and it didn't quite hit the spot for me.

Recent books:
The Wager - non-fiction and a rollicking read. Loved it.

Lessons in Chemistry - liked it apart from the Anthropomorphic Dog.

Strange Sally Diamond - crikey it was dark. Not a beach read but I liked it a lot.

The Other Boleyn Girl - I liked it although it seemed to have inserted a lot of highly speculative stuff

The Midnight Library - nope, didn't go for it at all.

Shuggie Bain - a masterpiece imo.

The reading pile just gets bigger and bigger.

*re-lurks*
Johnny Blaze
Johnny Blaze
28 Jun
9:57pm, 28 Jun 2024
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Johnny Blaze
Also a ton o' Jack Reacher, Bernard Cornwell (Uhtred), and non-fiction books on subjects too tedious to recount.
Diogenes
Diogenes
28 Jun
10:04pm, 28 Jun 2024
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Diogenes
Bournville is better than Middle England, I’d say. Mind you, the garden centre shed scene in ME is a favourite of mine)
McGoohan
McGoohan
28 Jun
10:12pm, 28 Jun 2024
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McGoohan
Another Coe novel that works in parts is Dwarves of Death. (He's apparently disowned it a bit). There's an extended bit in there about waiting for a bus that is absolutely spot-on observation.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
28 Jun
10:18pm, 28 Jun 2024
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EvilPixie
How do you read so quickly? 4+ books in a day?

I liked going part time as I started reading more, now I’ve left work I’m reading more but I can’t read that quick!
Currently have kindle unlimited so reading more with that too
Diogenes
Diogenes
28 Jun
10:18pm, 28 Jun 2024
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Diogenes
I have a Dan Brown post to post, but I’m missing a photo I need!

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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
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