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Diogenes
Diogenes
30 Jun
11:02am, 30 Jun 2024
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Diogenes
And, after checking out the sidebar, the next thing I read is this from EP on the Mundane thread: “Chased Dio out of spare room with Dyson”.
McGoohan
McGoohan
30 Jun
11:33am, 30 Jun 2024
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McGoohan
Grrrr

Grrrrr
Diogenes
Diogenes
1 Jul
11:44am, 1 Jul 2024
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Diogenes
Our holiday villa had quite a well-stocked bookshelf. I studied it intently hoping to find something I really wanted to read. I drew a blank, but then I spotted this name and a familiar pair of eyes.



Maybe I would read another Dan Brown to see if it was any better or worse than The Da Vinci Code.



Disaster - it was in Dutch. Even if I could read Dutch, I wouldn't be able to judge the quality of the work as I wouldn't know if it was inherently better written or had a good translator.

I read Village News, by Tom Fort which was interesting in parts, but slightly disappointing as it tailed off and got quite dull by the end.
Diogenes
Diogenes
10 Jul
1:42pm, 10 Jul 2024
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Diogenes
After a false start many years ago I have returned to The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, and very glad I am that I have.
McGoohan
McGoohan
10 Jul
1:48pm, 10 Jul 2024
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McGoohan
Presumably you've restarted from the beginning?
Diogenes
Diogenes
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Diogenes
I have, and I employing the dual audiobook and paperback approach that maximises available reading time. This only happens for the best books (or where I already have a physical copy).
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
10 Jul
3:13pm, 10 Jul 2024
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Little Nemo
I've finished Bournville, will review a bit later.

I'm now reading a weird book set in East Africa, possibly Sudan in the 50s. Someone is telling the story of their life but he honestly sounds like a complete psychopath :-o He's currently in London seducing women and driving them to suicide. So, a really cheerful read! Luckily it's under 200 pages so I won't have too long to put up with it.
LindsD
LindsD
10 Jul
3:59pm, 10 Jul 2024
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That rings a bell. What is it?

I loved The Goldfinch and was prepared to hate it.
Sharkie
Sharkie
10 Jul
5:17pm, 10 Jul 2024
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Only got about a quarter way into The Goldfinch before starting skipping. Have history of mixed fortunes/feelings re Ms Tartt.

Coincidentally Raffo has just plucked it form my might-throw-out-pile.
Seratonin
Seratonin
10 Jul
5:58pm, 10 Jul 2024
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Seratonin
I loved The Goldfinch and found it a much easier read the Secret History. But often with thick novels there will be a stodgy section to persevere through.

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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
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Serendippers
Night-owl
Linds
Chrisull
Maclennane
Quimby
Dio
Fetch
The Scribbler
Grepples
Bint
McG
Westmoors

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