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Diogenes
Diogenes
14 Aug
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I saw the sequel - Grease
Diogenes
Diogenes
14 Aug
10:29am, 14 Aug 2024
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Diogenes
McGoohan wrote:I've seen the movie of that - Hot Tub Chip Machine


Soundtrack by Hot Chip?
Columba
Columba
19 Aug
11:46am, 19 Aug 2024
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Columba
Finished this month's book.
Chrisull
Chrisull
19 Aug
11:55am, 19 Aug 2024
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Chrisull
I've just started last month's. Being reminded of my Coe over-familiarities and the stylistic tics that are beginning to irk. Has he written a better book than "Like a Fiery Elephant" his BS Johnson one? I've not come across one yet.

And I'm half way through the Nov 2022 one, but that's proving a bit of a grind. Also on the Backlisted one "Gaining Ground" or in the UK "Abra" by Joan Barfoot, which is absolutely gripping, even though not much happens in it!
Diogenes
Diogenes
19 Aug
12:25pm, 19 Aug 2024
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I agree that Coe has probably nothing as good as the Johnson biography, @Chrisull

I'm half way through Serotonin, Chris, and understand your warning. I won't be suggesting it for this or any other book group (although it is quite funny if you read it in the right way).

Re books discussed on Backlisted recently, I saw Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott on prominent display in Waterstones on Saturday. I was tempted but I didn't buy it. I looked for Birding by Rose Ruane, but they didn't have it. I also saw Scaffolding, by Lauren Elkin, as discussed on the last Locklisted, but that's only in hardback as yet.

What I did end up buying was Of Love and Hunger, by Julian MacLaren-Ross and Sorry for Your Trouble, by Richard Ford
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
19 Aug
2:15pm, 19 Aug 2024
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Of Love and Hunger - the best novel I've ever read about a vacuum-cleaner salesman ;)
runningmumof3boys
runningmumof3boys
19 Aug
7:36pm, 19 Aug 2024
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I’m
On my 4th book by David nicholls I’ve read. One day. Us. A starter for ten and now I’m on the understudy. They’re old books but I love the humour without it being farcical
Diogenes
Diogenes
19 Aug
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Diogenes
Better than Our Man in Havana?
Columba
Columba
20 Aug
9:52pm, 20 Aug 2024
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Columba
Wondering how many books about vacuum-cleaner salesmen Daz has read. Then remembered Graham Greene wrote one, but I couldn't remember its name; then read Dio's entry, above.
Diogenes
Diogenes
20 Aug
10:38pm, 20 Aug 2024
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Diogenes
I couldn’t forget Mr Wormald

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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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