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DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
20 Aug
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DazTheSlug
tbf I gave both OLAH and OMIH 4 stars, but I stand by my statement ;)
LindsD
LindsD
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LindsD
Picked up 1k ships today, just in time to take on hols. I *think* it might be the copy you had, @McGoohan. It's originally Essex Libraries, but it's come from Redsou, according to the bit of paper. No marmite, though.
McGoohan
McGoohan
21 Aug
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McGoohan
That sounds like the one. I was really good at wiping the Marmite off :-)
LindsD
LindsD
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:) :) :) I quite like the idea that it's doing the rounds of Book Club members.
McGoohan
McGoohan
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McGoohan
Ideally a Book Grouper sailing a trireme around the Adriatic
LindsD
LindsD
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LindsD
:) :) I'm sure that could be arranged.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
21 Aug
8:02pm, 21 Aug 2024
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Little Nemo
I've nearly finished my copy :-)
Diogenes
Diogenes
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Diogenes
There’s a new Ian Rankin Rebus novel out in 50 days, Midnight and Blue. I’ve just read a preview of the first chapter. It’s very good.
TheScribbler
TheScribbler
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Ooh I just got an email with a link to that first chapter too, so will have a read. I usually score the latest Rebus in my birthday book pile
Johnny Blaze
Johnny Blaze
26 Aug
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Johnny Blaze
Recent reading. All non-fictional so doubtless a bit boring for some tastes.

Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart
Rory writes well in describing his life as a Conservative politician. He seems like an earnest, well-meaning soul, and he was dedicated to doing a good job in government. His central thesis seems to be that government in this country is too often in the hands of ungifted amateurs, idiots and snakes who couldn't run a whelk stall. Agreed. He's better off out of it.

No Way Out by Tim Shipman
The story of Theresa May's attempt to deliver Brexit. Very complicated and "procedural". She comes across as dedicated but a bit odd, and not really a very good politician at all.

Johnson, Truss and Gove emerge in both these books as exactly how they have long been characterised: an idiot, an even bigger idiot and a serial backstabber. No wonder we ended up in such a mess.

Unruly by David Mitchell
The story of English monarchs from Cerdic to Elizabeth 1. Humorous enough. I got a few laughs out of it, but quite lightweight - as intended.

Would I recommend any of these? Probably not.

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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

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