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GregP
GregP
Nov 2016
8:26pm, 28 Nov 2016
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I loved TWOFS so try not to describe it as steampunk as the term tends to send people scampering for the hills. But it *is* steampunk for all that.

I Am Pilgrim is the best big blockbuster thriller I've read for a very long time. You could try that.
Serendippily
Serendippily
Nov 2016
8:35pm, 28 Nov 2016
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Serendippily
Id vote twofs. I liked "where d'you go Bernadette" too and "gone girl" on the more trashy front (nothing wrong with a light read)
GregP
GregP
Nov 2016
8:46pm, 28 Nov 2016
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GregP
Gone Girl is hardly recent now - not only was TGOTT 'the new Gone Girl', but I believe something is now the new TGOTT - 'After Anna' possibly.

I *H*A*T*E*D* Gone Girl. I may have mentioned this before.
beebop
beebop
Nov 2016
8:49pm, 28 Nov 2016
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beebop
Thanks, all. Probably staying away from trashy thrillers for this present (read plenty, mind); other than that, fiction is the only clue I have. I'll check out TWOFS next time I'm near waterstones or equivalent, but more suggestions welcome, unless the consensus is that crowdsourcing Christmas presents is not what this thread is for. :-)
Serendippily
Serendippily
Nov 2016
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Serendippily
:) glad to see you can bear a proper grudge against a book you don't like. I was given both books this year so blame the giver I thought they were new!
Serendippily
Serendippily
Nov 2016
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Serendippily
Ps plenty of opinion here beebop :)
GregP
GregP
Nov 2016
8:51pm, 28 Nov 2016
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I think I may be speaking out of turn here - that of the 2016 paperbacks this thread has talked about, TWOFS would probably be our book of the year.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Nov 2016
8:57pm, 28 Nov 2016
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I didn't care for it too much, but I haven't read too much new fiction this year.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Nov 2016
10:24pm, 28 Nov 2016
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On the other hand, I am really enjoying BTOOT which suggests Greppers and I are incompatible book-wise
Columba
Columba
Nov 2016
10:28pm, 28 Nov 2016
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Columba
Don't think I've read anything recent enough to recommend.

Also, I have no idea what steampunk is.

But have requested December's book from the library.

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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

Earlier book choices and discussion threads
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