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Seratonin
Seratonin
Nov 2016
10:38pm, 28 Nov 2016
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Books that I have read this year and enjoyed have been:

The End of the World Running Club - Adrian J Walker
The Corrections - Jonathan Frantzen
The Calling - Neil Cross (this a book with the Luther character from tv)
The Gun Seller - Hugh Laurie

I don't think that any of these are *new* but they do get my thumbs up!

I have also really enjoyed Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving but I heart this guy but he is an acquired taste to many ;-)
Lorraine
Lorraine
Nov 2016
10:38pm, 28 Nov 2016
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Lorraine
Another vote for I am Pilgrim- I told so many people to read it and Jane of them could put it down.
Seratonin
Seratonin
Nov 2016
10:46pm, 28 Nov 2016
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I read I Am Pilgrim in 2014 and it is a great story.

I also read a lot of the books by Tim Weaver (David Raker series), Kerry Wilkinson (DS Jessica Daniel series) and Mark Sennen (DI Charlotte Savage series).

You may have guessed that I like easy read thrillers with central characters ;-)
Night-owl
Night-owl
Nov 2016
7:49am, 29 Nov 2016
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Night-owl
Only book I've read this year that I'd recommend but its not recent is Fall of Giants it's a bit of a door stop though
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
Nov 2016
11:50am, 29 Nov 2016
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a friend of mine who reads a lot of new books, pointed me in the direction of "The Association of Small Bombs" by Karan Mahajan, which I really like the sound of
GregP
GregP
Nov 2016
11:55am, 29 Nov 2016
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I've just read the description on Goodreads. Hmm.
GregP
GregP
Nov 2016
11:55am, 29 Nov 2016
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GregP
Is there a Great Indian Novel?
LindsD
LindsD
Nov 2016
12:08pm, 29 Nov 2016
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A Suitable Boy?

The White Tiger?
The God of Small Things?
McGoohan
McGoohan
Nov 2016
12:12pm, 29 Nov 2016
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McGoohan
Any of Narayan's or Nayantara Sahgal ought to be on that list.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Nov 2016
12:39pm, 29 Nov 2016
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McGoohan
Recent-ish books what I have enjoyed 2016-style am:

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
The Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro

A Whole Life - Robert Seethaler
Public Library - Ali Smith
The City and The City - China Mielville
Brown Girl Dreaming - Jacqueline Woodson

Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick DeWitt
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Claire North

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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

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Not yet chozzed:
~~Season Seven now complete!~~

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Chrisull
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Quimby
Dio
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Bint
McG
Westmoors

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