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McGoohan
McGoohan
Dec 2016
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McGoohan
and wearing pseud pants by the sounds of it ;-)
Columba
Columba
Dec 2016
6:58pm, 2 Dec 2016
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Columba
Yet another book arrived in the post. "The Confessions of X". Will add it to the pile.

Still reading "The Fountain Overflows". Though it was published in 1956, it is set in Edwardian times (London, mostly); apparently it's autobiographical to some extent, the author having been born in 1892. The protagonist, a little girl, is experiencing her first ever ride in a car: "The miracle of not being pulled by anything, of the nothingness in front of the driver, was more staggering than can now be believed, partly because it would seem impossible that people so long accustomed to trains should have been so startled by the motor-car. But a locomotive closely resembles an animal in its ardour and its breathy moodiness, and anyway it was there, in front of the carriage you sat in, pulling a weight, according to a principle, grasped not only by the mind but also by the muscles. But to sit in anything which moved along according to some impulse within itself, which seemed to have nothing to do with the lever and the fulcrum, was an experience which neither the brain nor the arms nor the legs could understand."
McGoohan
McGoohan
Dec 2016
7:56pm, 2 Dec 2016
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McGoohan
Just like to say I have now warmed to The Passion.

By which I mean I have made a small bonfire of it.
Serendippily
Serendippily
Dec 2016
7:58pm, 2 Dec 2016
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Serendippily
I've spent 50 good pence in an inter library loan so the stakes are high
Serendippily
Serendippily
Dec 2016
7:59pm, 2 Dec 2016
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Serendippily
Columba the things my arms, legs and brain don't understand would be a fair list but thank you :)
Diogenes
Diogenes
Dec 2016
8:38pm, 2 Dec 2016
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Diogenes
Thanks Chris, I might give him a go then.
Seratonin
Seratonin
Dec 2016
8:50pm, 2 Dec 2016
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Seratonin
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is on the kindle store for £1.19 at the moment ;-)
GregP
GregP
Dec 2016
9:52pm, 2 Dec 2016
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She might be a nine year old pixie but she's good fun on twitter
Dr TinselD
Dr TinselD
Dec 2016
6:53pm, 3 Dec 2016
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Tried to get The Passion from the library today. Doesn't seem to be available in the whole of London, which can't be right. All her other books come up, but not that one. Hm.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Dec 2016
7:03pm, 3 Dec 2016
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I have now finished The Passion. However it is a Surrey County Libraries copy, so I can't send it to you Linds, soz.

However, I have also spilled tomato soup on it :-o

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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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