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McGoohan
McGoohan
Dec 2016
11:28am, 26 Dec 2016
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McGoohan
This lil fella;
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=59482
Night-owl
Night-owl
Dec 2016
11:34am, 26 Dec 2016
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Night-owl
McGoohan there are no rules ;) but first published wherever it is don't have to be the UK
Chrisull
Chrisull
Dec 2016
11:34am, 26 Dec 2016
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Chrisull
I want to read Stanislaw Lem - he did Solaris right? And some other interesting ones too...
McGoohan
McGoohan
Dec 2016
11:38am, 26 Dec 2016
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McGoohan
He did do Solaris, yes. This one is called The Cyberiad. My wife got me it as she read an article that reckoned of all the speculative fiction writers of his generation, Lem has been the most accurate with his predictions.

As a taste, the opening (connected) story concerns an invention that can create anything beginning with the letter N. That dosn't sound very 'accurate' to me but is at least intriguing. ;-)
Columba
Columba
Dec 2016
12:26pm, 26 Dec 2016
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Columba
That looks like an interesting thread.

Letter N in English? - if it expanded to other languages that would increase capacity.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Dec 2016
6:25pm, 27 Dec 2016
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Chrisull
RIP Richard Adams, love Watership Down and the Plague dogs. Too many bloody RIPs this year.
Night-owl
Night-owl
Dec 2016
6:29pm, 27 Dec 2016
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Night-owl
I know Chris :( id already picked Watership Down in my Challenge. For next year. 96 a good age
Night-owl
Night-owl
Dec 2016
2:48pm, 28 Dec 2016
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Night-owl
Finished The man who went up in smoke yesterday. Wondering if I can read another book by Saturday

What Katy did (134 pages )
GregP
GregP
Dec 2016
2:53pm, 28 Dec 2016
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I loved The Girl In The Swing when I was younger, but I remember nothing about it at all.
Serenmerrily
Serenmerrily
Dec 2016
2:56pm, 28 Dec 2016
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Serenmerrily
I read Golden Hill. enjoyed the ride well enough but it won't leave any lasting impression. Slaughterhouse 5 really was jolly good so the Xmas books (7 of them, hurrah) will have to work hard to get my warmest nod of approval now

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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
All previous runners and riders can be found on this thread here: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=58751

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