Hi ,
It looks like you're using an ad blocker.



The revenue generated from the adverts on the site is a critical part of our funding - and it's because of these ads that I can offer the site for free. But using the site for free AND blocking the ads doesn't feel like a great thing to do, which is why this box is so large and inconvenient. Some sites will completely block your access, but I'm not doing that - I'm appealing to your good nature instead. Did you know that you can allow ads for specific sites, whilst still blocking them on others?

Thanks,
Ian Williams aka Fetch
or for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

Book Group

2 lurkers | 134 watchers
Track your books, films, TV series, games and audio:
Bintmcskint
Bintmcskint
Jan 2017
5:40pm, 2 Jan 2017
33,827 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Bintmcskint
I'm on phase two of clearing out my books
McGoohan
McGoohan
Jan 2017
5:42pm, 2 Jan 2017
27,394 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
McGoohan
I have an item on my Big To Do List - which is to cull books in a big big way. 50% possibly :-o I have completely run out of space now for any new ones.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2017
5:53pm, 2 Jan 2017
19,706 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Diogenes
I don't like to get rid of any books (except really awful ones). Ideally I'd have a copy of every book I've ever read.
Night-owl
Night-owl
Jan 2017
5:59pm, 2 Jan 2017
26,943 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Night-owl
I have got rid rid of books that i'm unlikely to read again unless they have nice looking covers
beebop
beebop
Jan 2017
9:44pm, 2 Jan 2017
859 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
beebop
I used to keep absolutely everything, and in some ways I wish that I still could, or at least that I'd kept a record of everything I've read. However, if I don't think I'm ever going to re-read a book, and it's in good enough condition to attract another buyer*, why not ship it off to a charity shop and let others benefit? I have a few thousand still...

*Different charity shops have different standards - I sort accordingly!
Columba
Columba
Jan 2017
9:49pm, 2 Jan 2017
12,080 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Columba
I was looking for a book yesterday that I know I used to own (though think it was my mother's originally) and couldn't find it so fear I must have got rid of it on some earlier occasion. That's the trouble with decluttering.
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
Jan 2017
11:05pm, 2 Jan 2017
1,774 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
DazTheSlug
beebop - that's my system too: if I highly doubt I'm never going to re-read it goes to charity shop

(except Lolita, which I DNF'd and is going in the recycling)
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
Jan 2017
11:06pm, 2 Jan 2017
1,775 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
DazTheSlug
*ever*
McGoohan
McGoohan
Jan 2017
9:50am, 3 Jan 2017
27,398 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
McGoohan
Ten votes on the poll for Nod so far! Unfortunately they're all just to tick the red cross.
GregP
GregP
Jan 2017
10:06am, 3 Jan 2017
88,822 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
GregP
I'm just past quarter distance. It's okay. It ain't Station 11, but it ain't terrible thus far.

About This Thread

Maintained by McGoohan
The Fetch Everyone Book Group

July 2025 book


Welcome to Season Eight

July 2025 (Linds)
The Rest of Our Lives (Benjamin Markovits)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-rest-of-our-lives---july-book-group-discussion-thread-63735
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11915

June 2025 (Fetch)
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin, trans. Bela Shayevich, Clarence Brown or Gregory Zilboorg depending on edition)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/we-by-yevgeny-zamyatin---june-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63689
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11908
Dystopian poll fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11910

May 2025 (Little Nemo)
The Last Days of New Paris (China Mieville)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-last-days-of-new-paris---china-mieville---may-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63656
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11899
Surrealist poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11906

April 2025 (McGoohan)
The Beautiful Ones (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-beautiful-ones---april-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63597
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11835

March 2025 (Night-owl)
One Grand Summer (Ewald Arenz, trans. Rachel Ward)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/one-grand-summer---march-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63550
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11820

February 2025 (Chrisull)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead---feb-2025-book-group-discussion-63501
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11809

January 2025 (Maclennane)
I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom (Jason Pargin)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/i-apos-m-starting-to-worry-about-this-black-box-of-doom---jason-pargin---jan-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63445
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11794

---

Last two books of 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

Worry not, all previous runners and riders from all previous rounds can be found on this thread:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=58751

Currently Choosinating

Not yet chozzed:
Columba
Serendippers - on a break
Quimby
Dio
The Scribbler
Grepples
Bint
Westmoors

Already chozzed:
Maclennane
Chrisull
Night-owl
McG
Little Nemo
Fetch
Linds

Fetch's Positronic My Book Listing Device!: fetcheveryone.com/mybooks.php

===

Discussion thread for all those unofficial but almost official books we discuss on the thread:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=59469

===

The Book Group motto: If you never take a chance with your reading you'll never read anything new or great
  • Show full description...

Useful Links

FE accepts no responsibility for external links. Or anything, really.

Related Threads

  • bookgroup
  • books

Report This Content

You can report any content you believe to be unsafe. Please let me know why you believe this content is unsafe by choosing a category below.



Thank you for your report. The content will be assessed as soon as possible.










Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 114,477 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here