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Columba
Columba
Feb 2019
9:30pm, 15 Feb 2019
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Columba
Me too, mine too.

But very dark in places, wouldn't you agree? At least by implication.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Feb 2019
9:46pm, 15 Feb 2019
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Diogenes
Yes, but in a good way. The balance is perfect, just right to show the nonsense,horror and futility of war.
LindsD
LindsD
Feb 2019
11:01pm, 15 Feb 2019
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LindsD
Agree 100%
Night-owl
Night-owl
Feb 2019
12:09pm, 16 Feb 2019
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Night-owl
Just started reading The 39 Steps on the 2nd chapter. it's good
GregP
GregP
Feb 2019
12:29pm, 16 Feb 2019
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GregP
If it's still on, go and see the (kinda spoof) play at the Criterion (sp?). Really, really, really funny.
Columba
Columba
Feb 2019
12:45pm, 16 Feb 2019
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Columba
Another 100% agreement here.

I read the 39 steps aeons ago. Can't remember much about it.
postieboy
postieboy
Feb 2019
5:15pm, 17 Feb 2019
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postieboy
Just finished Catch-22, it gets very dark in the final 150 pages. They also provided much needed clarity for the story. I spent much of the book wondering what the hell was going on but in the end all the insanity and absurdity made sense in it's cynicism. I'm looking forward to George Clooney's TV series adaptation in the summer now.

I'll be seeking out Closing Time, Catch-22's sequel when I get home from my holiday and find out what happened to those who survived after the war.
Columba
Columba
Feb 2019
6:04pm, 17 Feb 2019
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Columba
Ooh, I didn't know there was a sequel.
LindsD
LindsD
Feb 2019
8:26pm, 17 Feb 2019
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LindsD
I can't remember if I did and if I've read it. I think I have. Perhaps I need to read it again.
Night-owl
Night-owl
Feb 2019
8:30pm, 17 Feb 2019
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Night-owl
Interview with Joseph Heller

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April 2024 book


Welcome to Season Seven

April 2024 (Maclennane)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Amazon: amazon.co.uk
Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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)
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Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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)
Amazon: amazon.co.uk
Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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))
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Hive: hive.co.uk
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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)
Amazon: amazon.co.uk
Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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)
Amazon: amazon.co.uk
Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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)
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Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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)
Amazon: amazon.co.uk
Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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)
Amazon: amazon.co.uk
Hive: hive.co.uk
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org
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:
Grepples
Hanneke
Fetch
The Scribbler
Bint
Dio
Quimby
McGoohan
Westmoors

Already chozzed:
Little Nemo
Columba
Serendippers
Night-owl
Linds
Chrisull
Maclennane

Earlier book choices and discussion threads
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