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Chrisull
Chrisull
Sep 2019
12:49pm, 9 Sep 2019
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Lol - to be honest it's a fairly accurate pastiche/parody, you won't be disappointed by him if that's the case.

And despite what McG might say about the dialogue, it is kind of fun. On a very old blog I remarked on overhearing two students on a train discussing how even the children in Delillo talked like these uber-savvy and witty gurus. In fact in Zero K, 14 year old Stak does just that, he's a great character, reciting weather forecasts from across the world in between.
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
Sep 2019
1:41pm, 9 Sep 2019
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I've loved both DeLillo books I've read ("White Noise" and "Underworld")
and am about to read "Cosmopolis" which I seem to be one of the few people who thought the film was any good, so interested to see how book compares...
Columba
Columba
Sep 2019
9:42pm, 9 Sep 2019
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I've only read one DeLillo, Point Omega, and really didn't know what to make of it. Perhaps I should try a re-read.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
10:47pm, 9 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
I am contemplating having a crack at Americana once I've finished TWCTTE
Night-owl
Night-owl
Sep 2019
7:00am, 10 Sep 2019
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Night-owl
I've never read him, is he that bad But I really ought to have a book ban
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
7:06am, 10 Sep 2019
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No, far from it. My problem with him is that it’s all a bit over-profound all the time. I think many regard him as *the* great American novelist.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Sep 2019
10:22am, 10 Sep 2019
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Little Nemo
I read Underworld but found it a struggle. It felt very American and it was hard to relate to. There was only one section of writing that clicked with me.

Currently reading Day of the Dead by Nicci French. It's the eighth and last in a series and I'm curious how it's going to end.
LindsD
LindsD
Sep 2019
1:40pm, 10 Sep 2019
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I am nearly done with My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Bachmann (translated by Henning Koch) and have really liked it. My Mum didn't like it, I suspect because she couldn't follow it :(

I was at our Creative Arts library earlier so looked for Book Club books. Couldn't get NA or TWCTTE but managed to get Fat Hairy Planet so that will be next.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
11:26pm, 10 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
Then I Came To The End Of Then We Came To The End.

I will sleep on it before I hurl my review across the thread.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
11:13am, 11 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
Right, going to hurl something onto the thread now. Shocked that I'm first finisher!

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Welcome to Season Seven

April 2024 (Maclennane)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
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March 2024 (Chrisull)
The High House (Jessie Greengrass)
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February 2024 (Linds)
Severance (Ling Ma)
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Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/severance-by-ling-ma---feb-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-62917
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January 2024 (Night-owl)
The Rabbit Factor (Antti Tuomainen (Author), David Hackston (Translator))
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December 2023 (Serendippers)
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus (Hannah Fry and Thomas Oleron Evans)
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Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-indisputable-existence-of-santa-claus---december-2023-book-group-discussion-thread-62852
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November 2023 (Columba)
Watling Street (John Higgs)
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Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/watling-street---nov-2023-book-group-dicussion-thread-62830
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October 2023 (Little Nemo)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)
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Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/before-the-coffee-gets-cold---book-group---oct-2023-discussion-thread-62811
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The last two months of Season Six:

September 2023 (westmoors)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
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Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/rabbit-run-by-john-updike---book-group-sept-2023-discussion-thread-62786
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August 2023 (Serendipps)
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
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Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/queenie-by-candice-carty-williams---august-2023-book-group-discussion-thread-62766
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Not yet chozzed:
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Fetch
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McGoohan
Westmoors

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

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