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Any other thoughts, comments or questions?

Apologies for being a day late with the last set of questions and not having much time to respond to the questions myself but it has been a VERY difficult week and struggled to find any time at all beyond reading the sections.

No need to apologise, friend Andrew, we all know you are a very busy man, and appreciate your giving up your time to lead these discussions. Many thanks to you...

Good discussion, everyone. Thank you, all.

>2 Andrew-theQM: Never apologize...we all have held jobs and know how difficult having anytime at all to do things you really would like to do is sometimes...and these were MEGA chapters. Thank you for all that you do to make these reads so much fun. We will always be here when you get the time. Thanks to all that took the time to participate also. This was a really good one with some really good insights by everyone..

>2 Andrew-theQM: I agree that no apology is needed. We will be here when you get around to posting the questions. Thanks again for the eyeopening questions which always are so insightful and we get to take so much more knowledge away from the book. Thanks also to all the participants who add so much to the discussion too.

It's truly amazing that you have already read 185 books so far this year with your schedule. But then, we always knew you were amazing!

Let me add >1 Andrew-theQM: never apologize. I can't believe you're able to give us as much time as you do.

Thanks everyone, you are such a special group. 😊 Hopefully I can get back on track, had one or two health issues plus issues at school so have felt a bit overwhelmed at times. But as I say hopefully will be back on track now. Reading has been my escapism but even been times I've struggled to settle to a book. Now that is bad.

B cause of the length of the last Group Read and the length of the next one, I am going to start the questions on Friday 20th October rather than Thursday 19th.

>5 EadieB: Thanks Eadie, from another amazing person that is special. 👍
At 185 books, with four books on the go at the moment! Never got past 180 before and this is only mid October. Don't know how I've done it!

>8 Andrew-theQM: 4 books on the go! How do you keep the plots separate? :D

>9 Sergeirocks: I don't usually have a problem with this unless they are similar books.
Currently:
Audiobook : Ford County by John Grisham - short stories set in southern U.S.
Physical Book : The Royal Succession by Maurice Druon - Historical Fiction set in France
Ebook 1 : Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove, late 19th Century London
Ebook2 : The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson - currently 1976 in Sweden and South Africa.

Usually have 2 or 3 books on the go but as you can see they are all very different books.

thanks for the interesting discussion - sorry I dropped off a bit at the end. Getting all caught up now that quarterly investor reporting is done.

>10 Andrew-theQM: this year is the first time I can remember reading so many books! Last year was the most at 59 for the year - I'm at 91 so far for 2017. Most of this is due to M&S Reads and Dusty's Monthly Challenge. And, I decided I was done with all the political cr*p on the radio and spend 2.5 hours a day in the car listening to audio books.

>11 bhabeck: Brilliant achievement, Brenda! 👏

>11 bhabeck: A stunning return Brenda, well done. 🎉🎊🍾🥂👍👏 Couldn't agree more about the politics. If I hear the word Brexit one more time I will scream.

>13 Andrew-theQM: Brexit!

>14 EadieB: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢👹👹👹👹👹👹

>15 Andrew-theQM: I couldn't resist it!

>16 EadieB: You tease! Don't poke the bear! :)

>17 Andrew-theQM: I thought it would give you a chuckle!