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Join our Book Swap forum to share and exchange your favourite books.

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Join our Book Swap forum to share and exchange your favourite books.

MN book swap clubs

Anyone want to join a book swap club?

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AlwaysRocking · 06/09/2011 20:19

Hi

All the existing clubs seem to be full so a couple of us would like to start a new one. I'm happy to coordinate if no one else wants to.

I'm just past the no sleep newborn stage with dd and am looking for some inspiration to get reading again :-)

Please post if you are interested and we can start a list.

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broomformychin · 06/09/2011 20:32

I would like to join. How does it work?

AlwaysRocking · 06/09/2011 20:54

I think I've figured out how it works from the other threads...

We need 12 people then we each choose a book (making sure it's one no one else has read) and post it on to the next person on the list, and they get passed on each month.

Once we get a few swaps in several people will have read each book so the discussion can get going too!

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broomformychin · 06/09/2011 21:06

Sounds easy enough what sort of things do you normally like to read?

AlwaysRocking · 06/09/2011 21:30

I like to try a read a mix of things, which is why I like the sound of a book swap. The last books I really enjoyed before I had dd were One Day and The Island. what sort of books do you like?

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beatofthedrum · 06/09/2011 21:58

Count me in please!

tunise · 06/09/2011 22:14

Can I join please? Have a overflowing bookcase and a love of reading. Adored One Day and also Starter for ten, I did like The Island but couldn't get into her next one at all? (cant remember what it was called) Most recently read The other Boleyn girl and the Boleyn inheritance which I really enjoyed but now did to decide on the next one!

beatofthedrum · 07/09/2011 09:15

Fantastic, looks like we're going to get a group. Hope Vera sees this, she'd started the other thread about joining.

AlwaysRocking · 07/09/2011 09:53

Ill pm Vera later to make sure she gets a place if she wants it

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foreveryours · 07/09/2011 11:25

I'd love to join!!

beatofthedrum · 07/09/2011 21:36

Yay!

GrandmaW · 08/09/2011 12:23

I'd like to join too, please. Was hoping to join one a couple of months ago but that seems to have fizzled out.

Crystalmom · 08/09/2011 19:03

I'd like to join in please :) Sounds Good to me...I have lots of books!

AlwaysRocking · 08/09/2011 20:10

That's 8 people now!

If people want to pm me their address I can get a list drawn up ready for the first swap. Unless someone else want to do this? I can get carried away with organising

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beatofthedrum · 08/09/2011 21:23

I would be very grateful if you were happy to organise :), thank you. Could you run through the rules for us too? Just to check we all have the same idea of what the book swap group does.

beatofthedrum · 08/09/2011 21:25

Sorry, just read up the thread and saw you'd already done that! All sounds good.

tunise · 09/09/2011 20:07

Hi AlwaysRocking - have pm'ed you my details

OwlMother · 09/09/2011 20:09

If it's not too late can I please join? Always keen for suggestions of books to read!

AlwaysRocking · 09/09/2011 20:18

We still have space OwlMother. Thanks to everyone who sent their details through. Shall we start suggesting books to see if others have read them?

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beatofthedrum · 09/09/2011 21:07

Like your name, Owlmother. I read that book to my dd tonight!

Crystalmom · 10/09/2011 15:51

Can't wait to start! Will look on my bookcases later and see what to suggest :)

beatofthedrum · 10/09/2011 19:03

Have you lot read Anita Shreve 'High Altitude'? Really enjoyed that and would be good to discuss.

yummytummy · 10/09/2011 19:06

hiya, would love to join if i may? tried the other clubs but they were all full. def count me in if theres room for one more!

not read 'high altitude' but read 'light on snow' of hers which i enjoyed. also loved 'the help' by kathryn stockett.

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AlwaysRocking · 10/09/2011 20:17

Hi yummytummy, we still have space. Can you pm me your address so I can add you to the list?

I haven't read any Anita Shreve so sounds like a good suggestion to me!

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tunise · 10/09/2011 21:48

Hi all, found it hard to just choose one book to suggest!
So my first choice is The Hours by Micheal Cunningham, I really liked the film of it with Julianne Moore/Nicole Kidman in and thought the book (as usually is the case) was even better. But if other people have read it I have plenty of back up choices!
The Anita Shreve book sounds good, have also read the light on snow which was good but not really read any of her other stuff.

MistyB · 11/09/2011 08:24

Can I join too - I'm in Switzerland so it will mean posting books abroad? I'll start searching the book shelves for a recommendation.

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