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Book swap

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UCM · 07/05/2006 00:16

I am thinking that we should do a book swap. You send a book to someone who sends a book to someone and so on. It doesn't matter if you didn't like the book, the next one might please you.

Any takers???????????????????????

I am a fan of Harlan Coben, Denise Ryan and Marian Keyes, Stuart Macbride.

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kipper22 · 27/05/2006 17:52

Think that's better Bumbleweed - I can remember the main gist of the book you've got and that I enjoyed it but very vague otherwise.

glassofwine & JILS - I think UCM is having a nightmare at home/work at the moment from her recent threads so I'm not sure she'll be able to get back to you that quickly but if you email her there may be a way you could join in with the next round?

bumbleweed · 27/05/2006 17:44

books have been sent mostly but you may still be able to join if you email your RL name and address to UCM whose email is further down this thread - she must be busy at mo as has not posted here for a few days

JILS · 27/05/2006 16:52

LOVE READING!!!Grin Could I join in with this, or is it too late because books have been sent?

bumbleweed · 27/05/2006 16:42

Like the idea of a thread on each book, which you can visit when you get to that particular book.
Better if the person who is reading it now starts the thread as it will be fresh in their mind. I have read the book I sent but about 6 months ago, so would need reminding! I have totally rubbish memory ( I mean really bad, I cant even remember the names of the character and plots of the great english 'classics' I have studied, or of books I read a few months ago).

bresha · 27/05/2006 15:24

or mabye the person who first sent the book should start the thread about it (althoug i have to admit i never read the book i sent)

bresha · 27/05/2006 15:23

once everyone has finished there 1st book then thay can start a thread about it, and any other nmers who might of read it can give there input to. and we can join the next thread when we have finished the next book,

bresha · 27/05/2006 15:20

has every one got there books now?

FrannyandZooey · 27/05/2006 15:12

I like that idea Kipper :)

bresha · 27/05/2006 15:05

kipper22 thats good, i think thats the way to go

kipper22 · 27/05/2006 13:37

I had an idea! Tell me if it's daft, but we could all start new threads in Book Club, calling them 'Book Swap - title of book.' Then we could post there what we think of the first book we've been sent then when the next person has read it they could call up the thread for that title (or we could put links to them from here?) to post their thought, and so on. Or is that a bit much faffing?

fullmoonfiend · 27/05/2006 13:32

Frodofitz - did you get yours yet? Hope you like it, many of my friends have read it and i enjoyed it - though it's not a bookm I would have leapt on in a bookshop, IYKWIM...

WelshBoris · 27/05/2006 08:46

Got it Franny thank you

FrannyandZooey · 26/05/2006 22:07

that's an impatient so and so :)

WelshBoris · 26/05/2006 22:07

Just you what?

FrannyandZooey · 26/05/2006 22:05

just me, then Shock

WelshBoris · 26/05/2006 21:43

Dont think those who would join in a book swap thread in the first place would be part of the quick fix generation

Personally, Id be in it for the long run

FrannyandZooey · 26/05/2006 21:37

I don't think the discussion would lose much by my absence tbh :)

Erm no I don't have a better idea. I expect your idea is the most sensible. Just will everyone keep being interested for a year or however long it will take us to read them all?

WelshBoris · 26/05/2006 21:31

How do you propose we do it then? Or are you just not going to join in with the discussion?

FrannyandZooey · 26/05/2006 21:29
Shock

TMI boris

erm I have the worst memory of anyone I know

If we are not going to discuss them for 6 months I might as well just read a box of cornflakes

I mean, I will still enjoy reading them but I will not attempt any discussion when it comes round.

I sent yours today boris btw

WelshBoris · 26/05/2006 21:23

Not the first time Ive heart that sentence this evening

FrannyandZooey · 26/05/2006 21:20

Quite anal.

WelshBoris · 26/05/2006 21:18

I have come on just to post EXCATLY the same thing Franny!!!

I was going to keep a note of what I thought of each book, then at the end I thought we could discuss them one at a time?

How does that sound?

FrannyandZooey · 26/05/2006 20:37

OK, apologies if I have missed this, but could somebody tell me how this is going to work from now on? Do we all send on each book as we finish it, or wait for an instruction to do so? How does discussion of the books work? If I wait for everyone to read the one I have now it will be next year and I will have forgotten what it was about :)

katyrocks · 26/05/2006 19:50

kka, got your email thanks, book in post. hope i didnt confuse you too much!!!

kickassangel · 26/05/2006 15:04

thanks to those of you who sent me the list, i will be posting tomorrow 1st class.

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