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BOOK SWAP PART IV

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UCM · 23/08/2006 13:28

Here it is KAA

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kickassangel · 27/08/2006 21:34

yes, i think that's what happened. i have passed on 2 to fullmoonfiend, and am now reading the third. i think we are now up to date? i shall just keep reading any books that come my way, then take them to the post office!

btw, whoever owns the Dark Room, it is quite tatty - spine broken, though no pages falling out. i suspect that most of our books will return home looking 'well travelled', but i thought i ought to warn you. at least a well worm book is a well read one.

WigWamBam · 25/08/2006 16:54

KAA, I've sent two books to you - I was sending to katyrocks before, but then was asked to send to you instead. I had to delay sending the first one because we weren't sure whether katyrocks had dropped out, the other was sent a couple of weeks later. Looking at the book review, it looks as if Katy has now sent you the last one I sent to her.

MarsLady · 25/08/2006 16:42

KAA... just on the off-chance you got the one that I sent to kipper.... Did you receive King of Torts by Grisham?

kickassangel · 25/08/2006 16:16

thank you for the new thread!
fullmoon, it wasn't you that sent me the books, they were all posted separately from at least 2 different addresses, which weren't yours. i assume that katyrocks was passing on the ones she hadn't posted before?
i have 2 books ready to go to the post office today or tomorrow, then, assuming that i get sent a new one, there will be 2 more next time as well!
not going to tell you what they were - it's a surprise (though if you look at the book reviews you can work it out)

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UCM · 25/08/2006 09:42

Meant to add Bresha Have a lovely holiday.

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UCM · 25/08/2006 09:41

Nemo1977, 16 books each held to ransom by readers for 3 weeks (thats nearly a year) and then chasing some up every 3 weeks to get them all posted off at the same time is not hard work exactly but I wouldn't want to do it with any more than this. So no

But I am 100% sure that if you start another swap up, you will have loads of people interested as many people have asked if they could join this one. All you need to do is get their addresses and work out the best circle geographically. Then chase some up after 3 weeks has gone to keep it going. You also need to keep putting the posting dates up.At least 15 people have asked to join. it is a committment though which goes on over a longish period of time, so remind everyone of that at the beginning. It really is a fab way of reading books that you wouldn't have normally picked up in library/bookshop.

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FrannyandZooey · 24/08/2006 22:45

well Boris it took me ages but I did like it in the end

I only struggled through because I had slagged off the last two ones, I thought I had better make more effort or else

I like my current one, am very happy with it

WelshBoris · 24/08/2006 22:38

Franny I cant get into this book, tell me it will be worth the effort

Nemo1977 · 24/08/2006 21:34

Take it you cant just join now????

bresha · 24/08/2006 15:22

Ok so I am off on hols, I haven?t finished the red tent yet so I am taking it with me but I have packed an envelope addressed to dewmeadow and will post on the 30th

I will be back a week Monday, and by my calculations the posting after that will be the 20th of September?
I passed my theory test yesterday so I will have plenty of time to read the next book

fullmoonfiend · 23/08/2006 19:07

KAA - which 2 books did you get sent? Just checking, cos I sent 2 books to peachy but it is entirely possible I sent them to the wrong person, as I am a noodlehead

PanicPants · 23/08/2006 18:48

Wow, whole new empty thread!

Nothing to add to it, just wanted to post on a lovely new fresh thread