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Books you got given for Christmas!

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tobee · 09/01/2019 21:31

What books did you get given for Christmas?

What did you think of the choices people made for you?

I was sad to only get 3 books for Christmas (maybe that makes me greedy). I love to get given books but I'm hard to please, which isn't very fair of me. One of the books is a bit of jokey book, one I, unfortunately, already had, one is by an author I don't really like. 😬

Just interested in people's hits and misses.

Disclaimer:- I'm sure I've inadvertently given duff books to people many times.

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Pinkgin50 · 11/01/2019 07:51

I got born lippy by Jo Brand , looking forward to reading it

CakeBeTheFoodOfLove · 11/01/2019 07:48

I got the first of the rivers of London series - so excited!

Yutes · 11/01/2019 07:01

Men, Women and Chainsaws by Caroline Glover. It’s non fiction but appeals to my trivial knowledge

Gone Viking by Helen Russell. I love receiving books as gifts.

Zampa · 11/01/2019 06:58

I got London Rules by Mick Herron. Looking forward to the commute this week!

Murine · 11/01/2019 06:57

I got £40 vouchers from my MIL, who was really apologetic for being unimaginative as she got me the same last year. I LOVE getting them though and raved about how excited I was last year to use a basket for the first time ever as I had too many books to carry in Waterstones!

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tobee · 11/01/2019 02:15

Also, it feels so sad when you get given a book you already have; especially when you have to do the fake response Sad

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tobee · 11/01/2019 02:13

I just love being given books! I love putting them in a pile on my bedside table. Grin

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Clawdy · 10/01/2019 19:44

I got Fox 8, an illustrated short story by George Saunders, who wrote Lincoln In The Bardo, my fave book last year. Also The Stranger Diaries, by Elly Griffiths, a great read.

SatsukiKusakabe · 10/01/2019 16:29

I got Transcription, which I wanted, and Normal People which I hadn’t particularly but was pleased to get as it was a surprise. I also got a slightly obscure Tolkien which was quite thoughtful but I think I will need to reread LOTR to appreciate it as I haven’t for some years! I wanted Michael Palin’s new book.

I find one of the awful ironies about being known to be “a reader” is that you don’t often get bought books as people don’t know what you’ve already read or own. People close to you don’t like getting a voucher but my favourite present as a child was always book tokens and I’d still love to receive them now, even if only for a few pounds, as I usually use the library/charity shop, or my Kindle so a new book is still something of a luxury.

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