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Any takers for another book swap circle thingummy?

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 14/01/2008 08:12

I've missed out on two now. I quite like the idea, anyone else?

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 06/02/2008 21:28

Ah!

All makes sense now!

Lunavix have you got yours yet?

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missingtheaction · 06/02/2008 20:46

hello mehdismummy, I read my first book really quickly and so i sent it straight on to you - so you should have two from me. sorry to be confusing. so yes you should ahve two books from me! my return address should have been on the label on teh front.

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 05/02/2008 20:29

I wonder if TheMadHouse has sent the book to Mehdismummy instead of Lunavix? Just an idea.

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 05/02/2008 17:07

missingtheaction was supposed to be posting to you, mehdismummy. noone else!

if you-ve postedto mehdismummy by accident can you let her/me know, and we can get it sent onto the right person.

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mehdismummy · 05/02/2008 16:08

i am a bit baffled another book came in the post today. So now i have two! So which one am i meant to have?!

lunavix · 04/02/2008 19:14

(sob) I haven't received a book yet!

rosmerta · 04/02/2008 11:41

no its fine, the whole reason I joined this was to read books I wouldn't pick up myself! Am planning on starting it tonight!

FlossieT · 04/02/2008 10:10

@rosmerta: I wouldn't have picked it off the shelf either, but I read a review in the Grauniad and it sounded good. Possibly best avoided around any particularly hormonal times, though, as I have now remembered too late that there are one or two quite traumatic scenes in there that I remember sobbing my way through. If you don't like it let me know and I'll post another one!

@luna, I've started mine - thanks. I like fantasy as a rule although this wasn't one I'd come across before. Shall have to put in a few late nights to get through it in time!!

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 02/02/2008 22:04

There's a thread for each person's book in Adult Fiction, MN Book Swap Clubs.

It'd be good if you'd all look for the thread with your name on it, and make a few comments about the book you're sending out. Then, once each person has read your book, they should go to that thread and add their own comments. Maybe we could all have a heated debate!

Warning: reading the threads about books you haven't read yet may well ruin all the fun!

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mehdismummy · 02/02/2008 21:29

cant find it can someone link me to it?

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 02/02/2008 20:18

New threads now set up in the book circle place

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missingtheaction · 02/02/2008 12:31

Finished! stayed up reading until Far Too Late last night - brilliant read, thank you so much Swampster, obviously unputdownable. Am going to send it on right away before I forget.

FlameNFurter · 02/02/2008 09:52

Lol noooooooooo, was just plannin

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 01/02/2008 23:18

Flame, does that mean you've finished reading this month's book already????

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 01/02/2008 23:17

Will set up new threads tomorrow in the book swap circle topic.

Read about 40 pages or so of rosmerta's book, and enjoying it.

Have been a bit AWOL on MN - another person here with a crappy week, went back to work on Wednesday after year on maternity leave, and not at all happy with DD2's new nursery. Thinking of withdrawing her already! She cried all day, wouldn't eat, and most seriously they opened a door on her and trapped her bloody finger.

Anyway... deep breaths... back tomorrow.

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Psychomum5 · 01/02/2008 18:48

to mehdismummy, meant to come on and tell you that I had indeed got your book!!!

I have, altho not started it yet!

TBH, not a book I would neccessarily have chosen for myself but am more than willing to give it a go and may surprise myself!

I joined this book swap to widen my book reading interest as I seem to be stuck in somewhat of a 'rut' as it were, so this is good for me.

And also, thankyou for the little note

and for the others here who don't have my email, I have got one specially for MN....

psychomum5 @ gmail . com (altho without any spaces!)

FlameNFurter · 01/02/2008 14:12

Soooooo - the system with the other groups seems to be that you start a thread with "Flame's book" or summat, then when you have that book, you go on and chat about it with thems that have read it. So I can go and chat on a thread with Psycho about the book she sent me etc.

Sound right to you lot?

At the moment our title is looking like "The nameless group: Psycho's book"

rosmerta · 01/02/2008 11:47

Thanks flossie, got my book yesterday. Must admit not something I would've picked up off the bookshelf but I'll give it a go!

swampster · 31/01/2008 22:34

Thanks dinny - it's actually a book I very nearly bought for myself. Really looking forward to reading it.

FlameNFurter · 31/01/2008 19:15

ooh she did - she told me.

mehdismummy · 31/01/2008 18:08

did you get my book physcomum? Sorry for my taste!

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 30/01/2008 23:24

Thanks for the book, rosmerta. I've read books by that author in the past, and enjoyed them. So looking forward to this one!

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FlameNFurter · 30/01/2008 16:43
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lunavix · 30/01/2008 16:40

Sorry ladies I posted mine today, it's been a shocking week already. It's first class so should arrive tomorrow

whispywhisp · 30/01/2008 16:36

Thank you Flame...book rec'd yesterday. I've seen the book before but never read it.....looks very interesting! Thank you.

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