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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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mehdismummy · 19/01/2008 20:51

hi coco sorry will email you now

FlameNFurter · 19/01/2008 16:24

Bloody picky people... i dunno

I'm pondering getting a new version of one of the books I love, that way I get to send the book I want, but I don't worry about it being a precious one.

psychomum5 · 19/01/2008 15:25

ooh, and pre-1900 would maybe me not reading anything as I am a liker of mordern books.

tis a left-over from school and being made to read something I had no interest in.

I do like older stuff, but still early 1930/40 is about the earliest I have tried and managed to enjoy....

psychomum5 · 19/01/2008 15:21

I won't be ....flame and i are sharing costs, and i will be buying our books to start with anyway!

problem with my brain is that I forget to post, or am often in hospital with one or tother of me/kiddies so if I am indisposed, I still get tot read, and flame is my remembererer person

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 19/01/2008 15:12

no prob flame. means psychomum benefits from no postal costs!

Maybe I should match everyone up with the person closest to them so that if books are posted late we can just drive to their house and doorstep them until they hand over the goods.

(joke!).

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FlameNFurter · 19/01/2008 14:49

Coco - I don't know if you got the gist there, but please can Psychomum be passing her books to me. If she is to be relied on to post somethign it won't happen, so if she is giving to me I can just pick them up from her house

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 19/01/2008 14:42

If anyone sees them can you remind them?

Guidelines about choice of books are there are no real guidelines, just no chick lit, and must be fiction. I'm tempted to ask for no classics eg pre-1900, as it feels a bit like school, but then again maybe I need to have my prejudices challenged! What do you reckon?

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 19/01/2008 14:34

Haven't heard from lunavix, dinny, FlossieT or Mehdismum.

Everyone else, names and addresses received, thank you!

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 19/01/2008 14:19

Yes please rosmerta, that's a good idea. Didn't think of that!

Re stained books, I think we will all try obviously TRY not to damage each others books, but if 12 people are reading them it'd probably be too much to hope that they'll return in entirely pristine condition!

Now i need to think of a book to send...

And double check whether I've heard from everyone, and we actually do have 12...

Back soon...

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rosmerta · 19/01/2008 13:24

Same here, no rules for me (though I also love crime ).

Coco, I've emailed you now - do you want us to also email you the books we're sending so you can let us know if anyone's chosen the same books?

I must admit I am a bit horrified by tales of spilt wine over books, books in bath etc. Must try & pick a book I'm not too bothered about

missingtheaction · 19/01/2008 11:57

i want to try stuff i would normally not pick up in a bookshop so please send me anything, whoever is sending to me! no rules need apply

psychomum5 · 18/01/2008 22:39

I did not let psychogirl2 pour wine on it....she tried to look at the pretty label and caused the wine to fall out of the bottle.....all over my as yet unread and brand new book, AND my carpet.....!

what a waste of decent wine

FlameNFurter · 18/01/2008 22:32

lmao - NOT the cracked spine one... that one we are considering if it looks new enough to be returned in place of the wine stained one (she bought the book... i already had it at my house for our set - we share a set is that odd?... she planned to return and then carelessly let Psychogirl2 pour wine over it... you can work out the rest)

whispywhisp · 18/01/2008 22:29

Cracked spines, wine stains, doodled on, food splatters and steamed from the bath....oh my god....what are we all going to end up with? I can't wait. !!!!

FlameNFurter · 18/01/2008 22:22

Oooh - spine is a bit cracked, but I think it is ok

FlameNFurter · 18/01/2008 22:18

Oi! I've read that!! Will go look now and see if it is in returnable condition...

psychomum5 · 18/01/2008 21:47

what about the book I also have and that got poured wine on

altho, that is part of a set, so totally unfair maybe!

what about......hmmmmm......oh well, dunno......maybe we should go shopping for something!

whispywhisp · 18/01/2008 21:45

Enclopaedia Brittannica?

FlameNFurter · 18/01/2008 21:42

Might be worth mentioning that to coco... But still, you can't pass me the book I have read.

I have no idea what I am sending...

psychomum5 · 18/01/2008 21:41

hey flame....I am passing to you!!!!

otherwise no-one would get a book with my lack of being able to remember to post anything!!

FlameNFurter · 18/01/2008 21:39
psychomum5 · 18/01/2008 21:36

not liking poetry here, altho to be fair, that wouldn;t come under fiction really would it.

oh, and not a lover of sci-fi either, altho have not tried really hard with it either, so could possibly be surprised!

really really love crime tho, so if someone hates it then I had better be aware, as that would be the book I would choose to pass on!

FlameNFurter · 18/01/2008 21:33

My only strong hate is jane Eyre

Other than that I will read absolutely anything.

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CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear · 18/01/2008 21:27

If you can't CAT then e-mail me at:

[email protected]

whispywhisp, personally I'm just anti-chick lit. If anyone else has any major hates then let us know!

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whispywhisp · 18/01/2008 21:18

Can we have some guidance on what book to choose? I see no chicklit is mentioned....but can we have a run through of what people actually like to read so we don't all choose something we all hate?

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