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MN book swap clubs

Join our Book Swap forum to share and exchange your favourite books.

Anyone fancy joining a new book swap?

490 replies

artifarti · 28/04/2016 17:11

I was wondering if anyone fancied joining me in a new Book Swap. I was part of one on here for a couple of years that worked really well, then we all got a bit busy and decided to give it a rest. Now no-one on MN seems to do them anymore!

The idea is that you get a small group together (up to about a dozen) of people who enjoy reading similar genres or are prepared to try something new. Everyone then chooses a book they have enjoyed, that’s not really famous or a bestseller. On the first day of each month, you post your book to the next person on the list...and then the same again on the following month. We posted chocolate too last time but that’s not compulsory! The idea is that you get to read books you haven’t heard of, and chat about them if you want to.

Some of the books we ended up reading last time: The Water of the Hills, Cutting for Stone, The Snow Child, On The Black Hill, Prince of Tides, The Weather in the Streets, Any Human Heart, Cat’s Eye, A Month in the Country.

Anyone interested? [worries about tumbleweed blowing over thread as no-one remembers book swaps]

OP posts:
InsufficientlyCaffeinated · 03/01/2017 14:24

Book & chocolate arrived today, thanks Aristocat

I'll be posting on sometime this week Mailfuckoff but I'm unwell in bed at the moment so it'll be later in the week. Getting to the starting to feel better and fidgety stage now so should be up and about soon

Happy new year everybody

InsufficientlyCaffeinated · 03/01/2017 14:25

Apologies for multiple posting, computer froze and then went in to overdrive when it came back to life!

mailfuckoff · 03/01/2017 18:52

Thanks caffeinated
Rufus, your book and sweets was sent today, sorry for the delay !

RufusTheSpartacusReindeer · 03/01/2017 18:54

Not a problem mail

Thanks

Grin
aristocat · 16/01/2017 23:29

How is everyone?

Are the books moving now?

RatOnnaStick · 17/01/2017 06:23

I've not had a book since November. I guess the gap has reached my side of the swap.

KeithLeMonde · 17/01/2017 08:32

No book here this month or last :(

aristocat · 17/01/2017 09:10

☹️ oh no. I have nothing this month either as it is Keith who sends to me.

InsufficientlyCaffeinated · 06/02/2017 12:05

I have a book to send you Mail, the beginning of the month completely slipped me by and I just realised! I blame having to file my tax return at the end of Jan! It'll go in the post tomorrow morning

RufusTheSpartacusReindeer · 07/02/2017 14:47

I have a book this month

Does that mean that next month will be the start of my dry spell?

aristocat · 12/02/2017 20:50

How is everyone?

RatOnnaStick · 12/02/2017 21:20

Bookless and chocolateless since November. You?

KeithLeMonde · 13/02/2017 10:25

Yes my books dried up before Christmas too :( sad because I was really enjoying the swap.

Rat do you post to me?

RatOnnaStick · 13/02/2017 12:12

No I post to Fuckynell. moocowmrs posts to me.

aristocat · 13/02/2017 15:09

I am also bookless ☹️
Not sure how close we are to completing the circle .... I have had 8 books so far, there were 14 of us to start with (I think?)

RatOnnaStick · 13/02/2017 16:12

I think I've had 7. One every month from May to November and nothing in Dec or Jan or Feb.

RufusTheSpartacusReindeer · 21/02/2017 14:55

I am confused

Are there 14 books in total including our own

Moo, rufus, bertrand, book, keith, caffinated, artie, ghost, aristicat, cunties, luckiest, hadme, rat and improbable

So including my own i have had 11

I am reading cunties at the moment, i have not had moo, bertrand, or rats

RatOnnaStick · 21/02/2017 15:15

I've had:

May - Moocowmrs
June - BertrandRussell
July - RufustheReindeer
Aug - Booksrock
Sept - InsufficientlyCaffeinated
Oct - Aristocat
Nov - KeithLeMonde
And thats where I stop.

I was expecting:

Dec - ghostoftheMNchicken
Jan - Artifarti
Feb - luckiestgirlintheworld

I don't know where they've got stuck.

RatOnnaStick · 21/02/2017 15:16

And

Mar - Hadmeathello
Apr - TheImprobableGirl
May - Cunties

to follow, of course.

RufusTheSpartacusReindeer · 21/02/2017 15:31

I send to bertrand

InsufficientlyCaffeinated · 24/02/2017 10:27

I'm bookless this month (so it means you will be next month Mail)

Furrydowny · 27/02/2017 14:26

Hello everyone. Sorry I've been absent. Various family-related dramas, all resolved now. I think some books are 'stopping' with FuckyNell (formerly Cunties) - unless anyone thinks different? I contacted her before Christmas but no reply; I'll try again. I think Improbable Girl may still have some too so will PM her.

Sorry this hasn't worked out Sad

KanyeWesticle · 27/02/2017 14:39

If you need a standin I'd love to join up?

aristocat · 27/02/2017 19:38

I haven't had books from .....
Insuffcaff
Books
Rufus
Bernard
MooCow

Is anyone willing to try again once the books have been returned to their owners? 😃

Furrydowny · 01/03/2017 10:31

Okay, so cunties doesn't think she has any books. Haven't heard back from Improbable yet. Is anyone else missing in action?

I would be willing to try again. It's great fun when it works.