Journal Entry 1 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, February 20, 2005

My first delve into creating a bookbox. I had the idea when I found a suitable sized box and had been wondering what to do with all those TBR's I've had for years that I just know that I will not get around to reading this lifetime.

Participants

arturogrande
Sterile
Tiggysbabes
caffcaff
dodau
ffyrestarr
akg
Jenatleisure
catrionamoore
LynCollyer

Please take as many books out as you like but replace with the same number of books (ie - if you take out 3, put in 3) so there will always be 10 in the box.

Journal the books you take (using their BCID's), and make release notes/journal the ones you add. Please also journal here (letting us all know you've received the box/sent it on). I will put a card in the box giving this BCID, please remember to put it back in the box before sealing it up.

PLEASE NOTE! You DO NOT need to read any of the books before sending the box on. So please don't hold on to the box for more than 2 weeks. Take out the books you want to read, and read at your leisure.

If the box gets really damaged please replace it. 

Journal Entry 2 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, February 21, 2005

Here are the ten books to start the box off. They are from different genres so the box is fairly eclectic. Feel free to replace any of the books with any of your books, I'm not bothered about replacing genre for genre.

I'm looking forward to seeing what books I receive in return. Hopefully they will be read rather than a perpetual TBR!

Escape your Shape by Edward Jackowski
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Hideaway by Dean Koontz
Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub
The Big Losers by Robert Tilley
Supping with Panthers by Tom Holland
You Are What You Eat by Dr Gillian McKeith
Beat Candida Cookbook by Erica White
Hand Rhymes by Marc Brown
 

Journal Entry 3 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, February 25, 2005

Delivered to arturogrande and the parcel was accepted by a neighbour. 

Journal Entry 4 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, February 25, 2005

Thanks very much, catriona.

The books I have taken out are:

Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Supping With Panthers - Tom Holland

I will journal again once I have decided what to replace them with 

Journal Entry 5 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, February 25, 2005

The books I am putting into this box are:

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
The Night Listener - Armistead Maupin
The Tortilla Curtain - T. Coraghessan Boyle

I will now PM Sterile for her address and get the book sent off to her in the week.

Thanks again, Catriona. 

Journal Entry 6 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Box is now on its way to sterile. 

Journal Entry 7 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Friday, March 04, 2005

Just got the box this morning! Already looking for suitables. Will PM Tiggysbabes immediately and get the box moving again by tommorow morning.

I took out of the box:
The Tortilla Curtain - T. Coraghessan
Hideaway - Dean Koontz

Because I can't help myself when I see even a small amount of space.....
I put back in:
The Fourth Hand - John Irving
Journeys - Edited by Robyn Davidson
Secrets of the Heart - Elizabeth Buchan
The Trouble with Single Women - Yvonne Roberts.
Now the box is full to the brim! 

Journal Entry 8 by Sterile at on Friday, March 04, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (3/5/2005 UTC) at

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Travelling over and down(ish) to Tiggsybabes. Enjoy the contributions! 

Journal Entry 9 by tiggsybabes from Pontefract, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 07, 2005

Rec'd in post today. Thanks :) Kate opened it & was very chuffed to find a book in it for her to read :)

OK, I have some time today to catch up on bookcrossing, so have taken out:

Black House by Stephen King / Peter Straub (because I couldn't fit it back in!)
Hand Rhymes for Kate aged 3
You are What you Eat
The Big Losers by Robert J Tilley
Secrets of the Heart by Elizabeth Buchan
The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin

Put in:

Lost Light by Michael Connolly
The Stars Shine Down by Sidney Sheldon
Journey by Danielle Steele
Bad Boy by Olivia Goldsmith
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

I apologise for taking out an extra book, but one is for Kate so I'll let myself off *g* 

Journal Entry 10 by tiggsybabes at Bookbox in N/A, Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 09, 2005

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Will post to Caffcaff tomorrow. Enjoy, babes :) 

Journal Entry 11 by AngelChild from Rochester, Kent United Kingdom on Saturday, March 12, 2005

Received this morning.... Thanks tiggsybabes :o) Especially for the bar of Devine chocolate!!!! I'm gunna pass on the gift and put in a bar of G & B for dodau....

Will now relax with a cuppa to make my selection....and PM dodau for an addy. Will journal again with what im taking out and putting in. 

Journal Entry 12 by AngelChild from Rochester, Kent United Kingdom on Saturday, March 12, 2005

Ok, after much deliberation i have taken out:
The Beat Candida Cookbook
Escape Your Shape and
Journeys, An Anthology Ed by Robyn Davidson

Mr caffcaff (BigBoss)fancied:
The Fourth Hand by John Irving & Midnight In The Garden of Good & Evil by John Berendt

I'm putting in:
Bookends by Jane Green
Even Steven by John Gilstrap
Foetal Attraction by Kathy Lette
Witches & Warlocks by Philip Sergeant
The Talk Of The Town by Ardal O'Hanlon
The Birds On The Tree's by Nina Bawden
Supermodels Beauty Secrets &
The Worlds Greatest Scandals

Ok, i know i've put in more books than i took out, but what can you do.....there was lots of room left over lol I've tried to make it as varied as possible.....(including one of my daughters books)

Think you're gunna end up with more books back than you sent out catriona! lol

Will package this up now and send on to dodau as soon as i get an addy.... 

Journal Entry 13 by AngelChild at Bookbox in Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, March 13, 2005

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Going to dodau as next person on the list.... 

Journal Entry 14 by dodau from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 17, 2005

Recieved today. Very handy as I have flu so I will curl up on the settee, let the kids run wild and pick through it. Thanks caffcaff for the very luxurious bar of chocolate. 

Journal Entry 15 by dodau from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire United Kingdom on Saturday, March 19, 2005

Ok I have taken out three.
Even Steven
The Surgeon &
Lost Light.

In their place I am putting
When's it coming out - Maureen Lipman
Gather together in my name - Maya Angelou
A patchwork Planet -Anne Tyler
Baggage - Emily Barr

Ok so I know the idea was to put in TBR books that I'll never read but to be quite honest most those that I have are really crap and I want to put in books that people actually want to read. I have ffyrestars address. She's so close Icould actually deliver it to her. But I will post it on Tuesday and enclose something nice for her.
 

Journal Entry 16 by dodau at by mail in to the next participant, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (3/22/2005 UTC) at by mail in to the next participant, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Journal Entry 17 by ffyrestarr from Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 28, 2005

wow delicious belgian choccies!! thanks dodau! i shared these with my mum on sunday as it was easter!hehe. i'll have to pop something in the box for the next in line to munch on too!

anyway have taken out:
Foetal Attraction
Bookends
The Stars Shine Down
The Birds on the Trees
and Bad Boy

it will unfortunately have to wait until i am back in cheltenham for books to be added as i didn't think i'd recieve this so quick!! it will prob have books added and be sent off by the 13th april - i'll journal it again then! 

Journal Entry 18 by ffyrestarr from Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 12, 2005

well i'm back in cheltenham and unfortunately due to some 'extra goodies' my mother loaded me down with when i left warminster, and that bit of easter sale shopping i did i wasn't able to fit the whole box in my luggage.

rather than post it to myself i decided that it wouldn't be too much of a hardship to sneak out a few more books so i have taken out:
The Trouble with Single Women
A Patchwork Planet
Witches and Warlocks
and Gather Together in My Name

so i took out 9 books altogether.

to replace those taken go:
Wheelworld by Harry Harrison
10lb Penalty by Dick Francis
This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
Fundamentals of Psychology by C J Adcock
The Shape of Minds to Come by John Taylor
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

a few not strictly TBR but books that needed new homes anyway. 

Journal Entry 19 by akg from Didcot, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 04, 2005

My first ever book box has arrived. In fact it arrived yesterday, but I fell asleep when I got in from work so didn't get round to journalling it. It caused excitement in the office especially when I started taking out the books and Quality Streets kept appearing; I was nice and shared a few, but kept most of them for me. Thanks ffyrestarr. 

Journal Entry 20 by akg from Didcot, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 17, 2005

I've left the box with Molyneux to take to the BOSH bash tonight and give it to jenatleisure, hope she's still planning on being there!

Sorry jen, it was all a bit of a rush and there are no treats, but there is a suprise of two additional books I managed to squeeze in.

I took out:
Supermodels beauty secrets - Victoria Nixon (might be helpful in preparing for the wedding)
How the mind works - Steven Pinker

I have put in:
Paradise - Toni Morrison
Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Shipping News - Annie Proulx
Songs in Ordinary Time - Mary McGarry Morris 

Journal Entry 21 by Jenatleisure from Chobham, Surrey United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 17, 2005

saw Molyneux staggering down the road with this and another box to the BOSH
thanks I will get to have a look at it tomorrow 

Journal Entry 22 by Jenatleisure from Chobham, Surrey United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Sorry their are so many boxes in the study at the moment this nearly ended up in store. Luckily I remembered just in time to rescue it.

Anyway Ive taken out Paradise and a clockwork Orange

and I've put in 4 because there was space, all have been on my shelf for a while.
Testament of Experience - Vera Brittain
the best of cosmopolitan fiction - shortstories
Colours of the mountain - da chen
Falling Leaves- Yen Mah

 

Journal Entry 23 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, June 27, 2005

The book box is home, albeit for a brief stay. Thank you very much to everyone who has particpated so far, thanks also to your generosity as I've ended up with more than 10 books. It has been a tempting few hours from returning home and my neighbour passing me my parcel and the time when I will see LynCollyer and I have to confess to taking four books. I shall see what I've got to replace them. 

Journal Entry 24 by LynCollyer from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, July 02, 2005

thanx Cat for book box. Sorry didn`t journal straight away, have had problems with computer due to recent storms. Will look through expanding book shelves/cupboard for you later . 

Journal Entry 25 by LynCollyer from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, July 04, 2005

sorry for taking so long to journal, can`t seem to find the time to get on computer!

Have taken out
Silk Alessandro Baricco
Journey Danielle Steel
Angela`s Ashes Frank Mccourt



am putting back

Silk Alessandro Baricco
The Kraken wakes John Wyndham
The seeds of time John Wyndham
Where or when Anita shreve 

Journal Entry 26 by LynCollyer from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, July 04, 2005

Have just found yet another book to add to TBR book box going back to Catriona 

Journal Entry 27 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 05, 2005

The box has now returned home ready to commence it's virtual journey. I will catch all the books on to my shelf (watch my statistics go loopy) and make sure they all have an entry that says something about the book for the virtual particpants to peruse.

The participants for the virtual tour are as follows

AppleAngel in Malaysia [INT]
nikel27 in Germany [INT]
pheelya SKIPPED
kellyhp SKIPPED
nekki2976 US [INT]NO RESPONSE
Olliebear UK
chelseagirl UK
purple-pixie UK
camis UK
AnglersRest UK
scaree UK
sunlightbub UK

I will email each person in turn with the list of books available. From that list you make your selection and PM me with your address, the books you require and the books you are replacing them with and their BCID (NB I will not need the first 3 digits of the BCID, as I will just want to provide a link for the rest of the particpants).

Please take as many books out as you like but replace with the same number of books (ie - if you take out 3, put in 3) so there will always be 10 in the box.

I will PM you again when your books have been selected and provide you with the address to send them on. Hopefully that all makes sense as I take my first dive into the world of the virtual book box. 

Journal Entry 28 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 05, 2005

The contents of the book box are as follows. This list will updated.

Andrew M.Greeley "Angel Fire"
The World's Greatest Scandals of the 20th Century
Fundamentals in Psycohology by CJ Adcock
10lb Penalty by Dick Francis
The shipping News by E Annie Proulx
Ciji Ware "A Light on the Veranda"
Showing the Flag by Jane Gardam
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright
Johnny Angel by Danielle Steel
This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
When's it coming Out by Maureen Limpan
Vampire Vacation by Maureen Spurgeon
Joanna Trollope "A Passionate Man"
The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
A Few Little Lies by Sue Welfare
The Seeds of Time by John Wyndham
Up all night by Carmen Reid
The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker
Mr Majeika on the Internet by Humphrey Carpenter


 

Journal Entry 29 by nikel27 from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Hessen Germany on Wednesday, July 13, 2005

thanks for letting me be part in this virtual bookbox.

Take Out:

#01 Mary McGarry Morris "Songs in Ordinary"
#02 Emily Barr "Baggage"
#03 Anita Shreve "Where Or When"
#04 Dan Brown "Angels & Demons" (for a friend of mine)
#05 Margaret Atwood "Wilderness Tipps" (my sister would like to read this book)

Put inside:
#01 Andrew M.Greeley "Angel Fire"
#02 Ciji Ware "A Light on the Veranda"
#03 Harlan Coben "Tell No-One"
#04 Joanna Trollope "A Passionate Man"
#05 Miss Read "Village School"
 

Journal Entry 30 by Olliebear from Hull, East Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, July 29, 2005

Hi, a first for me, but there are no books that take my fancy in the bookbox at the moment. Thanks for sending this to me though! 

Journal Entry 31 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, July 29, 2005

I think I'm going to pass on this as well, sorry ... like Olliebear, there's nothing that takes my fancy, and all my books are in boxes at my fiancé's house so I can't find any to put in anyway!

Thanks though :0) 

Journal Entry 32 by purple-pixie from Nuneaton, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 01, 2005

Good selection - I've finally made my decision!

I am taking:
Testament of Experience
Tell No-one
Foreign Bodies

and adding:
Tell me Lies by Jennifer Cruise
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright
Showing the Flag by Jane Gardam 

Journal Entry 33 by camis from Tharston, Norfolk United Kingdom on Monday, August 08, 2005

Thanks for letting me play, but I'm afraid there is nothing that I really fancy in there at the minute. Sorry. 

Journal Entry 34 by AnglersRest from Teignmouth, Devon United Kingdom on Monday, August 08, 2005

I can't resist a bookbox!

I'm taking out
Miss Read "Village School"
Tell me Lies by Jennifer Cruise

I'm adding
Up all night by Carmen Reid
Johnny Angel by Danielle Steel

 

Journal Entry 35 by scaree from Eastbourne, East Sussex United Kingdom on Monday, August 08, 2005

First time I've ever been into a box of any kind.

Most of the books are not really my current 'read', but the Robert Silverberg 'Century of Fantasy' caught my eye.

Will look for something suitable on Wednesday to replace it.

Edited to say Sorry for holding up the virtual tour, now back on it's wanders :) 

Journal Entry 36 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The book box is now complete, thank you to all who particpated. Hopefully the virtual partcipants should be receiving their books in due course, if you have any problems then give me a shout and I will try and chase things up for you. I have contacted all the virtual particpants with outstanding books and asked them to forward them on to me and I shall find an appropriate way to continue their bookcrossing journeys.