First published in 2006 in the London Review of Books. This edition first published in 2007 by Faber and Faber (London) and Profile Books (London). Hardback, 124 pages.

This is third copy of The Uncommon Reader I’ve registered. Blurbs, some links and a few reviews (including mine) can be seen here.
This copy is reserved for someone who has given me so much. Now that I finally found this among all the piles of stuff I’ve got: ENJOY! :-)

What a lovely surprise, Tarna - thank you so much!! I received this wishlist book in our local BC-meeting tonight :)

This was a perfect book for a book addict - hilarious and witty! There were many quotes I felt I should re-read and write down, my absolute favourite can be found on page 21:
"What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do."

Although there weren't many pages in this book, it wasn't quick read, I felt like I should taste every single word of it, slowly and peacefully. Actually I think I would like to read this book again some day, but as I've seen it on so many wishlists, I'll let this book travel :)

#8 for Reduce Mount TBR 2010 Challenge by DoveiLibri

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I hope you'll enjoy this wishlist surprise :)

Hooray! A wish list book found unexpectedly in the mailbox - this is as good as BookCrossing gets! Thank you for sharing, Tarna and lukutuoli, and for the effort to send it. I'm pretty sure I'm going to love this one.

Yes, I enjoyed this book hugely. Hilarious, with subtle bite, very British. I tried to slow down to taste it properly, but couldn't, and in the end just gobbled it up at one go. The ending is perfect, both surprising and inevitable, and leaves the reader with a long-lasting inner chuckle. At least, that's what happened to me.

I was impressed by the Queen's two different experiences of reading Ivy Compton-Burnett. Not having read her myself, I now wonder if I should, and which of Her Majesty's experiences would be closer to mine. And the book leads you to another, and another...

Thank you, lukutuoli, this was a real treat! I'll take this along to the next Helsinki meet and see if there's interest.

I'll take this to the Helsinki area BC meet tonight.

Came home from the meeting

Taking with me to the meet-up of the Bookcrossers in the Café on the 5th floor in Sokos.

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PS. Jos et ole aikaisemmin tutustunut BookCrossingiin ja englanninkielinen sivusto tuntuu hankalalta lähestyä, niin seuraavat linkit ovat avuksesi.

* Bookcrossingista suomeksi: http://bookcrossingfinland.net/wiki/
* Suomenkielinen keskustelufoorumi: http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/30

Everybody at the meeting said that this is a very good book and I must take it. So I did. Thanks!

All of you were right! This book is hilarious. I love this book! So far I am only half way through it. I still have something to enjoy.

And I did enjoy the rest of the book, too!

This is my # 8 (100) in
"REDUCE MOUNT TBR 2011" Challenge arranged by DoveiLibri.

This is my # 5 in
"KEEP THEM MOVING 2011" Challenge arranged by Booklady331.

Thank you Annelis, let´s see if I can read this :)