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So, hello to you dear vistor, and welcome to my bookshelf :) As you may guess I am a reader; I've been a reader since I was a little girl and, unluckily, there's not much people reading here around, so I am known as "the one who reads" ;) Not that I don't like it, anyway. I joined Bookcrossing in 2004, it didn't take me much to understand this was my world. I met the best friends ever, some of whom I haven't met (yet ;), and some others that I am lucky to see quite often. For those who asked or are just wondering where my screen name comes from, here's a little explanation. Lizzy is because of my first name, and the Black part is because I am a longtime fan of J.K. Rowling's character, Sirius Black. I started reading HP when I was living in Ireland, as someone suggested it would have help improving my English. I loved it, esp. from book 3 (see below for another strange passion of mine ;)), so when I entered bookcrossing I thought that this screen name would fit perfectly. I still love it, actually :D Please note that some of the books in my bookshelf are not there because I like that gender, but had been given from relatives/friends to be released. I usually am not too difficult with books, but what I really don't like is Sci-Fi, Thrillers and Romance (not the Jane Austen kind, anyway, as I love her and all the women writers about that period ;)) I am completely in love with Ireland, a country that hosted me for a while, and still hosts my heart even if, of course, it shares it with my homecountry :) If you want to know a bit else about me, I'll tell you this. I love cats, and by now I have 1 living with me. I am mad at papercrafting, esp. cardmaking. Unluckily, this is not very popular in Italy, so papercrafting stuffs are quite difficult to be found in Italy, and when you do they are veeery expensive :( Thanx the net and the English/American sites which offers me a great deal of stuffs :D I love cooking, esp. baking but I am open to new food esp. from different cultures. Indian is one of my fave, because I think basmati rice is one of the greatst gifts of mother nature ;) Anyway I'd be a fool not to tell that, on the food side, I am lucky to live in Italy :) Last but not least, I play violin. It is love between me and my violin, but I am not a pro. I am on RABCK.com and you can find my wishlist on this page; I like to send RABCK when it's possible, but this doesn't mean I can send you the AVL and TBR books just because you ask. I am sorry but due to shipping costs (and some rude people) I am sending/giving books on my own decision.  Are you going to visit Italy, or just want to have a chat with Italian Bookcrossers? Check our forum!! Please, even if you don't speak Italian, do not hesitate to take a tour! There's a special section for foreign languages speakers, and we'll be happy to welcome you!!! I am one of the Lake Como area Bookcrosser, and we have 2 OCZ's running now!! L'ultimo caffè, via giulini 32 - Como La vecchina, Moltrasio Take a look at my labels! I know that PM's sometimes just don't reach their destination, so if you send me a PM and I don't answer in a while, feel free to contact me at witchlizATgmailDOTcom I collect the 3rd (The prisoner of Azkaban) or the 1st (The philosopher's stone, only if the 3rd is not available)of Harry Potter's book in every language. This is on my only Holiday gift giving wish, but If you'd like to help me sending one I don't have yet, I can also return a book from your wishlist or one of my available's you'd like, or see if you have a wish in the Holiday gift giving. Thanx :) The ones I gathered up to now are: Italian English (UK version) English (US version) German French Norwegian Greek Polish Singapore version (Chinese. Thanx to ApoloniaX for helping me understand which language it was :)) Turkish Irish Hebrew Arabic Danish Hungarian Spanish Swedish Estonian Hindi Catalan Slovenian Portuguese (Thanx to LiberLiber, Gahan, Peachy93722, -Virgilio-, Babina, Mimonni, Lavale, Tipperary, Theut, Mizzy, Valeh, Luna78, Hakkalina, Lilacwhisper, Pippis, Ghir and Matti+Fabi for the copies of HP they kindly bought and gave me ;)) "With another chock of excitement, Harry saw Sirius give James the thumbs-up. Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease, tilting it back on two legs. He was very good-looking; his dark hair fell into his eyes with a sort of casual elegance neither James's nor Harry's could ever have achieved, and a girl sitting behind him was eyeing him hopefully, though he didn't seem to have noticed." Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix My birthday buddies are: Releanna (Feb.25th), ApoloniaX (Jan. 27th), Belinny79 (August 2nd) :D Challenges I joined in 2011 are: Challenge yourself to read from the 1001 books The fiftteenth set it yourself reading challenge - January to March 2011 The 2011 pages read You can find me at RABCK.COM The 1001 books reading challenge: - At Swim, Two Boys – Jamie O’Neill - In the Forest - Edna O'Brien - On beauty - Zadie Smith - The ghost road - Pat Barker - The Reader – Bernhard Schlink Finished on March 6th, 2011 - Trainspotting – Irvine Welsh - The English Patient – Michael Ondaatje - The Cider House Rules – John Irving Finished on April 12th, 2011 - Interview With the Vampire – Anne Rice - The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov - Henderson the Rain King – Saul Bellow - War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy Ho un debito verso la specie felina per un particolare tipo di rispettabilissima astuzia, per il grande controllo che ho su me stessa, per una caratteristica avversione ai suoni brutali e per il bisogno di stare in silenzio per lunghi periodi |
