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ReallyBookish
3 mos ago
[[ [[[[But it is not just about us, die-hards.]]
I have been BookCrossing for over ten years and am seriously considering stopping. I simply don't feel like wrestling with the site.]]
I stopped fighting with the sit…
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RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: I have a box of books.
ReallyBookish
3 mos ago
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[[[[I have been BookCrossing for over ten years and am seriously considering stopping. I simply don't feel like wrestling with the site. ]]
That would be a shame.
I've basically given up on the search function, and s…
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RE: RE: RE: RE: I have a box of books.
ReallyBookish
4 mos ago
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[[But it is not just about us, die-hards.]]
I have been BookCrossing for over ten years and am seriously considering stopping. I simply don't feel like wrestling with the site.
ReallyBookish
5 mos ago
52. "The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts" by Lilian Jackson Braun
https://bookcrossing.com/journal/4030303
Registered by dotdot and wild released by me.
53. "The Golden Gate" by Vikram Seth
https://bookcrossing.com/jo…
ReallyBookish
5 mos ago
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Please share with us your favorite reads of October 2023!
ReallyBookish
5 mos ago
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[[Is anyone else having difficulty buying wings? Every time I click on the link to visit the Wings section, I get the 'Server Error in '/' Application.' message.]]
Yes! I came here to ask this. Thank you for the worka…
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RE: RE: RE: Search by ISBN or by title not working.
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
[[Skip search does work for me, but that means I enter all data (and web-search an image to upload image).]]
I agree! Since this is a hobby for us BookCrossers, it is unfortunate that the site functionality issues make…
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RE: In my Day. Early is 7am and I'm in the UK.
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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[[I consider that a lot of Bookcrossers are in a timeline that is behind me. So, when I am registering at 7am it may be the middle of the night for some people and they could be asleep! Less activity as described earlier…
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What are you reading? Sept 29-Oct 2, 2023
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The third of Joanne Harris's "Chocolat" novels
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
I'm reading "Peaches for Monsieur le Curé" (sometimes known as "Peaches for Father Francis"), the third of Joanne Harris's "Chocolat" novels. I always seem to enjoy these and this one is off to a good start so far! (No…
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What are you reading? Sept 29-Oct 2, 2023
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RE: RE: What are you reading? Sept 29-Oct 2, 2023
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
[[Gender Queer ( https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16893463/ ) by Maia Kobabe, a memoir in graphic-novel form about the author's struggles with gender identity. Very good so far! ]]
Yay! Glad you're enjoying it. :)
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RE: RE: What is meant by "early in the day" when it comes to book search?
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
[[For me, it means early in MY day. Like, around eight o'clock in the morning. I'm in Western Europe.]]
Thank you!
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RE: RE: RE: What is meant by "early in the day" when it comes to book search?
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
[[I’ve been successful around 11am GMT, if that helps
ETA I’ve just registered one book successfully at 5.30pm GMT. I haven’t pushed my luck by trying to register more 🤣 ]]
Yes, it helps... thank you!
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What is meant by "early in the day" when it comes to book search?
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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I have heard people say they sometimes have good success with search "early in the day." However, given that we are a global site, what does that mean exactly? For example, at 8 PM for me the site normally advances to …
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
September was a good reading month for me! These were the best of the bunch, in no particular order:
"The Great Mouse Plot and Other Tales of Childhood" by Roald Dahl (excerpts from his memoir "Boy: Tales of Childho…
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
[[I always enjoy these]]
They are a lot of fun! Qwilleran is a great character and, of course, the cats steal the show! :)
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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Please share with us your favorite reads of September 2023!
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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[[ the very long and dry 'The Stranger's Child' by Alan Hollinghurst. At this point, not one I'd recommend... ]]
Ditch it, I say! :)
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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I'm reading "The Cat Who Turned On and Off" by Lilian Jackson Braun (not yet registered). I've read and enjoyed a few others in this series and this one is off to a promising start so far!
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
[[It could have been 'ok', but life is just too short to read 'ok' when you can read better, right?]]
YES!!! It took me years to realize this, but now that I have I am free to enjoy my reading so much more!
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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[[Tales from Alice in Wonderland ( https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16910721/ ), left near a covered bridge: "Perfect time for the perfect find...."]]
I had noticed this one and thought it was a lovely J/E from an a…
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What are you reading now? September 24 - 28
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Still on the same book as when I last posted
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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I'm still on "Out There," an LGBTQIA+ sci-fi anthology, which is fine since I'm in no hurry to finish it (or any other book, for that matter).
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/17004666
The one word which describes m…
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What are you reading now? September 24 - 28
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RE: RE: What are you reading now? September 24 - 28
ReallyBookish
6 mos ago
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[[creeped (don't think that's actually a word!)]]
Here in the US, we definitely say "creeped out" as in "I was totally creeped out by that haunted house attraction"!
Edited: Oops... someone beat me to it! Sorry, sh…
ReallyBookish
7 mos ago
51. "The Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/15551234
Registered by Spatial and wild released by me.
ReallyBookish
7 mos ago
I'm reading "Out There," an anthology edited by Saundra Mitchell (there are three of these in total; I've already read the other two -- "All Out" and "Out Now"):
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/17004666
As for qualit…
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RE: RE: What is the recommended way to search by ISBN?
ReallyBookish
7 mos ago
[[only works without dashes or spaces . If you are having to use skip search to manually input I find it better to leave it blank. Once you’ve been able to register your book you can edit and add the isbn later]]
Thanks…
