Bizarre Fiction Bookbox - Round 2
17 journalers for this copy...
Round 1 is complete! See round 2 participants in JE below, dated February 21, 2010
Welcome to the Bizarre Fiction Bookbox. This is an invitation-only bookbox made up of reliable bookcrossers who don't use bookboxes as a dumping ground!!! I'm glad to have all of you as participants. Here are some general guidelines:
-make a journal entry when you receive the box
-list the titles of the books you are removing and adding (with or without links). Don't forget to make journal entries for the books you take out of the box!
-add the same # of books that you remove
-mail the box to the next participant within 2 weeks. Make a journal entry when you mail it on. Media mail is fine - delivery confirmation is recommended.
-replace the box when it starts to get beat up
-I'd like everyone to feel comfortable choosing any book they want when the box reaches them, no matter who has it on their wishlist. So, although it's a thoughtful gesture, please don't reserve or save books for a specific bookcrosser.
There's no limit to the # of books you may remove! Add your odd, quirky, peculiar, mind-bending, darkly comic or just plain weird works of fiction (in generally good condition) to this box. No Children's books. No paranormal romance or witch/vampire/werewolf books. {I admit to being a True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse addict, but this bookbox is not intended for that genre.} No horror (ie. Stephen King/Dean Koontz/John Saul), no hard-core sci-fi (Star Trek, Star Wars) and no Harry Potter/wizard/unicorn type fantasy...you get the idea. If you're not sure, ask me! I love getting PMs.
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I know that life sometimes gets in the way of Bookcrossing, so if you need to opt out or have any other concerns, no worries. Just PM me to let me know.
Here's what I'm adding:
Added later on (I sent them to mrsjones to add to the box as replacement books):
Thanks for joining and let's have some fun!
Round 1 is complete! See round 2 participants in JE below, dated February 21, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (8/1/2009 UTC) at Manchester, New Hampshire -- Controlled Releases
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Mailed today to Guinneth in New Hampshire. Delivery confirmation # 0306 0320 0000 4389 9632. Enjoy!
Thanks again for inviting me, time-traveler!
I'm having a great time making my selections!! ;-)
Thank you for putting together such a GREAT selection, time-traveler! I hope that when the box returns home, you find some marvelous new fiction awaiting you inside.
I took these books:
What Dreams May Come
Sum: Forty Tales From the Afterlives
The Wasp Factory
The Road
The Brief History of the Dead
Sleeping in Flame
The Gargoyle
And I replaced them with these books:
The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce
Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura
The Sundial by Shirley Jackson
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
A Crackup At the Race Riots by Harmony Korine
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn
I took a couple of bookmarks from the bag (and thanks also for the delivery confirmation slips; I'll put one of those to good use as well), and I added some other goodies: a postcard, a bookmark, and some bookplates, both BC and non-.
I thoroughly enjoyed participating in this box. I'll make another JE when I mail it off, which will be either Thursday or Friday.
Del. conf.# 0309 0330 0000 1705 0186
DC # 03090330000017050209
PS - I am not sure if chambejd removed any books but I don't think so.
I took:
Bones of the Moon
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Cloud Atlas
(and a couple of labels)
I put in:
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton
Hotel World by Ali Smith
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Thanks! :) I liked all three of the books I'm putting in and I hope someone else wil too. I'll send this off (after giving the poor box a little TLC) as soon as I get the next participant's address.
Released 14 yrs ago (9/19/2009 UTC) at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Sent off yesterday afternoon. DC: 0309 1140 0001 9199 0106
Will update later...!
I'm taking out:
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite (I swear I have this somewhere, but since I can't find my copy, I'll snag this as a temporary reading copy!)
Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura
I'm including:
Amberville by Tim Davys
How to Buy a Love of Reading by Tanya Egan Gibson
Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore (this made me laugh so hard I snorted!)
Call Me the Breeze by Patrick McCabe
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
Here are all the books that are in the box as of now:
Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
Amberville by Tim Davys
Hotel World by Ali Smith
The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn
A Crackup at the Race Riots by Harmony Korine
Call Me the Breeze by Patrick McCabe
The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The Sundial by Shirley Jackson
Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn by Kris Radish
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
How to Buy a Love of Reading by Tanya Egan Gibson
Bad Cat by Jim Edgar
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Whew! I'm a book hog. I have mrsjones' address and hope to have the box in the mail again in the next couple of days. I'll journal again once it's shipped. Thanks again!
Update:
On 10/07/09 I mailed 5 additional bizarre books to mrsjones who is kindly helping me by removing the 5 nonbizarre books that are in there. I asked her to remove The Forest Lover, White Teeth, Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn, Bad Cats, and Women of the Silk.
The books I sent to mrsjones as replacement books are Isis, The Ghost in Love, Ablutions, Birthday, and An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England. The delivery conformation # for this package of 5 books is: 0308 2040 0002 0363 9145.
Phew I feel better now :)
We now return to our regularly scheduled programming...
Delivery confirmation #: 0309 1140 0000 9439 7729
mrsjones and I received the book box on 10/13/2009. There are so many books I do not know what to take.
I know for sure that I am taking:
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers Homes in New England
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
A Crackup at the Race Riots
I wish I could read them all but...
mrsjones has next pick and we will replace with some more bizarre books! I'll update this when she does.
A Crackup at the Race Riots
Ablutions
An Arsonist's Guide to Writer' Homes in New England
(didn't take the Christopher Moore book after all)
and added:
Zodiac
Mary Modern
Let the Dog Drive
Box is on its way to LGinder. Enjoy!
Taking out:
How To buy A Love A Love Of Reading
The Ghost In Love
Call Me The Breeze
Mary Modern
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy (tomsmama)
Putting in:
Stiff
The Effect of Living Backwards
Foop
Firmin, Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
My Lobotomy
Released 14 yrs ago (11/3/2009 UTC) at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Box is being mailed today to sweetsangria, happy travels!
Books I am taking:
-Isis
-my lobotomy
-the sundial
-the effect of living backwards
-the stupidest angel
Putting in:
-The coma
-American Gods
-the man who ate the 747
-curious incident of the dog in the night time
-diary
Sent to indygo88 on nov.10
conf #03090330000122308424
Taking out:
No Country for Old Men
Firmin
FOOP!
And putting in:
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] by Zoe Heller
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
I love this idea for a bookbox, time-traveler, and there was a nice variety in this box. I'll be mailing this after the weekend & will update with a DC# then.
11/23/09 -- Mailed today. DC# 0308 2690 0002 2255 0673
I am taking:
Birthday by Koji Suziki
and leaving:
Truly Grim Tales by Priscilla Galloway
I've pm'd the next in line and will send along soon.
Released 14 yrs ago (1/4/2010 UTC) at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Finally, it's off!
Delivery Confirmation #0309 1830 0000 4661 0094
Island of the Sequined Love
Hotel World
The Death of Vishnu
The coma
American Gods
Uglies
and I've put in:
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Lost and Found
Everything Is Illuminated
Circling the Tortilla Dragon
I, the Divine
I notice there is a non fiction title, Stiff, in the box but as it's a truly bizarre book and a very entertaining read, and I have two copies already, I end up leaving it in the box.
Thank you so much, it's a great box and I look forward to the next round!! I still have lots of bizzare books on my shelf!
I will list the books that will travel in the Round 2 box shortly. If you are interested in joining, post here.
Thanks again, everyone!
There's no limit to the # of books you may remove! Add your odd, quirky, peculiar, mind-bending, darkly comic or just plain weird works of fiction (in generally good condition) to this box. NO CHILDREN'S BOOKS. No paranormal romance or witch/vampire/werewolf books. {I admit to being a True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse addict, but this bookbox is not intended for that genre.} No horror (ie. Stephen King/Dean Koontz/John Saul), no hard-core sci-fi (Star Trek, Star Wars) and no Harry Potter/wizard/unicorn type fantasy...you get the idea. If you're not sure, ask me! I love getting PMs.
*For Round 2, you may add books that are what I can only refer to as "bizarre lite"- they don't have to be wildly bizarre (but they CAN be, of course!)*
Please:
-make a journal entry when you receive the box
-list the titles of the books you are removing and adding (with or without links). Don't forget to make journal entries for the books you take out of the box!
-add the same # of books that you remove
-mail the box to the next participant within 2 weeks. Make a journal entry when you mail it on. Media mail is fine - delivery confirmation is recommended.
-I'd like everyone to feel comfortable choosing any book they want when the box reaches them, no matter who has it on their wishlist. So, although it's a thoughtful gesture, please don't reserve or save books for a specific bookcrosser.
Box is continuing with these books:
Amberville - Tim Davis
The Veritas Conflict - Shaunti Feldhahn
The Ice Queen - Alice Hoffman
Let the Dog Drive - David Bowman
Colors Insulting to Nature - Cintra Wilson
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Order of Participants:
1. ladybug74 - Alabama - done
2. minesayn - Ohio - done
3. k00kaburra - California - done
4. sweetsangria - Oregon - done
5. mellion108 - Michigan - done
6. azuki - Florida - done
7. sarkiegirl - California - done
8. hyphen8 - Hawaii - done
9. msjoanna - Missouri<----it's here
10. time-traveler - (back to me)
Released 13 yrs ago (4/9/2010 UTC) at A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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After a pit stop here in NY, the box is travelling again. I mailed it today to ladybug74 in Alabama. Hope you find some things you like!
DC# 0309 2880 0002 0042 2657
I have removed:
1. Time Machines - edited by Bill Adler, Jr.
2. The Thief of Time - John Boyne
3. Mary Modern - Camille DeAngelis
4. Chang and Eng - Darin Strauss
I have added:
1. Yes, My Darling Daughter - Margaret Leroy
2. The Mirror - Marlys Millhiser
3. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
4. Hyperion - Dan Simmons
I hope to get this box back out in the mail Monday. I have already sent a PM to the next participant asking for a mailing address.
Released 13 yrs ago (4/19/2010 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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mailing to minesayn in the morning
removed the following books:
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke
Thumbsucker by Walter Kirn
Replaced with the following books:
A Body at Rest by Susan Petrone
Nuclear Winter Wonderland by Joshua Corin
Honey Bunch #29 by Helen Thorndyke (quirky only because after 28 other books, the main character is still 5 years old despite numerous trips and adventures).
There were so many good choices; it was difficult to choose (I finally just randomly picked a few). I would love to read them all sometime. I hope that this book box continues and that I'll get to participate and have more quirky books to add to the mix. Thanks to time-traveler for starting Round 2.
...looking through my 'available' bookshelves, I don't seem to have nearly as many bizarre books as usual, so I may have to delay the box an extra week while I go scouring shelves at the local used bookstores :)
Released 13 yrs ago (7/20/2010 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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I had ordered a book on PBS that I wanted to add to the box, but it's been several weeks and the book still hasn't shown up here :( Bummer! Oh well, perhaps a similarly-themed box will come my way sometime in the future.
Like an idiot, I sealed up the box and dropped it off at the post office without writing down what I took out and put in. I'll try to reconstruct the list here from memory, but if I forgot something I apologize :(
Taking Out:
The Confessions of Max Tivoli - Andrew Sean Greer
The Man Who Ate the 747 - Ben Sherwood
Angel Wings - Nicole Conn
The Effect of Living Backwards - Heidi Julavits
The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
Nuclear Winter Wonderland by Joshua Corin
Yes, My Darling Daughter by Margaret Leroy
+ 1 more, possibly
Putting In:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Jesus Swept by James Protzman
Amnesia Moon by Jonathan Lethem
English, August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Dissident by Nell Freudenberger
-The Diagnosis
-Saints and Strangers
-kissing the beehive
-a spot of bother
Putting in:
-The haunting of L
-Kentuckiana
-The road
-The white hotel
-(bonus book) Scum Manifesto
I'm taking out:
*Instant Karma by Mark Swartz
*Amnesia Moon by Jonathan Lethem
*Jesus Swept by James Alexander Protzman I have to say that I LOVE the cover of this book!
I'm putting in:
*Bloodsworth Island by Jeff Slate and David Rearden
*Knifeboy by Tod Harrison Williams
*New World Monkeys by Nancy Mauro
I hope to get this in the mail very soon. I'll post an update once the box is on its way to azuki.
Thanks again for including me!
DC #:03100480000065587399
It's a really heavy box!
I have picked up several "must haves" and some "maybes" already and in a few days I will journal the books and send the box on.
I've taken out:
The Haunting of L.
Good Omens
The Road
Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same
and put in:
Found
The Mammoth Cheese
The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco
The Royal Treatment
I found that I still have leftover several of the bizzare books I saved for the swap. Am I such a weirdo? Eitherway I am ready for the round 3!
ETA: Has been a rainy few days but should be able to mail it off this week.
ETA: Sorry but this didn't get mailed till Oct 7. My hubby offered to help me mail it, as it's such a heavy box and he goes to the post office every few days at work anyway. So it sat in his car for a few days, then got moved out as he need some trunk space, and everytime I asked him he said he'd mail it tomorrow. Finally yesterday I just went and did it myself. Funny thing I don't even think he noticed that the box was gone...
I put in: Willful Creatures
The Butterfly Effect
The Normals
and Lullaby
I took out:
Knifeboy
The Dissident
Diary
and The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time
Thanks for letting me join~ Sorry it's taken me so long to send it off.
I'm sending it to hyphen8 in Hawaii next...may take a bit, but she
wanted me to wait a little while anyway.
Thanks!
03101230000067417551
I still need to register some of the books I'm thinking of putting in, but I'll get this back out again as soon as I can.
Ok, I'm taking out:
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Butterfly Effect by James Swallow
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Found by June Oldham
Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Zodiac by Neal Stephenson
Putting in:
Sunset and Sawdust by Joe Lansdale
The Magic Wagon by Joe Lansdale
Getting Into Death by Thomas Disch
Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh
Dangerous Vegetables by Keith Laumer (editor)
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
You Suck by Christopher Moore
The box itself is not in good shape so I'm replacing it, but I've put the BCID in several places inside the new box to make sure it's seen. I have msjoanna's address and plan to send out the box tomorrow.
Update March 2011: OOPS! I just figured out that I listed the books I took out here but I never actually JOURNALED those books. I'm sure I meant to, but it doesn't seem to have happened. I'm doing it now. Sorry everyone!
I'll make more definitive selections soon. With holidays and travel, I'm afraid this may not get mailed back to time-traveler until January.
I'm taking out:
Getting Into Death
The White Hotel
Willful Creatures
I'm adding:
Replay
The Brief History of the Dead
The Great Bay: Chronicles of the Collapse
I had others that I would have taken out, but didn't have enough available this time. Look forward to the next round and sorry for the delay in moving this box forward. The holidays are killer for mailing.
Released 13 yrs ago (3/19/2011 UTC) at not sure where yet in -- Wild released somewhere in the state, Connecticut USA
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