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AngelKitty
15 yrs ago
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Only sort of a newbie. I used to be very active a while back, and just now coming out of hibernation - the site has changed a lot.
I joined a bookring a *long* time ago (2006), and was horrified to find it when unpac…
AngelKitty
17 yrs ago
There's some discussion of technology in there, but mostly as a setting issue where they're woven into the lives of the characters, and explained only enough so that you know what something does without having to worry a…
AngelKitty
17 yrs ago
I did the same thing but took it a little further. My maiden name is my second middle name, and it's my husband's second middle name, too. That way we can use his last name for most things (comes first alphabetically a…
AngelKitty
17 yrs ago
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Ironically, he writes about an author (I think Trout is part of the name) who is very similar: awesome plot ideas, but so horribly mangled that noone will read anything he writes.
AngelKitty
17 yrs ago
Don't censor the book. 16 years old is more than old enough to deal with these realities. And if he passes the book on, the book is now damaged if it is missing pages. I'm also assuming that the author didn't throw th…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
Actually, microfiche, microfilm, and microprint are still available, and we still have some that is over 100 years old. Ironically, the argument for microfilm over is essentially the same as the one that you propose. M…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
There's a couple of books based off of the series (sci-fi spoofing itself-quite successfully, I might add). The creators of the show were Doug Naylor and Rob Grant. Their production company for the show was named Grant…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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Cat's Eye also stays true to her style, but doesn't create a new future to explore. Cat's Eye was pretty much a normal world, and I especially love the slight changes she makes.
A note though-unless you wouldn't othe…
Book Talk
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what is your most hated book in the world and why did you read it in the first plac
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Re: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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Hmm...I didn't get quite that far. I may have to check out a copy in my local library and look for that scene. Unfortunately, I got fed up with his attitude before she did, so I've already chewed him out in my mind. I…
Book Talk
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what is your most hated book in the world and why did you read it in the first plac
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On the Road by Jack Kerouac
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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Read it because I missed a lot of classics in school (due to moving a lot, military family), and have spent years since trying to catch up. However, it was the first book I ever read that I simply couldn't finish. I ju…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
I don't remember too many of the details, but I do remember it being an epic-scale adventure crossing the continent to confront the growing evil and discover the truth about his past. The protagonist Taran is aided by a…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
Ah. k-j-h, it does indeed appear to be a problem with my java settings. While navigating to another page didn't do it, I swapped to another browser, and it seems to work just fine there. Off to fiddle with my options.…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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I've been having trouble getting my book statuses to "stick." I'll bring up my available list to change it to traveling or reserved, but when I reload the page, it goes back to available. Same problem with my reserved …
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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1000 books registered RABCK raffle!!! -- CLOSED (I hit 1000!)
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Congrats!!
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
I'd love to read Feminism in Science.
Book Talk
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What do you think of graphic novels?
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Re: I'm glad you said that, because I also don't really know
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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When runs of comics are lumped together for a story arc, that is usually called a trade paperback, although many stores and libraries will lump them together with the graphic novels.
A true graphic novel is supposed t…
Book Talk
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What book would you like to read *for the first time* again, if you could?
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
The book is never the same when you read it again....
Release Techniques
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How many releases before you give up?
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Re: Re releasing in the same spots or different ones...
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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I had noticed that. Does anyone know if there's a way to take spots off of that list? I have moved, changed jobs, and changed schools since I started RABCK'ing, so it's kind of a pain to see over a dozen locations that…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
Mini-Bookshelf #1: On top-AVL books waiting for release.
Upper shelves-BC books registered by others to read (arranged by size, paperbacks by author, then title)
Lower shelves-BC books registered by me to read (arrange…
Book Talk
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Can you reccomend a good sci-fi series for an 11 year old?
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Re: sci-fi for 11 year olds
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Talking to Dragons, Searching for Dragons, etc...
Robert Asprin's Myth Books (MYTH Inc Link, Hit or MYTH, MYTH-Directions, etc)
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (The …
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
1. Bookrings/bookrays ("Reserved" as soon as I receive them, as I've had people request rings/rays after I said "pick any TBR or AVL")
2. TBR books that other BCers have expressed an interest in (I edit my journal entry…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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Allison Pearson's "I Don't Know How She Does It"
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
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Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and any Terry Pratchett books (I would recommend the earlier books if possible, as he builds his characters: Witches Abroad, the Color of Magic, Lords and Ladies, Small Gods and p…
AngelKitty
18 yrs ago
Another vote for Ender's Game
And any of Philip K. Dick's short-stories (I recommend The Golden Man, if you can get your hands on a copy)
AngelKitty
19 yrs ago
I've never been picked to serve. I worked in a police department from age 17-22, and I now work in my local DA's office, so I can be pretty assured that I would be dismissed. After all, I would be picked for a local cr…
Chit-Chat
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Somebody hug me - please!! And maybe offer some marital advice? UPDATE
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Have you tried...
AngelKitty
19 yrs ago
It may not be applicable, but you may want to ask him to get screened for depression. It's a very simple blood test, but unfortunately, those who need it most are often the most resistant to it. Shortly after our marri…