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islandmomma 7 yrs ago
I cancelled plans too. It wasn't so much of a personal protest (though I am happy to do that!) as that I simply wouldn't feel safe at the moment......if only because I might not be able to keep my mouth shut!

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
So sad. I heard about his death elsewhere, and it struck me that he exemplified what I though Bookcrossers were when I joined years ago.

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
What fascinating stuff! I did know about the volcano, but there are lots of details there I've never come across before. Great website too, as you say. Bookmarked it to take a look at in the future, when I have more t…

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
I've been selling my books recently, ahead of a move next year and "on account of the economy." I felt bad about it at first. They're registered and I make release notes; just been doing that, in fact, for some I sold at…

islandmomma 11 yrs ago | 5 replies
There are things about growing older which are very liberating; realizing that one will never read every book one wants to read, for example. I've already given myself permission to abandon two books this year. That w…

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
LOL re the cookery books, but that is a lovely idea!

islandmomma 11 yrs ago | 5 replies
Then this might amuse you: http://www.buzzfeed.com/derekj/you-can-now-buy-perfume-that-smells-like-a-freshly-r76

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
Yep. I read that. I've finished it now, and I'm glad I read it. Still not sure exactly what happened but I'm glad I read the book before looking it all up. I can see where he isn't a businessman and that could have lead …

islandmomma 11 yrs ago | 1 replies
I haven't read the books, so I had no preconceptions, but as a movie it worked well. So far as characters looking too healthy I have to ask if we really expect actors to starve themselves for roles?! That can't be a good…

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
My habit when I travel is to take books to release which I think I probably won't want to keep, and I took three when I went away a couple of weeks ago. I wild released one and control released another, but haven't finis…

islandmomma 11 yrs ago
That sounds excellent. I must look it up. Thanks for the recommend!

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 19 replies
It's near the top of Mt TBR now, but if Mortensen's account is really so fabricated that this litigation is valid then I don't want to waste my time reading it? I highly respect Jon Krakauer's style, he seems to be a ver…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago
I know we haven't "spoken" in ages, Sujie, but why am I not at all surprised that you love manatees?? Me too. If I ever get two pennies to rub together again I'm going to have a manatee tattoo!

islandmomma 12 yrs ago
I know you will be gearing up to fight this with all the strength and humor you showed last time. Feel stronger knowing all these wonderful folk are vibing for you too! Strongest possible ones winging their way across t…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 1 replies
Hey! I passed a place the other day which hires them out, and was wondering whether it might be something fun to do one weekend with a group of friends. Can you describe it more? You don't really say what it was like, wh…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago
Anyone read this enthralling book and have any theories about its meaning, the metaphors and what might or might not have been a red herring?

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 2 replies
Traveling through Spain and England during October I observed what folk were using. My laptop is ailing and heavy, and I got really fed up, toting it around at one point. Since Blackberry had problems around that time …

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 1 replies
I actually intended to begin a thread asking what Murakami fans would recommend I read next! So please excuse the "highjack" because I figure I'm already here in a group of fans! I "found" him in a rather round-about w…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago
I've returned to my favorite genre, travel writing. I've been reading so many travel blogs over the past months, both for pleasure and for work, that I stopped reading travel books, (too much of a good thing?) but this …

islandmomma 12 yrs ago
Indeed it does. It was suggested to me that I mention this on CC so that people can check that their settings are un-ticked, as they should be. Like so many things connected with today's internet this is merely a mild ir…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 7 replies
I admit I don't pop into BC as much as I should, which is why, today, I had 15 releases to note and catching up to do. Task completed I popped over to FB and was aghast to see that all 15 appeared individually on my FB …

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 6 replies
So do I -use it more than my sons, that is. Its uses, similar to those described by molly18 and Bascula, far outweigh most of its inconveniences for me. I'm not happy about what happened today, as you may know, when I f…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 3 replies
1. I am wondering whether this announcement was cross-posted on other fora because I believe that the majority of BCers don't regularly look at Announcements? 2. I noted the release of 15 books this afternoon, and was a…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago
LOL! I think I got an answer to my question from beyond the grave! Just as I was clicking "save" I saw this quote on the sidebar! "Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all" Henry D…

islandmomma 12 yrs ago | 3 replies
I just finished this book, and I was mildly disappointed. It didn't give me any huge insight into what turned Ernesto Guevara into Che, although maybe I was expecting some "road to Damascus" moment which never happened i…

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