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(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Reading it, want it? UK
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Taken – Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
squirk
2 yrs ago
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Just finished reading this and getting back into Bookcrossing, too. Please PM if interested.
squirk
15 yrs ago
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After reading this book, there's no way I couldn't bookcross it - bookcrossing is the best recycling for books.
Here's a bit more about the book:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6711354
PM me if you would lik…
squirk
17 yrs ago
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Hi, I'm not allowed to join bookrings because I have too many books to read on my TBR pile, BUT I really want to read this one so please add me to the list. I'm based in England and I will post to anywhere.
Thank you!
squirk
17 yrs ago
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When I went to Norway a couple of years ago, Wistfuldragon kindly found me this book, which was a great reference. However, as I'm not destined to travel to Norway in the near future, this book is gathering dust on the o…
squirk
18 yrs ago
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Hi all,
I've got a great chick lit book to share with you. I met Lucy Sweet at a Lucky Luke concert (she's Lucky Luke's lead singer) and I asked her what work she did during the day - she said 'writer' and pointed me…
squirk
18 yrs ago
This book has already been on a mini-ring and now it's on its way back to me. Does anyone else want to read it?
Synopsis
Anchee Min, now a painter, film-maker, photographer and writer, left China for America i…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Intl Book ring: Making Love - Marius Brill (don't be put off by the title!)
squirk
18 yrs ago
Synopsis from Amazon.co.uk:
He was out of her league. She was out of her depth. When Miranda,
the Miss Lonely Hearts of Shepherd's Bush, suddenly finds herself
romanced by a tall, dark and deadly spy, she finds her li…
squirk
18 yrs ago
Can't wait to finish the trilogy, but I have a load of ring books to read...
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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'Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking around America' - Jenny Diski
squirk
18 yrs ago
This has been on a small UK ring and now needs more readers. I'm happy for it to become an international ring.
From Publishers Weekly
"I am not a travel writer in any reasonable sense of the word," Diski confesses. "…
Book Talk
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Is there a tough-to-read book that you eventually loved?
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The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien
squirk
18 yrs ago
I loved Lord of the Rings as a 10 year old, but it took me many false starts and 14 years before I could start and finish The Silmarillion. It blew me away!! Such a fantastic book, although I'm not sure if you can read i…
squirk
18 yrs ago
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I'm going to send out this book on a ring - does anyone want to play? Do PM me.
Here's the info from Amazon:
Structured rather akin to a Chinese puzzle or a set of Matrioshka dolls, there are dazzling shifts in gen…
Chit-Chat
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LONDON (UK) RENEGADES BOOKCROSSING TREASURE HUNT
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Thank you, thank you all the renegades!!
squirk
18 yrs ago
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Another fantastic treasure-hunting day, superbly organised with all the added extras (lollipops, water pistol, etc.). Impressive.
Thanks also to Herschelian for the wonderful cake, and to my team-mates in the Scooby G…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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If nobody speaks of remarkable things - Jon McGregor (International Bookring)
squirk
18 yrs ago
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Whooh! My first bookring advertised on the BC site! This is a great book that I picked up at the London Renegades' Treasure Hunt last year (it's taken me up til now to read it). I gave it a lovely 9/10.
Summary: on a …
squirk
19 yrs ago
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Either a new category or a filter - something is needed to sort those currently on a Bookcrosser's shelf from those that have travelled from the shelf. I regularly become confused at my own shelf - not a good sign!
