# 2nd Annual Summer Book Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334 "2014-07-29T16:15:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/81 "2014-09-01T17:03:51Z")
> [@Grrlbrarian](#): > > Hurrah! 3 books came for me from **Pai325**! I love them all, thanks. I got Gulp by Mary Roach, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, and Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon’s First Years by Michael J. Collins. Perfect choices - I started the Connie Willis already! 😃 Great choices, **Pai325**! I am reading \*Gulp \*now – **Grrlbrarian** , don’t eat and read it at the same time. Just sayin’. :eek: I loved \*To Say Nothing of the Dog \*and have added the Collins book to my must-get list. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/82 "2014-09-03T19:34:58Z")
I’m home, and the first thing I went for in my pile of mail was the book-sized Manila envelope. Inside I found Boris Starling’s Espionage Thank you, Sir T-Cups! England and espionage - I can’t wait to start! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/83 "2014-09-03T21:47:17Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > I’m home, and the first thing I went for in my pile of mail was the book-sized Manila envelope. > Inside I found Boris Starling’s Espionage > Thank you, Sir T-Cups! England and espionage - I can’t wait to start! Awesome! It came! I hope you love it, I certainly did. It’s my second favorite in his whole library. As for my book, I looked yesterday and nothing was there, and I was going to look today but my mail hut is a walk/drive away and it’s pouring outside, so I’ll wait until tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/84 "2014-09-04T22:16:24Z")
I got my book!! The first Harry Hole novel “The Bat” from Jo Nesbo which is EXACTLY what I wanted! Move over Michael Crichton pirate novel…there’s a new animal in town!!! Thank you thank you thank you! ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/85 "2014-09-04T22:27:23Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I got my book!! > > The first Harry Hole novel “The Bat” from Jo Nesbo which is EXACTLY what I wanted! You’re Welcome! And remember that’s Hoo-leh! 😃 I started it today, it’s easy to read and the style is pretty laid back. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/86 "2014-09-04T23:51:27Z")
> [@DZedNConfused](#): > > You’re Welcome! And remember that’s Hoo-leh! 😃 > > I started it today, it’s easy to read and the style is pretty laid back. Just what I like in my women BOOK! I mean book! yeah… book… ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/87 "2014-09-05T00:13:51Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Just what I like in my women > > BOOK! I mean book! > > yeah… > > book… And not a word about the packaging… must not be a metalhead 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/88 "2014-09-05T12:28:20Z")
> [@DZedNConfused](#): > > And not a word about the packaging… must not be a metalhead 😃 Like a child on christmas I didn’t even notice the packaging until you mentioned something. But now that I see it… This. Is. Spinal. Tape! Did you get that at the post office? That’s fantastic ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/89 "2014-09-05T15:11:37Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Like a child on christmas I didn’t even notice the packaging until you mentioned something. > > But now that I see it… > > This. Is. Spinal. Tape! > > Did you get that at the post office? That’s fantastic YAY! No, it was a birthday gift from a friend. i suspect she bought it from Amazon, pretty pricey but dang it’s fun to use! [This is Spinal Tape](http://www.amazon.com/Copernicus-This-Spinal-Tachion-Packing/dp/B003L2H18I) ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/90 "2014-09-15T14:16:48Z")
Hi **jayrey**! Your books took a while to reach me, but they finally did! THANKS a lot! They look awesome and I can’t wait to read them. Especially the one about Custer. Thank you thank you thank you! ^.^ {{big hug}} I hope you get yours soon. And I hope you will find it interesting 😃 All the best! ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/91 "2014-09-15T15:33:02Z")
Sir T-Cups, dude, I apologize if you had the same disappointment with The Bat that I did. Apparently the general consensus on Goodreads and the “Whacha Readin” thread here is that Jo Nesbo needed a long run up and his stuff only gets _really_ good after the third book. Well bright side is we have something to look forward to. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/92 "2014-09-15T15:48:19Z")
> [@DZedNConfused](#): > > Sir T-Cups, dude, I apologize if you had the same disappointment with The Bat that I did. Apparently the general consensus on Goodreads and the “Whacha Readin” thread here is that Jo Nesbo needed a long run up and his stuff only gets _really_ good after the third book. Well bright side is we have something to look forward to. So I was in the midst of reading Chrichton’s “Pirate Latitudes” and just finished it on Friday, so I actually just brought The Bat to work today and will start it at lunch today. However I’ll keep that in mind when I’m going through it and see the next book(s) and see how it goes ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/93 "2014-09-15T16:04:25Z")
He is REALLY good at characterizations, I quite enjoyed several of the people in the book. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/94 "2014-09-15T23:23:59Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > Hi **jayrey**! Your books took a while to reach me, but they finally did! > > THANKS a lot! They look awesome and I can’t wait to read them. Especially the one about Custer. > > Thank you thank you thank you! ^.^ {{big hug}} > > I hope you get yours soon. And I hope you will find it interesting 😃 > > All the best! Oh, I’m so glad they finally arrived. The Custer book is excellent, one of my personal favorites. Ignore the schlocky cover – it was made to promote the TV movie. It makes the book look lightweight but it is actually very well researched and written. Custer was a complex character living in a complex time in US history. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/95 "2014-09-15T23:28:37Z")
What bok is this, Jayrey? I might be interested in it myself. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/96 "2014-09-16T16:06:47Z")
> [@DZedNConfused](#): > > What bok is this, Jayrey? I might be interested in it myself. Hi, **DZNC**. The book is _Son of the Morningstar_ by Evan S. Connell. It’s a biography of General George Custer’s personal life and military career, all leading up to the battle at the Little Big Horn. Fascinating reading about a very complex man. I highly recommend it! ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/97 "2014-09-16T22:38:57Z")
I’ll have to look at it. I can’t say I like or approve of Custer, he got what he deserved at Little BigHorn, but it would bring some balance to my thinking. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/98 "2014-09-18T04:01:55Z")
JoseB, you are awesome!! I love my new book. I’ve never heard of it and it looks great. For those of you playing at home, I am now the happy owner of “The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House,” by Kate Summerscale. A Victorian-era who-done-it based on a true event. Oooh, I can hardly wait. I’m halfway through a library book which I have promised myself I will finish before starting on my new treasure. Thanks, JoseB. You da bomb. And the enclosed card was very sweet and thoughtful of you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334/99 "2014-09-21T17:19:48Z")
> [@jayrey](#): > > JoseB, you are awesome!! I love my new book. I’ve never heard of it and it looks great. For those of you playing at home, I am now the happy owner of “The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House,” by Kate Summerscale. A Victorian-era who-done-it based on a true event. Oooh, I can hardly wait. I’m halfway through a library book which I have promised myself I will finish before starting on my new treasure. > > Thanks, JoseB. You da bomb. And the enclosed card was very sweet and thoughtful of you. 🙂 I am glad you finally received it! 😃 I hope you will like it. It also gives a very nice glimpse on Victorian society, its rules and expectations. Plus it is well written and well researched. Enjoy!! ^.^ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334.md?page=4)