I’m halfway through my swappee’s book, “The Inn at Lake Devine” by Elinor Lipman, and enjoying the heck out of it. I was up for a good half hour after I should have been asleep last night, doing “one more chapter, one more chapter.” (Un?)fortunately, they’re really short chapters.
Oh, Cranky, I hadn’t been to the MPSIMS board in a while, and much to my despair I missed this swap. I sure hope you’re having another one-this is a wonderful idea, and I hate not being a part of it!
I promise to be better next time!
I got my book, thanks Cranky! Actually, my wife got it first. Her reaction was, “why is a strange woman sending you a package, and what’s in it?”
Now, do you suppose she was jealous because it was another woman? Nope. (sigh.)
Was she worried because it was someone I knew from the internet? No.
You know what she was mad about? “You’re bringing another book into this house??!!??” “Well, I’m sending one out, too.” “Yeah, but at best, you’re breaking even!”
Sorry Cranky… I couldn’t get on the board last night.
But I am cool with the idea. Send one of them my way. Or anyone who likes ancient historyor any history for that matter. (20th century is current events in my book!) Or mysteries… or well whatever!
Anyone want a nearly new paperback copy of Ender’s Game? I just cant do Orson Scot Card… snorrrrrrrrre
I got my books, and have devoured them with much joy. (With the exception of the one my dad swiped from me. sigh.) But Running with Scissors was the savior of the drive from MI to Pittsburgh with my mother, and Good Omens has become the delight of my housemates.
I have mine packaged but need to swing by the post office. I swear I’m not a welcher.
Ummm yeah probably… you wouldn’t be the first to think so.
But in my defense I did get through Sapphic Slashers andThe Whore’s Story which HAVE to two of the worst written, techno-babble dry pieces of non fiction ever written! Oh yeah and Slavery in Early Christianity “mmm I have enough material for 50 pages but I want my book to be 150 pages long… mmm I KNOW I will just repeat everything and reword it!”
Okay okay I admit I didnt finish “Slavery” But I got all her info the first three times