Chimera

Hi Kikee, welcome to the forum! I'm not sure whether you've seen this but this thread is for a speacial event we are holding over christmas, for which you can find the full rules and organisation here. You need 25 posts or more to enter though.

Yes as everyone has very different tastes in books it seemed easier to give a list. But those who do want a complete surprise use wildcards.

Only 5 days left to join this event! Many of those of you who showed interest here haven't posted their wishlist in the dedicated thread yet, so please do so before it's too late!

I know! It's just so funny and sad at the same time! I'm only 3 chapters in and there have been several passages were I thought "oh that's a really funny quote, I should keep it", and then remembered just what the woman was talking about... I love Hattie's voice and how she describes everything, including the conversations... It doesn't weird me out like Nomi's did in A Complicated Kindness either, which is good!

I started this today. Haven't gotten very far yet, but it is very promising!

You could have it as your custom title under your username

In a way I think a lifetime's imprisonment is cruel as can get... But what does make my blood boil is everytime I hear about such a criminal being released 'early', that is after 10 or 15 years and just going on to repeat his actions. For sure, lifetime should mean lifetime!

You know, one of my colleague's relatives works as an investigator for people who have been sentenced to death in the US. Apparently to try and ensure that no innocent is put to death each person sentenced gets several dedicated lawyers, as well as social investigators for at east a year, during which they work full time to bring forward a case against the sentence. I don't have figures, but apparently the whole scheme, as well as the cost of actually carrying out the sentence, is much higher than that of keeping the person in prison. But whatever the figures are, I don't think money should be the deciding factor... Yes it's enraging that such people should cost so much but we're speaking of a life there and I don't think we can sentence someone to death just because it 'costs too much' to keep them alive. Well, I can certainly understand that. But in a way, that's the problem. Giving someone, through the judiciary system, the power to act upon these vengeful feelings (and I've had them as well) can only lead (imo) to tragic mistakes. I'm not trying to get in an argument here, but I was surprised and a little shocked to see only reactions applauding that sentence. We are lucky enough to live in countries were lots of people have fought against the death penalty and the tragedies it brought with it. It seems dangerous to fantasize about reinstating it.

Sorry but I can't agree with you all. I'm horrified by what this man has done but also horrified that such a 'punishment' could be handed down, and approved of, in this day and age. I believe there is no justification for death penalty whatever the circumstances and displaying the body publicly is just plain sick.

Location: France Will send: Worldwide Wishlist: (no particular order) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff The Victoria Vanishes by Christopher Fowler Atlantis by David Gibbins Star Gazing by Linda Gillard

I FINALLY finished Lipstick and Loopholes in Tehran by Nahal Tajadod yesterday evening... It was such a short and easy to read book and yet it took me ages. And left me very dispointed. Oh well. Good news is that left me free to start Second Class citizen by Buchi Emecheta, which I've already more than half read and am loving! Mojo's tickled

Time to torture ourselves into insanity by picking 5 out of the dozens of books impatiently waiting in our Amazon checkout baskets! :) This is the wishlist thread for the secret santa event, the rules and organisation of which can be found here. Here you can post your wishlist of 5 titles, or 4 titles and a wildcard (any book chosen by the secret santa, if you want to discover new authors etc. and get a real surprise), your location and whether you will only send to members of your own country or are willing to send worldwide. When you do this, please remember that the maximum amount to be spent on a book is 10

Right, so Giulia, Lucy, Stephanie and I have put together the points mentioned in this thread and designed some rules for this event, to ensure that everything goes smoothly and all santas deliver on time BCF Secret Santa Organization and Rules: 1. This is a secret Santa event, by which interested members will be allocated randomly to send a book to another member and receive one from yet another: this will not be a straight swap, you will not choose, or even know who gets your address until you receive the book. If you are not comfortable with communicating your address in this way, please do not join this event. 2. This is open to all members with 25 posts or more. 3. Any younger members wishing to take part are asked to please get permission from your parents first. This is purely for your parents' peace of mind as although WE know we're lovely people, your parents may not know us from Adam and may prefer you not to give your address to strangers on the internet. If they are worried about the

haha, then I'm sure they've reached their goal... remove some of our buying complexes

I just see the plain old google... Am I too late for it? (It is 25 past midnight here)

Have any of you seen the Book Depository's new "Watch people shop" feature? I just discovered it and it's pretty neat! It shows you a map with pins, like we now find on tons of websites, except this one moves around as people buy books. One minute it'll show you europe and say that someone just bought The Flying Troutmans (raises guilty hand) and the next it'll zoom round the hearth and anounce that someone in Australia got hold of Blaze of Memory... and on and on, round the earth and shelves it goes

Goody! Well then, how about I draft a first version of the rules/ organisation and send it to you three for comments/ changes/ additions?

ok, it sounds like there's a lot of interest in this but nobody to run it. So far there is interest from: Chimera Ceinwenn Kate Fi Stephanie2008 Kimmy619 BookJumper NovaLee Vanwa Charm Gyre SaraPepparkaka Kate madcow atticjnr Heather Inver Lucybird I think it'd be a shame to just give up on it so I'd be happy to jump in, but it'd be nice if someone else could join me in organising it, so we can put our heads together and make sure we work out all the kinks. Because I agree with Michelle that it could get pretty complicated. Anyone interested?

I'm with the "Curious incident" fans... Have been meaning to re-read it for ages. Glad you liked it Ben!

Incredibly lame. Were they really going to miss the small profit made by these two evenings?

I'll have to be obvious here, and say Harry Potter. Though I haven't read that many series so I should probably branch out before I make a decision...

Sounds great Gyre! I'll add it to my tbr list. Happy reading!

I think if we agree on the ground rules and everyone is aware of such things as the fact they won't choose who gets their adress, whe'll be fine. It worked very well last time. Regarding the adress thing, and members disapearing... Shouldn't we put a minimum n

Do you mean a kind of book swap like we did for book day? If so, I'm in. It was fun last time