You have in your hands a free gift. This book is yours to do with as you wish...read it, share it, keep it, pass it on. Thanks for finding this book! I hope you enjoy reading it as I have and when you're done pass it along for the next dear reader. The best book is a shared book. Have a happy love adventure!!! Happy Reading~! <3

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Mailing this out as a donation to help stock an OBCZ. Happy traveling, book!

safely arrived as part of a generous gift box to help keep out SoHo Bagel OBCZ shelves stocked.

this appears to be a brand new, untouched book!

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onto the shelves of the OBCZ this morning

Caught from Soho Bagle OBCZ a couple of days ago when I was dropping off some other books.

Book Description:

"I've got this dark little lump of cold grief or something over my heart. It could, of course, be wind."

And that's Alfie really. Never one to take himself, or anything else for that matter, too seriously. He'll never say no to a woman and he'll even let them stay the night, as long as they cook breakfast of course and as long as they never, ever, ask when he'll be back. But these things are never that simple, even if Alfie likes to pretend they are. There's meek little Annie, who's almost got him "poncified"; Ruby, a bit old but in fabulous condition and then the less said about Lily the better. But Alfie doesn't do complicated. He loves, he leaves and when he occasionally wrestles with his conscience, he always wins. Well, almost always. . .

With sales of over a million copies since its first publication in 1966, Alfie is a controversial modern classic. The inspiration for the cult film starring Michael Caine and the smash-hit remake with Jude Law as the eponymous anti-hero, Alfie feels as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published.

My Review:

I stayed up late reading this one! It was quite an interesting book. I tried not to like Alfie because he is a womanizing con-man, but I did like him and even felt sorry for him by the end of the book. It reminded me of The Catcher in the Rye by: J.D. Salinger, I didn't want to like Holden Caulfield, but I did anyway. Alfie thinks a wife and family will tie him down and he won't have freedom, so he keeps searching for something. It has a vague ending, so he is still searching for happiness, I suppose.

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If you have found this book, welcome to Bookcrossing and thank you for taking the time to let us know about its journey. Feel free to enjoy the book and pass it along to a friend, neighbor, family member or co-worker, or simply leave it somewhere for another lucky reader to enjoy as you did! This book isn’t your type of read? No problem, don't feel obliged to read it, just be kind enough to help it on its journey. If you join, please use my name as your referring member: JennyC1230.

Surprise book for princess-peapod! If you want to read this, give it to someone, or put it in your OBCZ, it's all good!

Most likely this one will head off to the OBCZ soon as I have recently read the book : )
thanks again for all of the books~you are so sweet!

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If you found this book while in the area of San Luis Obispo, CA. feel free to come by and check out Joe Mommas which houses our bookshelf! We also hold our local meetups on the first Tuesday of each month at 5pm there, please come join the fun! The books on the shelf are free to for you to read, enjoy and pass along to another!

on a bench outside
released as part of the 1 word challenge!

"A book is a mysterious object, I said, and once it floats out into the world, anything can happen. All kinds of mischief can be caused, and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. For better or worse, it's completely out of your control."
Paul Auster

I was waiting for my mother with my dog outside of the library for her to come out with my newly-restored library subscription card when i saw this book lying on the table. I picked it up and thought 'This is probably considered stealing', but then i saw the sticker on the front and read the description of this...thing called Book Crossing and thought it was a wonderful idea. As i was walking back to my car i saw a corner of something sticking out of one of the pages and took it out. It was a buisness card with an ad on the back for the same website that i was planning to order free buisness cards from. What a coincidence!Maybe i'll take this book with me to school and leave it on a bench or a shelf at the supermarket or a dusty stretch of land in Nevada. I'll have as much fun planning as i did reading it.

CAUGHT IN ARROYO GRANDE CALIFORNIA USA

I've had this book with me for so long, I grew a bit attached! Well, I hope whoever finds it next will love it as much as I did.