Please note: I've changed my username from saidenuj to juniebug. The old username may still appear in some journal entries.
Last updated: October 6, 2011
No cause to ever be bored if there's a book in the house! I was born to read it seems. I can remember getting "busted" at age 10 (or so) for reading with a flashlight under my blankets after bedtime. I also distinctly remember wondering WHY my
parents got so upset because I was **reading**! There were certainly worse infractions that I could have been guilty of, after all. Sleep? Who needs sleep?
I am always willing to trade books. Anything on my AVL or TBR shelves is open to trade (unless it's part of a ring or ray). I prefer to ship US/CAN only, but will consider other int'l shipping on a case-by-case, as-finances-permit basis. Once you receive a
book from me - it's YOURS! Do whatever you want with it; trade it, ring it, release it, PC it... it's completely up to you.
My bookshelf does not necessarily reflect my personal taste in books. I've been given a lot of books that I have no desire to read so I pass them on. I purchase a lot of books whenever I can find them cheap enough and I pass them on. Occasionally a particular
genre may lose its appeal to me so I purge my TBR pile and I pass them on.
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My Wishlist:
(thanks to Cliff1976)
I also have a wishlist at
Amazon and I'm registered at RABCK.com . Thanks!
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Great Books I Never Would Have Found Without BookCrossing
The Student Conductor by Robert Ford
Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price
Replay by Ken Grimwood
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
Currently Reading:
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My Wild Releases That Have Been Caught & Journaled:
48. The First 48 (3 years 9 months)
47. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (6 weeks)
46. Minnie N Me: The Perfect Bow (24 months)
45. The Villa (21 months)
44. Duck and a Book (19 months)
43. This Year It Will Be Different (44 days)
42. Double Cross Blind (20 minutes!!)
41. What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day (41 days)
40. Summer Sisters (34 days)
39. She's Come Undone (36 days)
38. Heirloom (29 days)
37. The Horse Whisperer (41 days)
36. The Street Lawyer (21 days)
35. The Red Badge of Courage (2 days)
34. Whispers (less than 1 hour!!)
33. The King with Six Friends (4 days)
32. Cry for the Strangers (46 days)
31. Almost Heaven (4 days)
30. All That Remains (3 weeks)
29. One For the Money (1 day)
28. Harvest (83 days)
27. Silent Justice (57 days)
26. The Legend of Mackinac Island (44 days)
25. Fleeced (4 months)
24. The Simple Truth (1 day)
23. The Broker (26 days)
22. Cane River (4 months & 26 days)
21. Why Children Misbehave & What To Do About It (31 days)
20. P is for Peril (10 days)
19. Nest of Vipers (21 days)
18. The Bridges of Madison County (2 months)
17. The Story of David & Goliath (19 hours!)
16. Jinxed (3 days)
15. Timeline (19 days)
14. The Necklace & Other Short Stories (5 hours!)
13. Wanted: Cowboy (4 hours!)
12. He Sees You When You're Sleeping (23 days)
11. Whisper, the Winged Unicorn (2nd catch, 40 days)
10. Peter Pan and the Pirates (22 days)
9. The Berenstein Bears and the Truth (3 months)
8. Sleeping Beauty (3 months)
7. What to Expect When You're Expecting (13 days)
6. Frankenstein (10 days)
5. Miss Mary Mack (45 days)
4. Hey Diddle Diddle (25 days)
3. How Do Dinosaurs Learn To Read (26 days)
2. Whisper, The Winged Unicorn (18 days)
1. The Little Engine That Could (15 days)
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Bookrings & Bookrays I'm In:
Once I've completed my reading & mailing, the book will be removed from this list and moved to the scrollbox below.
Title of book (ring or ray)- hosted by -
my position - current position
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Aquamarine (ray) -
RedheadRaye - 8 - on the way to 6 - appears to be stalled since 7/06
How to Make an American Quilt (ring) -
BrooklinBrat - 6 -
Done reading! Waiting for mailing info from the next reader.
I, Lucifer (ray) -
molekilby - 13 - 4 - appears to be stalled since 8/07
Lifeguard (ray) -
sissyrun - 2 - on the way to 1 - appears to be stalled since 10/07
Running With Scissors (ring) -
dospescados - 7 -
on the way to 5 - appears to be stalled since 9/06
The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success (ring) -
Quez45 - 6 -
3 - appears to be stalled since 5/06
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Bookrings/Rays/Boxes I Have Completed:
47. Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris host: Cinnamon-girl 7/07
46. Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber host: booknhand 7/07
45. The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh host: miss-gonewest 7/07
44. Lucky Man by Michael J Fox host:sissyrun 7/07
43. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell host: Quez45 3/07
42. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson host: laura0141 3/07
41. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson host: Firegirl 3/07
40. Light on Snow by Anita Shreve host: efs300 2/07
39. The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve host: queensknob 1/07
38. Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh host: legbamel 1/07
37. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier host: samulli 11/06
36. Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman host: BrooklinBrat 11/06
35. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey host: katfysh 11/06
34. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris host: janey-canuck 11/06
33. Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler host: booklady331 11/06
32. Replay by Ken Grimwood host: perryfran 10/06
31. Does Anything Eat Wasps? by New Scientist host: Cinnamon-Girl 10/06
30. Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson host: kimsbooks03 10/06
29. Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz host: efs300 9/06
28. A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pelzer host: Apikoros 8/06
27. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton host: darkpunkangel 8/06
26. Literary Trivia by Aubrey Malone host: Miss-Owl 8/06
25. The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis host: Nell-Lu 8/06
24. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by McCall Smith host: herlibrary 8/06
23. Why Do Men Have Nipples? by Leyner & Goldberg host: randomelement 7/06
22. Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry host: LyzzyBee 7/06
21. One Nation Under God by Vincent M Wales host: cherylllr 7/06
20. Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk host: NoUse 6/06
19. The Invisible Woman by Nicole Johnson host: mysticalzoe 6/06
18. Do You Remember the First Time? by Jenny Colgan host: laura0141 6/06
17. Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim by David Sedaris host: KarenZero 6/06
16. Hercules Barefoot by Carl-Johan Vallgren host: dospescados 5/06
15. The Cat Who Went Up the Creek by Lillian Jackson Braun host: rooshill 5/06
14. Look Back All the Green Valley by Fred Chappell host: queensknob 4/06
13. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella host: AtHomeGoddess 4/06
12. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver host: FeralReader 4/06
11. Different Seasons by Stephen King host: Drusillamac 4/06
10. You Be the Jury by Marvin Miller host: bksfmly 4/06
9. Amazing Grace by Kathleen Norris host: laura0141 4/06
8. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani host: laura0141 4/06
7. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom host: bksfamly 4/06
6. Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds host: ladilee24 4/06
5. The Bestsellers Bookbox host: bluedevils 3/06
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon host: baileybird 3/06
3. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice host: sgscarcliff 3/06
2. World's Dumbest Signs Ads & Headlines by Tangerine Press host: bksfamly 3/06
1. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn host: guinaveve 2/06
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Bookrings & Bookrays I'm Hosting:
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Participants in this US only ring:
1. queensknob / VA *
2. dospescados / NY <--- currently here (appears to be stalled since 6/06)
3. Quez45 / NJ
4. Chryso / MI
5. collectorkerri / IL
6. MysteryMish / CA
7. rebeccaljames / OH
back to me: juniebug
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Predator by Patricia Cornwell
Participants in this INT'L ray:
1. rebeccaljames / OH to US ONLY *
2. lisabb2 / IA to US ONLY *
3. Luintaurien / NE to INT'L <------- currently here (appears to be stalled since 7/06)
4. boomda181 / CAN to INT'L
5. dopsis / Australia to INT'L
6. boirina / Portugal
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Participants in this US only ray:
1. azuki / FL *
2. k00kaburra / CA *
3. rebeccaljames / OH *
4. booklady123 / CO *
5. littlemoonbeam / NY <-------- currently here (appears to be permanently stalled)
6. greystonegirl16 / NC
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The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures: 1001 Things You Hate to Love by Sam Stall and Lou Harry
Participants in this INT'L ring:
1. Caridad / FL *
2. tammysavala / MO to US or CAN <---- on the way here (appears to be permanently stalled)
3. debnance / TX to INT'L
4. kobie03 / CAN to CAN or US
5. aunt-sophie / CAN to INT'L
6. katfysh / AUS to INT'L
7. vanilla79 / Spain to Europe
8. DianeO / UK to INT'L
back to me: juniebug
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Completed:
The Auctioneer by Joan Samson
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Ray-It-Forward & Roaming RABCK Books
These are books that I accepted from other BCers with the understanding that after reading them, I would pass them along to some other BCer with the same understanding. With any luck, these books will just keep traveling & traveling...
Dakota Home by Debbie Macomber
currently with rosiewhippet
The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
currently with peachy93722
Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen
currently with Lei510
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RABCKs I've Given:
...to other BCers. This list does not include the many books I've given to friends and family who are not (yet) signed up for bookcrossing.
* some were drawings, some were from wishlists, some were "just because" *
73. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (to kiabooks)
72. Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin (to kiabooks)
71. Venom by John Tigges (to kiabooks)
70. Sandman by William W Johnstone (to kiabooks)
69. All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot (to kiabooks)
68. All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot (to kiabooks)
67. G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (to kiabooks)
66. Four Past Midnight by Stephen King (to kiabooks)
65. Wish You Well by David Baldacci (to kiabooks)
64. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (to kiabooks)
63. A Painted House by John Grisham (to kiabooks)
62. Day of Reckoning by John Katzenbach (to kiabooks)
61. Another Homecoming by Janette Oke (to momof2ngteens)
60. Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories by James, Elliot & Prozzessere (to momof2ngteens)
59. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (to kiabooks)
58. Doing Good by Pamela Morsi (to kiabooks)
57. The Last Day by Glenn Kleier (to kiabooks)
56. Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen (to etamayo87)
55. Irreparable Damage by Joseph T Klempner (to kiabooks)
54. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks (to kiabooks)
53. The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin (to Jare)
52. Mini Moments with Angels by Robert Strand (to CaptMom)
51. Blood Work by Michael Connelly (to CaptMom)
50. Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar (to cbostler)
49. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (to cbostler)
48. Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover (to kiabooks)
47. Female Problems by Nicole Hollander (to kiabooks)
46. The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy (to catsavlie)
45. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (to Abbynormal92243)
44. Dracula by Bram Stoker (to barbieq233)
43. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith (to LESEHEST)
42. Body Trace by DH Dublin (to kiabooks)
41. River of Ruin by Jack Du Brul (to kiabooks)
40. The Cottage by Danielle Steel (to kiabooks)
39. Wicked by Gregory Maguire (to Erishkigal)
38. The Safest Place on Earth by Finley & Mosley (to spaniellove)
37. Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton (to flipjargendy)
36. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (to flipjargendy)
35. Brain Child by John Saul (to flipjargendy)
34. Mortal Fear by Robin Cook (to kiabooks)
33. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (to kiabooks)
32. Abduction by Robin Cook (to kiabooks)
31. 10,000 Most Commonly Misspelled Words (to AngelfireStar)
30. True Blue by Luanne Rice (to peaceofpi)
29. Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelou (to Juliet982)
28. The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie (to Juliet982)
27. Too Good For Her Own Good by Bepko & Krestan (to icekween01)
26. The Student Conductor by Robert Ford (to fastfingers648)
25. Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price (to buffy25)
24. D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (to genielady)
23. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown (to fastfingers648)
22. Chocolat by Joanne Harris (to saidmom)
21. The Storm and Other Erotica by Regine Deforges (to littleminx)
20. Rockin' In Time by David Szatmary (to TheBowieFollies)
19. Summer of Joanna by Janice Carter (to last-unicorn)
18. Heterosexism: An Ethical Challenge by Jung & Smith (to littleminx)
17. Readings in Black American Music by Eileen Southern (to chubsiewhubsie)
16. See How They Run by James Patterson (to queensknob)
15. Red Earth, White Lies by Vine Deloria Jr (to froggiepopple)
14. The Key to Personal Peace by Billy Graham (to nyisutter)
13. A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner (to nyisutter)
12. God in the Garden by Curtis Mitchell (to nyisutter)
11. More than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell (to nyisutter)
10. Achieving the Impossible - with God by Lorene Moothart (to nyisutter)
9. The How to Book: God's Principals for Mending Broken Lives by Falwell (to nyisutter)
8. Philosophy of Religion by Rowe & Wainwright (to nyisutter)
7. Religion in an Age of Science by Ian Barbour (to nyisutter)
6. God and Nature by David Lynchburg & Richard Numbers (to nyisutter)
5. Sacred Texts of the World by Smart & Hecht (to nyisutter)
4. The Illegitimacy of Jesus by Jane Schaberg (to librarymousie)
3. Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol (to bookshop)
2. Reflections Through the Window by Ron Sharp (to fastfingers648)
1. Why the Resurrection by Greg Laurie (to fastfingers648)
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Ratings list stolen from other BookCrossers:
10: Excellent. This book has impacted me deeply, or has simply been a pure delight to read.
9: Great book - just a nitpick stands between it and a 10.
8: Good, solid book that I would recommend to others.
7: Good book, but it didn't grab me in a big way.
6: Decent, but not my type of book.
5: Maybe somebody else would like this. I didn't.
4: Only OK. Barely worth reading. The line between taking it and leaving it is very thin.
2-3: Has major problems. I don't recommend it.
1: It's hard to imagine anyone liking this book.
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I wish I was as well traveled as my books!
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
create your own personalized map of the USA
create your own visited country map
Americas
Africa
Europe
Mid-East
Asia
Australia
Canada
Nigeria
Austria
Iraq
India
Australia
USA
South Africa
France
Israel
Venezuela
Germany
Italy
Norway
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Switzerland
UK
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