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nawoo82
15 yrs ago
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_ Finished 'Fried Green Tomatoes' by Fannie Flagg (Book from other bookcrosser #1)
_ Read 175 pages of 'Poor Fellow My Country'
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Les Mis - Books 2 - 3, The Intestine of Leviathan and Mire, But Soul
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Re: He's a survivor!
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
He's a superhero! He must be over 60 now (haven't calculated his age either, but he was already getting older when he rescued Cosette). I can see him as a sort of 19th Century Superman ;-)
I must say that, when I rea…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Now closed! Usa Never Won a RABCK Contest
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Confused...
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
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Is this the US only contest? Someone else has just started a thread for a 'I've never won a RABCK contest, International version' so I'm a bit confused. Are there 2 of them for some reason? Or is there one international,…
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Have you signed up for a Penguin Classic to review?
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Re: Have you signed up for a Penguin Classic to review?
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
I think they're just dealing with a big backlog and sending the books little by little.
I'm in Australia and haven't received mine yet, but I've just seen that tqd, who is also in Australia, has received hers recently.
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nawoo82
15 yrs ago
> At parties the only thing they want to
> talk about is movies,t.v. and
> sports.Or,they play trivia games about
> movies,T.V. or sports.
Gosh that annoys me when people are like that. I feel really sorry fo…
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
_ 'Pride & Prejudice', by Jane Austen : 262pp
_ 'Dubliners', by James Joyce: 256pp
_ 'The Glass Castle', by Jeannette Walls: 288pp
_ 'Orfe', By Cynthia Voigt: 151pp
_ 'Reunion', by fred Uhlman: 122pp
_ 'Les Misérabl…
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #4 (Apr-June/08)PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED
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¶ Last Update
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
I have finished reading 'Dubliners' by James Joyce (Classics #3 out of 3) and am officially given up on SIY #4.
I have read only 6 books out of 12, so I am pretty certain I can't read the remaining 6 in one week! ;-)
W…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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If you WANT to register at RABCK.COM you may end up with books from me : )
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I'm registered too!
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
Address and wishlist all up-to-date.
That's a great way to send little surprise packages. Mmmmm, it's giving me an idea...
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #5 (July-Sept/08)
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My Reading Goals for SIY #5
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
SIY #4 is soon coming to an end, and I am nowhere near finihsing it, not even close; So, I'll have to change my tactics for this new round.
My goals for SIY#5 are:
_ Read 200 pages/week of EITHER 'Poor Fellow My Co…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Closed RABCK - I need to get rid of some books.
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If it's international, I'd like to enter for 'The Phantom of the Opera'
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
by Gaston Leroux. Thanks!
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #4 (Apr-June/08)PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED
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Update #4
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
I have (at last) made some progress on my reading!
I have finished 'Disgrace' (Fiction #3 out of 6) and 'Pride & Prejudice' (Classic #2 out of 3).
I will soon be starting 'Dubliners'.
Edited to add the ¶ symbol in…
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Les Miserables Readalong, Part 4, Books 10 - 12
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A detailled description of the first few hours of the insurrection...
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
... (or should I say riot?) of June 5, 1832.
We find there, oddly mixed up, Mr Mabeuf who seems to have landed on the barricade by mistake but is determined to stay; the whole group of the Friends of the ABC; Gavroche; …
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
Oops, looks like you're getting a little bit ahead! This is actually what happens in books 13 to 15!
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
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I have just finished 'Disgrace', which was a bit unsettling, but a very good book. It's not a BC book, so I can't add a link to its review unfortunately.
I haven't decided yet which one I'll read next. Maybe 'A Poison…
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
Oh dear! I suffered just reading that first strophe!
Maybe the way would be to read only a little bit everyday? Mind you, if you want to finish it within the 6 weeks deadline, you'll have to read 13 pages a day!
Well, …
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Les Mis - Books 7 -9, Argot, Enchantments ..., and Where Are They Going?
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Re: It broke my heart
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
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> to read of M. Mabeuf. His plight gets
> worse and worse, and now he even has to
> sell his precious books- the precious,
> rare, invaluable books that he had
> treasured for so many years. And for just
> penn…
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
'Papillon', by Henri Charrière: 560pp
'Sky Burial', by Xinran: 201pp
'Disgrace', by J.M. Coetzee: 220pp
Total May : 981 pages
Grand Total : 4579/16000 pages
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #4 (Apr-June/08)PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED
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3rd update
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
I have just finished reading "Papillon", by Henri Charrière (Fiction #2) and will soon start "Disgrace", by Coetzee.
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Bank Holiday RABCK
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Hope you're having a nice week-end away
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
And that the weather is treating you!
I'd like to enter with 'The Shipping News', by Annie Proulx, please.
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Smile Day RABCK ~ CLOSED & PM's sent!!!
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Congrats!!!!
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
Wow, that was quick! I love Smile Day RABCK, it's so much fun!
You should get my book in about a week, takes a while from Australia, even with Airmail.
Happy Bookcrossing!
nawoo82
15 yrs ago
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nawoo82
15 yrs ago
I only just recently discovered that Bill Bryson's 'In a Sunburned Country', which has been mentioned a few times here in the forums is actually the same book as 'Down Under', which I read a couple years ago.
'In a Sunb…
