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Jen, Scott, Margot, Amanda, & Julie

Hi all!

Here is a potential list of books I'd like to read. Let me know which ones you've already read and I'll cross them off until I end up with a list of 5.

The Sound of Waves
At Swim-Two-Birds
In Parenthesis
Thousand Cranes
The Glass Key
Vile Bodies
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
The Professor's House
In a Free State
Kokoro
Moon Palace
Wise Children
The Double
The Successor

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The Robber Bride
Fury
Love Medicine
Quicksand
Lolita
A Void

Great list. The only one that I have read is Calvino's "Baron in the Trees."

Scott wrote: "Great list. The only one that I have read is Calvino's "Baron in the Trees.""

Great, I’ll delete that one then. Are there any in particular you want to read? A top 3?

Here is a list of books I'm interested in reading. Please let me know if you've read any, so I can eliminate it!

Veronika Decides to Die
Cain
Disgrace
The Girls of Slender Means
Dead Souls
Closely Watched Trains
Quartet in Autumn
Summer Will Show
Absolute Beginners
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
Bartleby & Co.
All About H. Hatterr
What Maisie Knew

Jen wrote: "Scott wrote: "Great list. The only one that I have read is Calvino's "Baron in the Trees.""

Great, I’ll delete that one then. Are there any in particular you want to read? A top 3?"

There are a few that stick out more to me, but one of the reasons I joined the swap is to get outside my comfort zone & hopefully discover new writers. I will gladly read all of them.

Scott wrote: "Here is a list of books I'm interested in reading. Please let me know if you've read any, so I can eliminate it!

I've not read any of them which surprises me since I've been reading the list for a while. Some good options!

I’ve read

Quicksand (well, half of it so far!)
Lolita
Love Medicine
Fury

And none of Scott’s list.

I’ve read the following:
Love Medicine
Lolita
The Robber Bride

RebelReader1 wrote: "I’ve read the following:
Love Medicine
Lolita
The Robber Bride"

Thanks! Any on Scott's list? And also go ahead and post your list and we can do the same for your list too!

Chinook wrote: "I’ve read

Quicksand (well, half of it so far!)
Lolita
Love Medicine
Fury

And none of Scott’s list."

Thank you! I've crossed them out. Also let me know if there are any you really don't want to read.

Here's my list of possible reads. Let me know if you've read any of them and I will delete them.

Uncle Tom's Cabin
North and South
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Remains of the Day
White Noise
Slaughterhouse Five
The woman in White
Therese Raquin
Rickshaw Boy

Oops forgot to add I haven't read any on Scott's list.

Fruits of the Earth
If This Is a Man
Closely Watched Trains
So Long a Letter
Wittgenstein's Nephew
W, or the Memory of Childhood
Willard and His Bowling Trophies
Yes
Rituals
Summer in Baden-Baden
Reasons to Live
Albert Angelo

RebelReader1 wrote: "Here's my list of possible reads. Let me know if you've read any of them and I will delete them.

Uncle Tom's Cabin
North and South
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Remains of the Day
White Noise
Sl..."

Eek, from this list I’ve read all except: White Noise and Rickshaw boy. Sorry. I would be okay reading Cuckoo’s Nest again if that helps

Chinook wrote: "Fruits of the Earth
If This Is a Man
Closely Watched Trains
So Long a Letter
Wittgenstein's Nephew
[book:W, or the Memory of Chil..."

I’ve read So Long a Letter but nothing else

I’ve read/am reading:

Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Slaughterhouse Five
The woman in White

RebelReader1 wrote: "Here's my list of possible reads. Let me know if you've read any of them and I will delete them.

Uncle Tom's Cabin
North and South
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Remains of the Day
White Noise
Sl..."

I'd be fine reading Rickshaw Boy, Cuckoo's Nest or White Noise.

Chinook wrote: "Fruits of the Earth
If This Is a Man
Closely Watched Trains
So Long a Letter
Wittgenstein's Nephew
[book:W, or the Memory of Chil..."

I have Closely Watched Trains on my list. I can remove it though. I'd be fine with any other books on your list!

I will also remove A void from my list so we don’t potentially get more than 1 book from the same author.

So looks like so far we are all set with 4 of the lists but this depends on which ones @merelybookish has read.

I’m willing to read any that have been mentioned so far that I haven’t read. Should we wait to pick until we hear from Margot? Are we each picking one from our list that none of us have read? Mailing order?

RebelReader1 wrote: "I’m willing to read any that have been mentioned so far that I haven’t read. Should we wait to pick until we hear from Margot? Are we each picking one from our list that none of us have read? Maili..."

Yes, we should wait for Margot. I can do whatever people want for swap details like order and schedule. I could also use the randomizer to pick our order if there are no preferences.

Are we reading our own books before we send them or after?

Chinook wrote: "Are we reading our own books before we send them or after?"

I don’t know, why do you think?

I don’t mind doing either, though if we’re reading first, I’d need a bit more time before the first mailing to get the book read and annotated.

I wouldn’t mind sending mine before reading it since in my other postal book group I read it first because there are 19 of us in that group. If we want to keep the March 1st timeline.

Hi Everyone! Sorry for being MIA.

I've read through your lists and so many great choices! Any ones I've read have already been eliminated by someone else.

Here's my list:
Three Lives
Claudine's House
Quartet
Nightwood
Go Tell It on the Mountain
The Once and Future King
The Optimist's Daughter
The Hour of the Star

The only one I've read on Margot's list is Go Tell it on the Mountain. I'm open to reading any of the other's on her list.

Margot wrote: "Hi Everyone! Sorry for being MIA.

I've read through your lists and so many great choices! Any ones I've read have already been eliminated by someone else.

Here's my list:
[book:Three Lives|16140..."

I've read Nightwood, but it has been a long time & wouldn't mind rereading it. I've also read The Hour of the Star.

I’m reading Go Tell It on the Mountain now, but that’s it.

Margot wrote: "Hi Everyone! Sorry for being MIA.

I've read through your lists and so many great choices! Any ones I've read have already been eliminated by someone else.

Here's my list:
[book:Three Lives|16140..."

I’m also reading Go tell it on the mountain right now. I haven’t read any of the others

About reading order -- I'm fine with what you all want. I think either way, it would be nice for the owner of each book to write an introduction letter explaining why they picked the book they did.

I suppose it doesn’t really matter - either way works almost the same.

If we are reading first, that narrows down my options since there are a few I’d have to order from amazon.

Chinook wrote: "I suppose it doesn’t really matter - either way works almost the same.

If we are reading first, that narrows down my options since I’m there are a few I’d have to order from amazon."

On Litsy, people are saying they want to send out first then read at the end.

Also can you send me your mailing address? I'm mailing to you :)

Who am I mailing to? I assume it’s on Litsy?

Jen wrote: "Chinook wrote: "I suppose it doesn’t really matter - either way works almost the same.

If we are reading first, that narrows down my options since I’m there are a few I’d have to order from amazo..."

Hey Amanda - you're mailing to me. I sent you a note on ŷ������. Let me know if you don't get it.
Margot

Sent mine out today :)

When are we planning to do the next mailing?

Can anyone tell me why my Litsy app says LTLitsy and why it's blank when I open it?

Hey guys - anyone know how to contact Jen outside of ŷ������? My address has changed but I haven’t had a book from her in months and I’m not getting any response when I message her. Maybe the person who mails to her could pass me her address and I’ll try sending her a letter with my new address?