tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post2241349066204803089..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: It's Those Free Books, darnitMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-51550577591855751472008-05-31T20:19:00.000-04:002008-05-31T20:19:00.000-04:00I haven't tried it, but I will now!I love the name...I haven't tried it, but I will now!<BR/><BR/>I love the name of your blog, by the way.<BR/><BR/>TAG! I just tagged you for the Six Random Things About Myself meme (although I still don't know what that word means). I hope you haven't done it already.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-39353840672176915692008-05-06T11:28:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:28:00.000-04:00They were out when I tried to get one. Darn. Fre...They were out when I tried to get one. Darn. Free books are VERY hard to resist, aren't they?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-78634766655577188342008-05-04T14:23:00.000-04:002008-05-04T14:23:00.000-04:00You are a brave girl indeed! Glad it paid off for ...You are a brave girl indeed! Glad it paid off for you! I just don't have the guts to try :(Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-26639790773580032452008-05-03T19:53:00.000-04:002008-05-03T19:53:00.000-04:00LF, *giggles* the only way I can say no to free bo...LF, *giggles* the only way I can say no to free books is if there aren't any...that's always most helpful to battling the forces of temptation. ;-)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-82671903856534824782008-05-03T19:51:00.000-04:002008-05-03T19:51:00.000-04:00Eva, glad the book roulette wheel looked on you wi...Eva, glad the book roulette wheel looked on you with favor! Looking forward to reading your review as well. This year has been the year of the Holocaust for my TBR pile, so why not throw on some Levi while I'm at it, right? ;-)<BR/><BR/>raidergirl, I'm kind of a nitwit and didn't bother to even so much as look at the list before I signed on or else I might have been too afraid to even try. I just see "free book" and yell "pick me! choose me! send meeee free reading material!" That's how bad the free book thing has got me! Glad it turned out well for the both of us and the crazed book greed didn't bite us in the butt...yet. =P<BR/><BR/>Julie, that's such a bummer that you missed it (but at least you didn't get some other ginormous and impenetrable tome or, if the forces of irony had their way, another copy of the intimidating Spanish novel)! I guess I must have slipped in just under the wire. What an undertaking to read all those classics - some of them definitely look like some pretty difficult reading even if they have contributed meaningfully to literature/culture/history/etc. Maybe you should try them in not alphabetical order - alpha order just seems like *really* too much to ask!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-43142317479640782832008-05-03T19:47:00.000-04:002008-05-03T19:47:00.000-04:00I was playing with the idea of signing up, came cl...I was playing with the idea of signing up, came close twice yesterday even (filling out the form and all), but changed my mind. I was worried I'd get something I wouldn't want to read. I was almost tempted again after reading your post here, but am kind of relieved to see they don't have any more books available. That makes it easy for me to say no. HahaLiterary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-17995471641912520272008-05-03T17:55:00.000-04:002008-05-03T17:55:00.000-04:00Darn it, I checked as soon as I saw your post but ...Darn it, I checked as soon as I saw your post but they have no more left.<BR/><BR/>I once had a reading plan where I was going to read all the Penguin Classics in alphabetical order. (Yeah, right!) I read three, and then got stuck on a totally intimidating thousand-page Spanish novel. It's been staring at me reproachfully from the bottom of my TBR stack for about a year. So I'm thinking I probably don't deserve a free Penguin Classic anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-75524847350290206242008-05-03T16:33:00.000-04:002008-05-03T16:33:00.000-04:00I felt exactly the same way - balancing the joy of...I felt exactly the same way - balancing the joy of a free book with the chance of getting a huge 'classic' with all the bad things I associate with that. I was so excited to get a PG Wodehouse short story! <BR/>Congrats to you on getting a short book by an author you like.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-29993242234758998342008-05-03T16:04:00.000-04:002008-05-03T16:04:00.000-04:00Forgot to add, the Levi sounds interesting (he's a...Forgot to add, the Levi sounds interesting (he's an author I shy away from, because of the Holocaust thing), so I can't wait to see your review!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-44067096205247846212008-05-03T16:03:00.000-04:002008-05-03T16:03:00.000-04:00I'd seen links to this before, but your post about...I'd seen links to this before, but your post about essentially playing book roulette was too difficult to resist...so I went over, and I got a Trollope. Yay! I love Trollope! It's part of the Barchester Tower series, which I just finished reading the first book for. This is the fourth (Framley Parsonage), but I'm ok w/ reading a series like this out of order. :DEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.com