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Oh, hey, if we're posting shipping stuff: sent mine last week, and Amazon says it should there early next week. Here's hoping nothing fucks that up.
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Looks like Santa's already stopped by Fran HQ, and I'm not gonna wait to dig in: All The Light We Cannot See. I've been meaning to read this since it's release, and now I've got a copy! I've only heard good things about this. The House of the Spirits, a Chilean novel by Isabel Allende about three generations of a family. I hadn't heard of it before, but it wounds wonderful. Lost on the Darkside is a horror anthology with all new-to-me authors. I love horror anthologies, so this is perfect. A copy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's REVIEW, celebrating their 75th anniversary with this edition, which includes historical images and stories abut the creation of ORNL. I've already started perusing this, and I'm enjoying it! There was also a lovely handwritten letter, which I did not include in the picture, for me and Santa's shared privacy. It is very sweet and thoughtful. I will keep it with All The Light We Cannot See. Thank you, Wiggy Marie, for being an excellent Santa! I love my presents and I love you.
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Dec 8, 2018 21:46
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Franchescanado posted:Looks like Santa's already stopped by Fran HQ, and I'm not gonna wait to dig in: Hooray! I'm so glad you like what I sent, I was worried they might not be to your taste. I can't wait to see what you think of the novels! I had a bit of an accidental theme with historical fiction, so I thought including some historical fact would be a nice change of pace, and I adore horror anthologies so I chose one that grabbed my interest. Also, love that puzzle!
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Dec 8, 2018 22:15
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Shipping mine out on Monday morning, was waiting on some books to arrive!
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Dec 8, 2018 23:06
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Got my books this morning! Well actually last night but it was during the Bear's game and I was exhausted from the rest of the weekend so I didn't pick them up from my buildings package room till this morning. Will post pictures when i get home from work. I also didn't see any indication of who sent them since it was direct from Amazon and I just saw the clever gift notes. Anyway, thanks secret santa!
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Guy A. Person posted:Got my books this morning! Well actually last night but it was during the Bear's game and I was exhausted from the rest of the weekend so I didn't pick them up from my buildings package room till this morning. Will post pictures when i get home from work. I also didn't see any indication of who sent them since it was direct from Amazon and I just saw the clever gift notes. Anyway, thanks secret santa! I will take... Credit? Responsibility? Probably responsibility... for these. Glad they made it there okay, and happy holidays!
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Dec 10, 2018 19:48
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Apparently a friend of mine, very helpfully, grabbed a package from outside my door when he was at my place the other day. However he, very unhelpfully, put it somewhere weird and didn't tell me about it until today. Through my awesome powers of deduction I'm like 85% sure it's from my TBB secret Santa! Will post pics if that's the case. In other news, my package is winging its way to my, uh, lucky santee
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Dec 12, 2018 22:24
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Antivehicular posted:I will take... Credit? Responsibility? Probably responsibility... for these. Glad they made it there okay, and happy holidays! As promised several days ago:  This is basically the perfect combo for me. One I really wanted but couldn't find at my library and that I didn't want to splurge on for myself. Another one I secretly wanted but was too embarrassed to purchase myself. And then a nice surprise, which is great because I love surprises when I'm getting gifts and trust TBB poster recs. Also babyfucker came in a polka dot bag with a card that said "bluff called" which was hilarious. Thanks again!
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Dec 15, 2018 00:45
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Also waiting for confirmation from my Santee but will not mention who yet, tracking says it arrived on Wednesday tho
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Dec 15, 2018 00:55
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pleasecallmechrist posted:Did you ever get your package? Tracking says it arrived on the 10th. So a friend told me and I am asking for that friend... Oh yes, I did, a friend grabbed it from my doorstep and helpfully put it on a desk I never use, so I didnt realize it arrived for a couple of days. Pictures will be posted soon but in the meantime, tell your friend I'm thrilled and excited to get reading!
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Dec 15, 2018 01:17
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My Santee can expect their package within the next three days.
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Dec 15, 2018 01:18
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drat Guy A. Person, these are incredible! thanks so much! i'll post a pic in the AM
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drat you CK I was panicking they didn't make it there lol But that's awesome, glad you like em!
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Tracking says my package should have made it to my santee at this point, I am so worried it got snatched  though god have mercy on anybody who might have taken it
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Dec 17, 2018 20:49
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I'm hoping my Santee got it... It was supposed to be delivered Friday, but I seem to have lost the receipt with the tracking number on it.
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Dec 19, 2018 04:48
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Another post to say I'll send these out when I get a chance. Sorry they are def not gonna be there for Christmas. On the plus side, if you forget about them, surprise package in the mail!
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Dec 19, 2018 05:12
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The Grey posted:I'm hoping my Santee got it... It was supposed to be delivered Friday, but I seem to have lost the receipt with the tracking number on it. Speak of the devil! It got here yesterday, and I was just about to upload the package images, starting with:  Star Wars masking tape everywhere! First thought: "oh god, am I about to get a bunch of EU books?" Second thought: "I hope I get the one with the psychic meat cube in it."  Inside: nicely-wrapped packages and a card! Feeling a little ashamed of just sending an Amazon package right now, TBH. And inside those packages...  What a haul! A list of titles, since the photo didn't come out great: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde VALIS, Philip K. Dick The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon (been thinking of getting into Pynchon, so this is rad, plus I think someone took notes in this copy which is also rad) Guilty Pleasures, Laurell K. Hamilton (I think this is the first Anita Blake book, back when it wasn't quite as turbo-porno? In any event, yes, this will get read) Amerika, Franz Kafka A Good and Happy Child, Justin Evans Sarah Court, Craig Davidson It's a great mix of classics, stuff I've never heard of, and vampire pulp garbage for spice. I started Sarah Court last night and am enjoying it, and the rest will do me good over a long road trip we're planning for January, if it doesn't all get read before then. Thank you so much!
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Dec 19, 2018 05:13
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Fingers crossed for my Santee's package to arrive before Christmas. 
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Dec 19, 2018 15:47
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Well my Santee's package should have arrived by now. 
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Antivehicular posted:The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon (been thinking of getting into Pynchon, so this is rad, plus I think someone took notes in this copy which is also rad) I'm sure there are people in this very thread who could say better than I can, but I was recently told that Lot 49 is (while very good imo) not really indicative of what you'll get out of his longer works. I've definitely seen the word "potboiler" thrown around in reference to it and I can kind of see how that could be the case.
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MockingQuantum posted:I'm sure there are people in this very thread who could say better than I can, but I was recently told that Lot 49 is (while very good imo) not really indicative of what you'll get out of his longer works. I've definitely seen the word "potboiler" thrown around in reference to it and I can kind of see how that could be the case. Eh, it's pretty much the perfect intro to Pynchon. It is thematically relevant to his other major novels--V., Gravity's Rainbow, Mason & Dixon-- and shares many of the ideas he likes to play with, it includes characters that appear in other novels, it's funny, it takes place in the 60's, and it does so in 200 pages or less. The shorter length just limits the digressions and how deep the central rabbit hole goes. Really, the least Pynchon-y Pynchon novel is Vineland, which is pretty much the worst place to start, but even that's not that bad. "Potboiler" was thrown around by Pynchon himself. He's called it "a short story with gland trouble". Pynchon doesn't take himself seriously, and he's quick to make self-deprecating jokes when he's caught talking/writing about himself.
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Franchescanado posted:Eh, it's pretty much the perfect intro to Pynchon. It is thematically relevant to his other major novels--V., Gravity's Rainbow, Mason & Dixon-- and shares many of the ideas he likes to play with, it includes characters that appear in other novels, it's funny, it takes place in the 60's, and it does so in 200 pages or less. The shorter length just limits the digressions and how deep the central rabbit hole goes. Really, the least Pynchon-y Pynchon novel is Vineland, which is pretty much the worst place to start, but even that's not that bad. Ahh yeah that's much clearer than what my friend was telling me, and makes much more sense. Thanks for the clarification, and I really need to get to reading GR or V soon.
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MockingQuantum posted:Ahh yeah that's much clearer than what my friend was telling me, and makes much more sense. Thanks for the clarification, and I really need to get to reading GR or V soon. Read V. next. GR is great, and I was obsessed with it while reading it, but I think about V. more and want to revisit that sooner than GR. Edit: also, V. is structurally more approachable and fascinating on its own. Each chapter is (relatively) self-contained. Also, I love a lot of the characters. Benny Profane is my 2nd favorite Pynchon protagonist, after Doc Sportello from Inherent Vice. Oedipa Maas is great, but Benny is an endearing loser. Franchescanado fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Dec 19, 2018 |
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Antivehicular posted:Speak of the devil! It got here yesterday, and I was just about to upload the package images, starting with: I hope you enjoy them. Your comment about liking the "Weird and Wonderful" book thread inspired the Anita Blake book and the old Pynchon book with all the hand written comments. With the others I tried to get a mix of horror and literature type books for you.
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Dear chernobyl kinsman, or should I say chernoblykiSCHERNOBNYL KINSMAN: thank you!  I can't wait to start reading! I have read Like Water for Chocolate before, many years ago, and have been wanting to pick it up and reread it to see if my teenaged impression holds up to my adult thoughts, so this is the perfect opportunity to dig back in and maybe try cooking a few of the recipes!The other two, The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly and The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, look awesome and I can't wait to check them out! I adore magical realism and young adult novels, so every one of these is right up my alley. Thank you so much!
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pleasecallmechrist posted:So what exactly do you call a polar bear at the beach? Sandy Claws, lol
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Dec 21, 2018 05:49
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The Grey posted:Sandy Claws, lol  Appreciate the Pynchon chat, by the way. I'll get started with Lot 49 and then see how this goes, but V. sounds promising. Antivehicular fucked around with this message at 06:15 on Dec 21, 2018 |
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Dec 21, 2018 06:08
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my santee's package should have arrived direct from the seller today but i still have more stuff i was gonna send myself that i still havent had time to ship yet so consider that the shot to the post-christmas chaser lol
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Received an autographed copy of the book below; there was no name listed but I'm assuming it's from the thread?
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Tim Burns Effect posted:that was me yeah Thank you for the gift. I look forward to the other books as well.
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My family is having Christmas at my brother's house, and I just realized that I forgot to bring the package I received. I was planning to open it on Christmas, but it'll have to be a day or two late. 
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Furious Lobster posted:Received an autographed copy of the book below; there was no name listed but I'm assuming it's from the thread? May you find yourself on the right side of the Stark Fist of Removal. Also just throw money
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 loving fantastic haul, thanks sham bam bamina! (also i really wanna know the story behind the one on the bottom left lol)
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You're welcome! Regarding Son of Time – Book Two: The Conquest of Shadow, it was on the clearance shelf at Half Price, and I got it because of the author's bio on the back cover: 
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Dec 23, 2018 17:10
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that bio + the fact that it was autographed made me think it was maybe a gift from a family member or something lol
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Secondhand vanity-published books are almost always signed because the only way the books get out into the wild is through promotions in which the authors give away (or sell) signed copies. The books might sometimes be presents to friends and family, but they're usually handed out through Goodreads giveaways in exchange for reviews and exposure or at "local author" displays in independent book stores or coffee shops.
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