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Chip McFuck posted:A package arrived yesterday but I didn't have a chance to open it until today! Didn't get a picture of it wrapped, but it was wrapped very nicely with a bow and everything: Quite welcome, although all credit for the wrapping job goes to the staff at the Strand. I probably should read Tenth of December one of these days, as it happens.
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 Well, this is a surprise!  Along with the books, I have an art print, a postcard, and two comix.  And, uh, this thing.  Thank you, GP! I really got quite the haul this year.
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Dec 20, 2023 20:21
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Arrgghhh I can't believe you're showing everyone my dreadful handwriting You're super welcome, I hope you enjoy your haul! Happy Booksmas!
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Dec 20, 2023 20:26
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Cheer sent. Separate packages which all should arrive by Saturday.
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Dec 21, 2023 00:49
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omg my package has arrived and did i win the lottery or what, look at all these gifts   I got excited and opened the box, but now that i see there are a bunch of individually wrapped(!) things, I am going to wait till christmas day to open them  thank you!!
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Dec 21, 2023 22:32
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Glad that it arrived in time. I hope you like books!
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Dec 22, 2023 01:35
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I just opened my TBB gift! With festive paper: And a mysterious non-book item, along with a letter:   A notebook and a cool woodblock print! I really didn't expect anything like this, and I'm delighted. I'll have to get a nice frame for the print and some interesting thoughts for the notebook. The books inside were individually wrapped and cheerfully unwrapped, and it's a neat assortment:   The only one of these I've even heard of is The Castle of Otranto, which I haven't read, so I'm excited to dig in. Thank you so much, Chip! What wonderful surprises!
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Dec 22, 2023 09:40
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 Epic haul! Thank you so much! It came wrapped in this cloth and has a neat pendant and a fun take on tarot alongside the books. So much Christmas hype, thanks again! Edit: what precisely is the little medallion? Agrinja fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Dec 23, 2023 |
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Dec 23, 2023 00:50
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Agrinja posted:
His name is...well we don't speak of it out loud lest, erm. I've said too much.
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Dec 23, 2023 04:57
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Agrinja posted:
The medallion is a bit of a mystery. I found it in a drawer in an old table. There should be one more book coming from amazon.
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Dec 23, 2023 09:05
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That's awesome, thank you. Trying to search about the medallion, it looks Persian but coopted by Christians. Crown of the Magi.
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Dec 23, 2023 16:42
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I broke my camera but I just got a copy of Daemonologie - King James, and I love this stuff thank you so much. Merry Christmas y'all?
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Dec 24, 2023 01:46
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An absolutely huge pile of books from Santa here - thank you very much! I've read none of these (unless very long past me read the fighting fantasy book and if I did, I'm gonna read it again). These all sound great from the blurbs. Also - Merry Xmas everyone :-) 
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Dec 25, 2023 09:53
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Major Ryan posted:An absolutely huge pile of books from Santa here - thank you very much! I've read none of these (unless very long past me read the fighting fantasy book and if I did, I'm gonna read it again). These all sound great from the blurbs. I hope you enjoy them! They are all "fantasy", of different sorts. I'm especially curious to hear what you make of the Library at Mt Char; some friends loved it, others bounced off hard. Regardless, merry Christmas!
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Dec 25, 2023 10:57
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Dear Secret Santa, I must have been very good this year because you sent me books that can me measured by pounds! I asked for weird, and you sent The Weird, the recent anthology edited by the VanderMeers, which is a veritable doorstopper of a book! And then you sent White Noise by Don DeLillo. Why is this one weird? Well, remember that train that derailed in eastern Ohio this year? This book kind of told that story, 30 years ago!  Both books I have wanted to read. And read them I shall! Many thanks Secret Santa! You really outdid yourself this year
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Dec 25, 2023 17:10
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I feel like I buy White Noise for someone at least once a year, it's my favorite so I was very glad to see it on your "want to read" list. Enjoy!
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Dec 25, 2023 18:03
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books! and chocolate! and music!  so excited for these, i've read nothing from vietnam so that will be another check off my country list (currently at 36) and blank verse? hell yah. I also have never seen anything like humament before O_O, this looks loving amazingly cool and exactly my kind of thing. petersburg i also have not heard of and looks rad, i love russian lit! the bolaño i have read, but i love this cover so much im excited to have this copy. and chocolate! what is the story behind the cd? i haven't listened yet. a favorite of yours? thank you!!
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Dec 25, 2023 19:16
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Thank you Santa!    This looks great!
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Dec 25, 2023 19:29
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derp posted:petersburg i also have not heard of and looks rad, i love russian lit! derp posted:the bolaño i have read, but i love this cover so much im excited to have this copy. derp posted:what is the story behind the cd? i haven't listened yet. a favorite of yours? derp posted:thank you!!
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Dec 25, 2023 21:22
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Thank you Santa! I hope it hits that spot! The clerk at my local shop and I debated over three candidate selections and settled on that (although I would have read any of the three) as the best option. That it had snowfall on the cover sealed the deal as the "coolest" book! (Also the "hint" of dinosaurs was rendered moot by UPS!) Merry Christmas, I hope the book will sit well on your newly slimmed down babby proof book shelves
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Dec 26, 2023 01:53
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Opopanax posted:I feel like I buy White Noise for someone at least once a year, it's my favorite so I was very glad to see it on your "want to read" list. Enjoy! I'm even more excited to read it now, with such an excellent recommendation. Merry Christmas!
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Dec 26, 2023 02:20
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Antivehicular posted:The only one of these I've even heard of is The Castle of Otranto, which I haven't read, so I'm excited to dig in. Thank you so much, Chip! What wonderful surprises! You're welcome! I hope you enjoy them all, I know I have!
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Dec 26, 2023 03:18
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Santa came a day late, but I suppose we can forgive the old fellow with all he has to do these days.  Thanks! Camp Damascus was on my list of stuff to keep an eye out for, and the other book looks interesting as well.
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Dec 27, 2023 02:37
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Santa came! After an inspection by Officer Gaeul, the package was opened.  I don't know who Santa was, but thank you so much! Two bits of Southern gothic in "Provinces of Night" by William Gay, and then "Other Voices, Other Rooms" by Truman Capote. Then your personal recommendation of "The Loser" by Thomas Bernhard, a book that's been on my radar for a while but never came to the surface. Now I'll definitely be reading it. Thank you so much!
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Dec 27, 2023 11:35
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cryptoclastic posted:Santa came! yay! that book (the loser) healed me at a hard time in my life (which may seem baffling when you read it) and, that's my own personal copy that i read years ago, now passing on to you  i hope you like it, and the others as well!
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Dec 27, 2023 19:41
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derp posted:yay! that book (the loser) healed me at a hard time in my life (which may seem baffling when you read it) and, that's my own personal copy that i read years ago, now passing on to you Thank you! I’ll keep that in mind. This year has been a hell of a year so it might be helpful for me in that case.
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Dec 27, 2023 23:16
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 Books I received from Numbuh 212, thanks!
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Dec 28, 2023 05:21
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Dr. Activisionary posted:
You're welcome! I tried to pick some of the most interesting/unusual fantasy I've read recently. I hope you like them!
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Dec 29, 2023 02:18
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I got...books! I think these are my Secret Santa gifts, they arrived separately but I certainly don't remember ordering them. And they all look cool, I've never heard of any of the three!  I also don't know who sent these, so, thanks mystery person!
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Jan 1, 2024 04:13
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Gertrude Perkins posted:I got...books! I think these are my Secret Santa gifts, they arrived separately but I certainly don't remember ordering them. And they all look cool, I've never heard of any of the three! I haven't read any but reviews assured me these were all weird, also they're all Australian authors so spreading the love to places local literature doesn't often reach, and From the Wreck is set not too far from where I live. Hope they're good!
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Jan 1, 2024 04:44
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NTRabbit posted:I haven't read any but reviews assured me these were all weird, also they're all Australian authors so spreading the love to places local literature doesn't often reach, and From the Wreck is set not too far from where I live. Hope they're good! Awesome, thank you so much! I can't wait to get started on them! Happy booksmas!
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Jan 1, 2024 04:46
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Jordan7hm posted:A package showed up at my place today, though I’m going to hold off opening it for another week. Extremely late posting this (sorry!) but very happy to have received this generous package from Major Ryan.  I had some help opening the packages.  Three stone cold classics of SF that I'm excited to dig into this month. I've already started and am a good way through The Demolished Man, and it's living up to my high expectations from having read The Stars My Destination last year.
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Jan 5, 2024 02:48
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Jordan7hm posted:Extremely late posting this (sorry!) but very happy to have received this generous package from Major Ryan. You're very welcome - I'm glad you're enjoying them!
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Jan 5, 2024 08:17
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With all presents posted, I've updated the first page with a recap. Thank you all for participating!
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Sham bam bamina! posted:With all presents posted, I've updated the first page with a recap. Thank you all for participating! And thank YOU Sham bam bamina! for once again expertly running the Secret Santa for TBB. We all very much appreciate your hard efforts!
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