Club 30's Reading Carousel - 1st Release!
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Yo! Just came up with a pretty interesting idea!
Y'know there's this program where you register a book online then after you've read it, you write a msg onto the cover page and leave it anywhere, eg. bus stop / airport / canteen, etc and tell the person who picks it up to read it and pass it on? Why don't we have our own 'reading carousel'?
I'm going to start the ball rolling with our first book - "When the Emperor was Divine" by Julie Otsuka.
Tonight, since a few of us are going to enjoy dinner together, I'll pass the book on to someone, who'll then read the book, sign on it, then hand it over to another Club 30 peep, who'll then repeat the steps!
I've chosen a relatively thin book that's easy to read in the hope that it will be read within a short time and thus will be able to make quite a few rounds.
Once you've read the book and signed on the page, please post here to let us know :
- Whether you liked the book;
- Share extracts from the book that you liked; and
- Who you have passed it on to.
I'll try and see if I have other books that I've read and can release to the Reading Carousel this evening!
Let's start the ride!
BTW, who wants to be the first 'rider'? Bear? Elindra? Ferret?? -
Ok I'll bring a book later too.Originally posted by Rhonda:Yo! Just came up with a pretty interesting idea!
Y'know there's this program where you register a book online then after you've read it, you write a msg onto the cover page and leave it anywhere, eg. bus stop / airport / canteen, etc and tell the person who picks it up to read it and pass it on? Why don't we have our own 'reading carousel'?
I'm going to start the ball rolling with our first book - "When the Emperor was Divine" by Julie Otsuka.
Tonight, since a few of us are going to enjoy dinner together, I'll pass the book on to someone, who'll then read the book, sign on it, then hand it over to another Club 30 peep, who'll then repeat the steps!
I've chosen a relatively thin book that's easy to read in the hope that it will be read within a short time and thus will be able to make quite a few rounds.
Once you've read the book and signed on the page, please post here to let us know :
- Whether you liked the book;
- Share extracts from the book that you liked; and
- Who you have passed it on to.
I'll try and see if I have other books that I've read and can release to the Reading Carousel this evening!
Let's start the ride!
BTW, who wants to be the first 'rider'? Bear? Elindra? Ferret?? -
OK! OK! We have a 2nd Release liao!Originally posted by Ferret:Ok I'll bring a book later too. BTW, what's the title of the book?
I'll bring along some nice paper and tape to tape to the front of the books so we can all sign on it! -
i lend you my textbook to read want??
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Terry Pratchett's Monstrous RegimentOriginally posted by Rhonda:OK! OK! We have a 2nd Release liao! BTW, what's the title of the book?
I'll bring along some nice paper and tape to tape to the front of the books so we can all sign on it! -
Bear, elindra, skeujin, av, and everyone else, would you have a book that you wanna release too?
I think it'll be really kewl if the releases make their rounds here amongst us, then maybe take off to Australia (for Brey, SL, fymk and next time, me ) and then to Canada (littlestream and Fatum) and then jetta (US)! -
Siow ah! Club 30 is a school meh?Originally posted by hisoka:i lend you my textbook to read want?? 
If I read your textbook, I'll koon liao! -
HARRY POTTER!!!
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you say book mahOriginally posted by Rhonda:Siow ah! Club 30 is a school meh?
If I read your textbook, I'll koon liao!
might be useful to those pple studying also mah
but no lah iw ant also sell le hehe -
OK, how about a wicked twist... if someone holds on to the book for 'too long' and therefore, jams up the carousel, shall we then exercise liberty in harrassing them in here?!
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Originally posted by Qing^.^:HARRY POTTER!!!
That book is so thick, plus, it's reliant on whether readers like that genre or not, so it might inadvertently cause the carousel to jam for a long, long time one! -
very thick meh.. my bro and i read very fast finish liao..Originally posted by Rhonda:
That book is so thick, plus, it's reliant on whether readers like that genre or not, so it might inadvertently cause the carousel to jam for a long, long time one!
but more for kids la -
pass lotr alot of pple will fall asleep reading. while its a good book, its rather slow pacedOriginally posted by Qing^.^:very thick meh.. my bro and i read very fast finish liao..
but more for kids la -
i very interested in it.. for ppl in their 30s as this club suggest then i tink not lorOriginally posted by hisoka:pass lotr alot of pple will fall asleep reading. while its a good book, its rather slow paced -
Bring it with you when you come, I would like to join the ride... heheOriginally posted by Rhonda:Yo! Just came up with a pretty interesting idea!
Y'know there's this program where you register a book online then after you've read it, you write a msg onto the cover page and leave it anywhere, eg. bus stop / airport / canteen, etc and tell the person who picks it up to read it and pass it on? Why don't we have our own 'reading carousel'?
I'm going to start the ball rolling with our first book - "When the Emperor was Divine" by Julie Otsuka.
Tonight, since a few of us are going to enjoy dinner together, I'll pass the book on to someone, who'll then read the book, sign on it, then hand it over to another Club 30 peep, who'll then repeat the steps!
I've chosen a relatively thin book that's easy to read in the hope that it will be read within a short time and thus will be able to make quite a few rounds.
Once you've read the book and signed on the page, please post here to let us know :
- Whether you liked the book;
- Share extracts from the book that you liked; and
- Who you have passed it on to.
I'll try and see if I have other books that I've read and can release to the Reading Carousel this evening!
Let's start the ride!
BTW, who wants to be the first 'rider'? Bear? Elindra? Ferret?? -
Provided the folks here have finished with it by then!Originally posted by breytonhartge:Bring it with you when you come, I would like to join the ride... hehe
We can always start a new release from wherever we are, y'know! -
Qing, I wanna kokz your head ah!Originally posted by Qing^.^:very thick meh.. my bro and i read very fast finish liao..
but more for kids la
It's not so much the age group but the genre. I know of friends in their 30's and 40's who enjoy reading Harry Potter! And two of them are Americans!
It's like LOTR and Roald Dahl... not so much age-specific as gentre-specific. -
Y'know, this reminds me of a TY beanie that was sent around the world, and each time it arrived at a destination, the receipient would act like a gracious hostess and take a photo of it.Originally posted by breytonhartge:Bring it with you when you come, I would like to join the ride... hehe
We can go one step further... take a photo of the book against a unique landmark, which doubles up as a backdrop! -
I don't have a book on me. Paper notebook want or not?
Sounds interesting but aren't you worried your book might end up torn and tattered? -
So let it be!Originally posted by elindra:I don't have a book on me. Paper notebook want or not?
Sounds interesting but aren't you worried your book might end up torn and tattered?
And I'm sure it'll end up all the worse for wear one! Anyways, it's considered a book meant for circulation, meant to be shared. -
Originally posted by Rhonda:Qing, I wanna kokz your head ah!
It's not so much the age group but the genre. I know of friends in their 30's and 40's who enjoy reading Harry Potter! And two of them are Americans!
It's like LOTR and Roald Dahl... not so much age-specific as gentre-specific.
then its a nice book lor.. but i tink almost everyone read it b4 le
anw me go liao bb -
for sure. would be interested. have you seen SL? she has gone quite for a while now...Originally posted by Rhonda:Provided the folks here have finished with it by then!
We can always start a new release from wherever we are, y'know! -
i only got Freakonomics with me.. i'll go write the book review first
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U called?Originally posted by breytonhartge:for sure. would be interested. have you seen SL? she has gone quite for a while now...
I've been 'lurking' most of the time... cos I can't really post much due to the time differences & all that
And how've you been? Haven't seen u on MSN lately leh... -
i've got the dean koontz books bought long ago... dun mind sharing them...
but erm... how am i supposed to pass to anyone?