My First Bookray for 2011!

Today, after hibernating inside yesterday from the frosty temps outside, we emerged to a warmer day with the sun shining boldly for us.  I was thankful!  I was hoping to get outside sometime this weekend to do some serious reading; and just when I was planning on doing it, I found a blue pick-up card for 'Tipping The Velvet' by Sarah Waters in my PO Box from a BCer in Valentine, NSW.  I've been looking forward to reading this one for some time; and now it's here, I can delve into it this Winter.  Shouldn't take long to read. 

A Week of Deliveries

I received a few items this week that I didn't get the chance to put up here mainly because I've been so busy with Christmas shopping other things to do with this time of year.  I'm terribly sorry about this; but here are the parcels that arrived.

I didn't get mail until Wednesday; and I was very excited to find that I had to sign for one parcel.  So, I signed for the parcel and found that it was one that had been traveling around the world for almost 2 years!  This was the 'Tea, Read and Journal Bookbox' I had sent off in January 2009.  It's been stalled a little in Indonesia; but I won't go into details of why it was.  However, there were a few things that went astray, such as the tea and the bookmarks; but the books and the journal were still inside.  This is what I was grateful for.

The next parcel that I had received that day was a bookray of 'How To Be A Villain'.  Now, this book is hilariously funny and I read half of it in one sitting. so, I'd say it's going to be a really quick read.  However, seeing how good and funny it is, it's worth reading all the little quotes put in by the author of Darth Vadar, and Montgomery C Burns as well as a few others.  they are pretty funny on their own outside their usual context.

Today, I received a postcard from Charleston, South Carolina.  It's a lovely card and of a view from a beautiful house.  Thank you very much casadchick for taking the time to write to me from your lovely city of Charleston.  I've seen some television shows about the place and would love to visit it one day; as I've heard so many things about it.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Bookray

Wow!  It's been almost a month and I haven't received anything from any Bookcrossers until today.  This is amazing!  And it felt a little like April; where I received nothing at all.  So, this month is at least populated with one thing that came through the mail.

Now, this is a bookray that is held on Bookcrossing.  This is where a book goes on a permanent holiday without an ending until nobody else really wants to read it and then it's returned to its own - unless the owner advises the last person to keep it and do whatever they wish with it.  Pretty fun stuff, eh?  Well, today, I journaled the book (this means, I put in the number in the front and let everyone else know it arrived) and now this afternoon, when it rains again, I'll be getting into the first chapter or so.  

Thank you shnedwards in the UK for letting me onto the long list of other BCers to read this one.  It's been on my Wish List to read for a long time, but now, it can be removed.