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This idea came from the wonderful @martingale . I took her idea and hopefully came up with a good swap with it. This swap has a few different parts, so make sure you read over it all, and ask any questions below in the comments. You must have a GoodReads account (or similar account with a online shelf of books, such as Shelfari) to join this swap.
Pick My Next Read #1
Ever not know what to read next from your Mt TBR pile? Search no more, your partner is going to pick out a read for you.
Here's what you need to do for this swap ~
- At GoodReads, set up a shelf with at least 25 books you want to read on it. You may use an established To-Read shelf, or create a new one of the books you most want to read next
- In the comments here, when you sign up, link to the shelf you want to use. Please don't make us search for it, if you don't link up by the day last day of signups, I'll remove you from the swap. Link to the actual shelf, not your profile
- After partners are assigned (will be at midnight when option opens) click "Rate your partners" to see who is to SEND TO YOU. Go to THEIR shelf through the links in the comments and check out their shelf
- Choose 1 book from their shelf that you want them to read and write to you about. Send a Swap-Bot Message to that person with your choice for them to read. Please do this as soon as possible, within a week at most so your partner has plenty of time to read.
- When you receive the message, read the book chosen for you, and then write to the partner who chose it for you, about it. Please write at least 2 pages by hand, 1 if typed.
- Send our your swap & rate accordingly :)
Here are some suggestions of what you can write about, you do NOT have to use these, just some suggestions ~
- What was the book about?
- Did you like or dislike it?
- Who was your favorite character?
- What was your favorite part? What was your least favorite?
- Have you read any other books by this author?
- Would you read any others because of this book?
- Were there any situations or characters in the book that you identified with? How?
- Did you like the book from the beginning or did it take you a while to get into it?
- Would you change anything about the book?
- Would you ask the author a question if you could? What would you ask?
- Would you recommend this book to other readers?
- What surprised you the most about the book?
- What is the significance of the title? Would you have given the book a different title? If yes, what is your title?
To Recap ~
- Have a GoodReads or other online shelf account
- set up a TBR shelf of at least 25 books
- after assignment, see who sends to you
- choose 1 of their books, message them your choice
- when you get a message, read the book
- write about it to your partner
Suggestion ~ if your partner has tons of books, and you are unsure how to pick, on GoodReads, you can go to the bottom and choose to sort by "average rating" and you could choose from what is best rated.
PS ~
- make sure the book you chose is released, nothing that hasn't been released yet
- make sure you keep this list up to date, take books off as you read them so you can keep it for next round and/or make sure one you haven't read is chosen
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