Free book in return for writing a review you probably would have written anyway

[strange_complex]

Like practically everyone else on LJ today, I have just signed up for Blog a Penguin Classic, and will shortly be receiving a copy of The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne to review.

I'm actually really pleased about this, because I absolutely love The Marble Faun, and have long thought I should try another of Hawthorne's oeuvres. Plus, I am blogging every book I read this year anyway, so fulfilling Penguin's requirement that I write a review within 6 weeks shouldn't be too hard. What are they going to do if I don't, anyway - send round angry Emperor Penguins to peck my door down?

Comments

[maviscruet.livejournal.com]

Drat. I'd of liked yours. I got "on art and life" (or on art and lif as it is called). Well - the point was to read something I'd not otherwise have read.....

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Well, Penguin would never know if you guys swapped, and then sent each other your reviews to post up!

[felinebird.livejournal.com]

Well, if it's a free book I'm happy to pass it on when I've finished with it. Just email a postal address to felinebird@yahoo.co.uk and assuming it ever turns up with me, I can send it on about 7 weeks later.

[felinebird.livejournal.com]

or... as purple pen suggests, we could just swap. 'On Art and Life' sounds far more up my street.

[maviscruet.livejournal.com]

Swap? Heck no - if you play book roulette you've got to live with the consquences..... It will make me read something I never would otherwise. No bad thing.

[felinebird.livejournal.com]

Cool, well I shall give icelandic epics my best shot too. The offer's still there if you want my copy at the end of this though. I have no more room to be hoarding books in this flat ;)

[ashavah]

Icelandic epics are really a lot more fun than they sound. :-D