Book-crossing in Middle Earth

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

bookcrossing
n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.

This is all a good idea but round my neck of the woods I'd be likely to get a dog-eared copy of Take A Break in exchange for my books.

How about Rick Stein's Seafood for Gollum?

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

This is all a good idea but round my neck of the woods I'd be likely to get a dog-eared copy of Take A Break in exchange for my books.

All the more reason to take up missionary work .... or to travel more You can go hunting you know - all legal (even after Friday), humane and free of saboteurs. Details of released books are published on the site. I must admit that I wonder if there will be many takers here in Death's waiting room for some of my stuff - I think they may be more into Catherine Cookson and Ulverston large print . I am tempted to see if I can stir things up by realeasing "the bride stripped bare" but that may be against the spirit of the thing.

Magazines are not allowed - if you want to swap magazines you can go to a doctor's waiting room ....

Oh and if Gollum gets Rick Stein. how about the Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall one for Sam - I bet he has more than one way to stew a coney .... in fact ther may well be an oliphaunt fricasee in there..... Merry and Pippin would be devotees of Keith Floyd .

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

For Gimli: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Horses. I think he'll need it before all's said and done.

[Formendacil]

For the wargs: Call of the Wild by Jack London.

For Eowyn: Any Joan D'Arc story. Unlike the wargs' selection, this one might have major repercussions.

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Magazines are not allowed - if you want to swap magazines you can go to a doctor's waiting room ....

I learned long ago not to touch the magazines in the doctor's. I would come out more ill than I was in the first place. Eyuw. Can you leave confusing books out for people? I'm thinking in terms of obscure Marx tracts and so forth...or maybe some of the bumf they publish at work.

On the cookery theme - How To Be A Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson, for Arwen. Or maybe Eowyn if we're thinking in terms of self-improvement.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

On the cookery theme - How To Be A Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson, for Arwen. Or maybe Eowyn if we're thinking in terms of self-improvement.

Meow...... Eowyn's lack of culinary ability is a vicious lie created by the film - unless you were suggesting she needed tips on manhunting .

Since it tends to be elf men who do the cooking (it is often out doors, so it is a barbecue that makes it male ), I would give Arwen, Delia Smith's complete cookery course. Both irritatingly perfect......

Well you could. And you could do themed releases - leave Finnegan's wake at and undertakers..... Government bumf in a public convenience...

[Ainaserkewen]

And I think Aragorn needs sprucing up so how about "Queer Eye" or similar?

Yes, yes, yes!

A gift-wrapped "10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives." by the infamous Dr. Laura would be under the tree for Arwen this year.