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Once again, the season draws near. A time for joy and festivities, for family and friends, and especially for getting books in the mail. Whether you've been around for all of the previous Secret Santas or are new to TBB entirely, you are invited to join this Secret Santa and spread the joy of books this year. The Rules
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And, finally... Merry Christmas! Happy reading! Sham bam bamina! fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Nov 28, 2023 |
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Recap: Selachian sent Chip McFuck Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders Chip McFuck sent Antivehicular Trilogy, by H. D. The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole Vathek, by William Beckford The Door, by Magda Szabó A woodblock print Antivehicular sent Numbuh 212 The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin Dancing at the Edge of the World, by Ursula K. LeGuin Kalpa Imperial, by Angélica Gorodischer Fuzz, by Mary Roach Antivehicular additionally sent Sham bam bamina! Freaks: We Who Are Not as Others, by Daniel P. Mannix Numbuh 212 sent Dr. Activisionary The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse, by K. Eason Indexing, by Seanan McGuire Dr. Activisionary sent Selachian Fire Logic, by Laurie J. Marks Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle derp sent cryptoclastic The Loser, by Thomas Bernhard Other Voices, Other Rooms, by Truman Capote Provinces of Night, by William Gay cryptoclastic sent NTRabbit This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Exhalation, by Ted Chiang NTRabbit sent Gertrude Perkins From the Wreck, by Jane Rawson Where the Trees Were, by Inga Simpson Mammoth, by Chris Flynn Gertrude Perkins sent Sham bam bamina! My Documents, by Alejandro Zambra All the Perfect Disguises, by Lorri Neilsen Glenn Brown Girl in the Ring, by Nalo Hopkinson The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, by Muriel Spark Ice Station, by Matt Reilly Art, comix, and a Pickle Garfield sticker Sham bam bamina! sent derp Petersburg, by Andrey Bely A Humument, by Tom Phillips By Night in Chile, by Roberto Bolaño Blank Verse, edited by Thơ Không Vần Whatever You Love, You Are, an album by Dirty Three Chocolate Agrinja sent lifg The Princess Bride, by William Goldman lifg sent Rid Mr. Invincible: Local Hero, by Pascal Jousselin The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde Vita Nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dychenko Rid sent Major Ryan The Athenian Murders, by José Carlos Somoza The Book of the New Sun, Vol. 1, by Gene Wolfe Trial of Champions, by Ian Livingstone The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins Major Ryan sent Jordan7hm Kindred, by Octavia Butler Dreamsnake, by Vonda McIntyre The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester Jordan7hm sent Tnega The Storm Before the Storm, by Mike Duncan Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Tnega sent Opopanax Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales, by the Brothers Grimm Weird Minnesota, by Eric Dregni Like a Thief in Broad Daylight, by Slavoj Žižek The September 2023 issue of Socialist Revolution Opopanax sent Bilirubin White Noise, by Don DeLillo The Weird, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Bilirubin sent Hieronymous Alloy Small Things like These, by Claire Keegan Hieronymous Alloy sent Agrinja On Magic & the Occult, by William Butler Yeats Dæmonologie, by King James I The Malleus Maleficarum, by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger The Fantod Pack, by Edward Gorey A small medallion displaying the Crown of the Magi Sham bam bamina! fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Jan 5, 2024 |
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Nov 10, 2023 00:53
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Signing up with a wish for fiction from Fitzcarraldo Editions, the publisher that all the cool kids are talking about.
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Nov 10, 2023 00:56
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LET'S SANTA, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!! I have signed up! Last year I requested weird books, and I continue that request, but also, No Bummers please! My Goodreads!
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Nov 10, 2023 18:34
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I am in this year! Last year the scavenger hunt thing looked so cool, it's a shame we never found out the answer. These days I'm into literature of all sorts. My favorite books of the past year have been Solenoid, Jerusalem, and As I Lay Dying. I'm especially interested Southern Gothic or other Southern literature. I'm originally from the mountains of Western North Carolina so I've especially found an affinity for things from that area. Here's my Goodreads. I also have an "owned" shelf I think you can see. These are of course books I physically own already. Note that there's a lot of fantasy in the read section, but that's all from years and years ago. cryptoclastic fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Nov 17, 2023 |
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Nov 11, 2023 02:10
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I’m in. I’m on a big sci/fi fantasy jag lately, especially old stuff. I prefer paperbacks / trade paperbacks, generally don’t love hardcovers for space reasons. I also really love older grimy detective fiction like Westlake’s Parker series and most of what you get in the hard case crime imprint. I have a pretty up to date Librarything and StoryGraph if you want a sense of what I already own / have been reading this year. https://www.librarything.com/catalog/jordan7hm No clue if you can view a StoryGraph profile if you’re not logged in, but it’s 7hm there.
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Nov 12, 2023 00:14
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Been meaning to sign up for years now. Sci/Fi or fantasy please, especially anything recent fantasy that's worth reading since I tend to skew more SF than F and miss the good stuff. Recent reads are on TheStoryGraph.
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Nov 13, 2023 21:18
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Happy to sign-up again after a good time last year! I'm keen on metafiction (e.g., O'Brien's At Swim Two-Bird, Unamuno's Mist), old, trashy scifi novels, and gamebooks. But honestly I'll be happy with whatever. So, feel free to send along something that you really enjoy!
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Nov 14, 2023 17:25
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Love spreading some literary cheer! Send me something you found really cool, surprising, and exciting this year! Extra points if it's something from an international (outside the US) perspective or author, but don't stress if that's not something you're familiar with. All books are welcome here!
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Nov 16, 2023 04:58
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Signing UP! Interested in some interesting fantasy books.
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Nov 17, 2023 03:29
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I will sign up as well. I like weird literary fiction, weird horror, and weird weird. I'm not a huge fantasy dork but have read an absurd amount of scifi back in the day. Here is my goodreads to give you a flavor of my tastes. If it says "on shelf" I have it. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/61729436-billy-rubin Now time to update that... Also one thing: next year I plan to read my way through some of the most active threads, as in, an example of the works they are so enthusiastic about, just so I can better relate to everyone's passions in the forums. Feel free to send me examples of your favourite megathread works as well (like, I have not read any Wheel of Times and that is a super popular thead so maybe I should have half a clue what you all are on about?). I expect to get my fantasy dorkdom sharpened as a result.
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Nov 18, 2023 07:16
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I'm in. My usual request is just anything weird that I likely wouldn't get for myself. Or your favorite book or whatever else you can think of. I mainly stick to horror and/or sci fi but I'm willing to branch out. I pretty well primarily use my ereader but that's more difficult to gift for so I'm a-okay with normal books This is my year so far 
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Nov 20, 2023 00:11
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Opopanax posted:I'm in. My usual request is just anything weird that I likely wouldn't get for myself. Or your favorite book or whatever else you can think of. Camp Damascus was so good
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Nov 20, 2023 07:45
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Opopanax posted:I'm in. My usual request is just anything weird that I likely wouldn't get for myself. Or your favorite book or whatever else you can think of. Oh hey, the Tamil pulp fiction collection I got you for Secret Santa last year! How'd you find it?
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Nov 20, 2023 12:31
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I'm in! I want one (1) small cool book
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Nov 20, 2023 13:20
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Gertrude Perkins posted:Oh hey, the Tamil pulp fiction collection I got you for Secret Santa last year! How'd you find it?  It was neat! Mixed bag like any anthology but some cool stories in there for sure, and a great example of the kind of thing I love to receive as a gift! I certainly would not have come across it on my own
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Nov 20, 2023 15:52
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I'm in. Never did this before maybe something occult? This is going to be fun.
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Nov 21, 2023 00:52
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Book Santa! Although I won't reach my goal, thanks to Goodreads I've read more in the last 12 months than I have in ages, including almost catching up on all the books I've received in the previous editions of this thread. Speaking of, this is my goodreads, everything on it I currently own (apart from the single book on the want to read list) and often have also read. As you can tell I like scifi and historical non-fiction/essays, but really will read nearly anything - I'm open to suggestions and have been pleasantly surprised by thoughtful goons taking me out of my comfort zone in the past! Booko is a good site that lets you both find best prices, and find stores in Australia that are not directly funding Jeff Bezos. NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 10:11 on Nov 24, 2023 |
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Nov 23, 2023 13:26
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Festive Fools! I have entered your little lottery from the lands of D&D, so an interesting non-fiction book, or sci-fi/fantasy are all good choices. Or just send me something you personally liked. Then you too shall know the terror OF READING! E: Current Stats: Package Shipped! Happy Holidays Everyone! Tnega fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Nov 27, 2023 |
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Nov 24, 2023 10:00
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My request is your favorite fiction book! That I haven’t read (Goodreads shelf). And if you can’t pick your favorite, lean into something that’s strange or big. I will put it at the top of my toread pile.
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Nov 24, 2023 15:16
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I mostly lurk, but I'd like to join! I like a good microhistory, fairy tale/folk tale retelling, or speculative fiction ideally written by/about women. My Storygraph is here.
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Nov 25, 2023 03:22
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Hey, it's Bookmas again! I'll throw my hat into the ring. I enjoy literary fiction, poetry, horror, and bizarre schlock, and non-fiction about unusual niche topics would also be fun. ADDITIONAL FESTIVE BOOK-GIVING OFFER: I accidentally bought a second copy of Daniel P. Mannix's "Freaks: We Who Are Not As Others at the used bookstore the other day and will gladly send it along as a bonus gift to the first claimer. (This is the paperback, not the $90 autographed hardback on the RE/search site, so don't get your hopes up.)
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Nov 25, 2023 09:30
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All right, I'll join up. Sorry, I don't have a Goodreads or whatever, but I'll be interested in whatever I can get.
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Nov 25, 2023 15:04
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okay, i'm in i like: weird, obscure literature - no genre pls. as far as classics, if it's something the average person has heard of, i probably already read it or have it on my shelf. i love beautiful prose, i love atmosphere, i love vibe, i don't really care 'what it's about', all is about the prose for me. my favorite book of all time is The Peregrine, my favorite author overall is Sebald. Thomas Bernhard and Yukio Mishima and Clarice Lispector are close behind. I have read very little books written this century, so if there is some weird obscure cool beautiful thing and it's also new, you can probably bet i haven't read it. i also love poetry, and i have a lot less experience with poetry so i own/have read way, way less. my favorites are pessoa, rilke, shelley. though i prefer stuff that doesnt rhyme, if it's good it's good. same as with lit, i've read almost nothing written this century. my goodreads shows what ive read, but not all the many unread books i own unfortunately: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3372219?ref=nav_mybooks
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Nov 25, 2023 19:38
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Going to match Santas up tomorrow night. If anyone wants to sneak in at the eleventh hour tomorrow, they're welcome to!
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Nov 26, 2023 01:24
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Have the emails gone out yet?
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Nov 26, 2023 01:53
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Agrinja posted:Have the emails gone out yet? Tomorrow night is what the post immediately above yours says
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Nov 26, 2023 01:59
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Matches are tomorrow night. I just wrapped up a round of sign-up confirmations. I'm missing a couple of emails but should be getting those details in short order.Bilirubin posted:Tomorrow night is what the post immediately above yours says Sham bam bamina! fucked around with this message at 02:06 on Nov 26, 2023 |
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Nov 26, 2023 02:04
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I was. Thanks much! Excited to take part.
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Nov 26, 2023 02:07
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I keep hitting snags when matching people up. It'll be done in the morning.
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Nov 27, 2023 11:17
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Matches have finally been made. I apologize for the delay.
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Nov 27, 2023 19:08
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My santee had better prepare themself for BOOK(s)!
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Nov 27, 2023 19:40
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I'm so excited for my santee! Already picked some real good ones for them.
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Nov 28, 2023 16:54
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Books away! Really hope they provide some Christmas cheer :-)
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Dec 2, 2023 12:27
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Are the Santees chosen yet?
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Dec 2, 2023 19:41
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Order sent. Apparently chapters doesn't do gift wrap anymore so if anyone gets a package they don't recall ordering might want to pop it under the tree
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Dec 2, 2023 23:13
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Agrinja posted:Are the Santees chosen yet? My email was in Spam, so you might check there if you haven't gotten it yet.
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Dec 4, 2023 02:00
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Numbuh 212 posted:My email was in Spam, so you might check there if you haven't gotten it yet. I looked,I can't find anything. I'm not sure what's wrong, maybe they can pm me the info?
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Dec 4, 2023 02:31
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PM sent. I apologize for not staying on top of the thread yesterday. The email went out with no trouble on my end, so I don't know what happened here.
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Dec 4, 2023 06:46
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Canada post hosed up the box so I wound up opening it right away, luckily nothing inside was damaged. Thanks Comrade Santa, some cool stuff here and things I've been meaning to check out
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