Swap Coordinator: | martingale (contact) |
Swap categories: | Books |
Number of people in swap: | 9 |
Location: | International |
Type: | Type 2: Flat mail |
Last day to signup/drop: | April 16, 2014 |
Date items must be sent by: | May 14, 2014 |
Number of swap partners: | 1 |
Description: | |
I hope you don't mind that I am posting this one already, even before #1 is quite finished, but I am in the midst of moving house and by Tuesday all of my bookshelves will be in boxes, so I will need to get my book selected early! Anyway, for those new to this idea, it is borrowed from the 'Literary Disco' podcast for which I want to give an unashamed plug. This swap is for those people (like me) who have bookshelves stuffed with books, but who haven't quite got around to reading them all. The idea is I give you three random numbers and using those numbers, you will find a book on your shelf and read it. Let me explain. How it works You start by choosing whichever bookshelf in your house that you like. The first random number will be a number between 1 and 4. This will indicate which corner of the bookshelf you start from. So: The second random number will be between 1 and 6. This is because I am going to assume that most bookshelves have around 6 shelves on them. So you will count the number of shelves from the corner that you started from (either up or down). If you have less than 6 shelves you can come back on yourself. The last random number will be between 1 and 30, assuming that most shelves will hold around 30 books. You will then count the number of books either from the left or right, depending on your starting point. As before, if you have less, you can come back on yourself. Whatever book you land on, that is what you are going to read. Hopefully that all makes sense, but please ask if it doesn't! This month's random numbers 1 ~ 2 ~1 (I have used random.org to generate these) So, go to your bookshelf. Start at the top left hand corner (1), then count down 2 shelves (2), then choose the first book from the left (1). Got a book? Right, that is your challenge. What if I have already read it? If it is still on your shelf, I am assuming that you have kept it because it is a book you thought you might re-read at some stage so I would say now is your opportunity. If you really, really don't want to re-read it, you can go one book either side and choose one of those instead. Then what... Once you have read the book, you need to write a letter to your partner about the book. Here are some guidance questions which you can use: If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to message me or ask here in the comments. |
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