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Monday, September 12, 2011

Anansi Boys

After reading American Gods  I needed more Gaiman.  So the next logical book was Anansi Boys.  It follows one of the most interesting characters from the former book "Mr. Nancy" who happens to be Anansi from the African Folk Tales.  Gaiman brings the mischievousness of the ancient Anansi to the modern world.


The main character is Charles "Fat Charlie" Nancy, Anansi's son.  Upon his father's death Fat Charlie finds out about his twin brother Spider and his father's true identity.  This information leads Fat Charlie on a long and winding path he will never forget.  The magical world once again collides with our world.

Things will never be the same.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Book Crossing

Have you ever read a book and wanted to share it with perfect strangers?  Have you ever read a book and realized that is was not for you and now you are stuck with it?  Well then Book Crossing is the answer.


Book Crossing is an international free library.  All you do is create a user name and password.  Then you can search for books you are looking for.  Or you can release books into the wild and then track them to see where they go.  I have released books at the airport and local bookshelves in public locations.

The tracking works just like wheresgeorge.com, which tracks dollar bills. You can see when your book has been and where it ends up.

You register the book, print a label and release it.  It is that easy.  If you are a reader like me, but do not have the room for all the books you read this is the perfect way to do it.  Give it a try the more people using it, the more books available to the wide world of readers.