Mailbox Monday
BOOKS RECEIVED THIS PAST WEEK
The Night Before:
release date May 14
Sometimes, you enter so many giveaways, you don’t remember. Or do you keep track?
I’d like to know your practice on that.
Anyway, I was happily surprised when I got a package form St. Martin’s Press, with an ARC I had won.
I know nothing about the book, and will dive into it blindly, as I have already thoroughly enjoyed two books by Wendy Walker: All is Not Forgotten and Emma in the Night.
Cocktails With a Dead Man:
released on January 15
A collection of 74 poems. I have not read poetry for a while, and the author sounds interesting, so I accepted his ebook for review
WHAT BOOK(S) DID YOU RECEIVE?
Words And Peace 
I don’t really keep track of giveaways I’ve entered – I would love to be surprised with books showing up at my door!
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interesting, 2 of you mention the element of surprise
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I hardly ever win advance copies though I enter for lots of them. Last week 6 new books came in to my house. 3 from the library. 2 I ordered. 1 from my Nervous Breakdown Book Club subscription. I finished reading 3 books. Clearly the balance is off!
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ah, 50% is not bad, lol
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The poetry sounds interesting.
I got one I bought, The Sirens of Titan, and one advanced ebook, World Enough (and Time).
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Ah, Vonnegut! I haven’t read him yet. Which book would you recommend to give it a try?
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I’ve only read Slaughterhouse Five, but I loved it so much that I bought this other title. I started with SF because it’s a classic they ask, or used to ask, teens to read in high school, so I figured it’d be a good one to begin with. I wasn’t wrong. There was something impressive. His way of transmitting the pain and absurdity of the war, the humor, -not light, but more on the absurd, or sad-, that makes this unusual book seem pretty real. I don’t see me reading any historical fiction around the wars anymore, -why would I, when I can read Vonnegut or biographies that are literary and so honest?
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ok, you managed to convince me, added to my list!
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I don’t keep track of giveaways I’ve entered. It just makes winning a pleasant surprise. Enjoy your books!
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that’s a nice perspective indeed
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I have a table where I write down when I enter a contest or I totally forget.
I do forget to write some down and am quite puzzled but happy when the book does arrive. That actually drives me crazy when I can’t remember what the circumstances are for the book because I like to thank the publisher and/or author.
ENJOY…I have that book too.
Elizabeth
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Yes, sometimes, you receive a book, and you have no idea where it comes from. Most join a letter, but not all
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I haven’t entered a give away for a very long time – I have far too many books to read already….
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I understand. But see my answer to Martha
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Both books look interesting.
I rarely enter giveaways anymore unless I really intend to read the book sooner than later. The year I started my blog I won in the neighborhood of 285 books in one year. I kept track in a spreadsheet of entries and wins. Since I started reviewing, first with publishers and over the past few years with tours and NetGalley, I have plenty to read without entering giveaways.
Getting a surprise in the mail or even email is always pleasant.
Happy Reading!
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Funny, I used to exactly do that: enter giveaway only of books I REALLY wanted to read. But then recently, I realized requesting an ARC for review, and entering a giveaway is different. I don’t feel obliged to read a book I won, and I have 12 members in my book club… They are an older generation and don’t blog, so they love it when I can give them free books. That can help authors as well: one day, I gave my ARC copy of a book to one member, and he liked it so much that he bought other books by the same author!
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I don’t keep track of the competitions I enter. I enter so many but most publishers send an email if you win.
I won one book last week ‘Before She Knew Him’. Enjoy your books.
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ah, another neighbor-thriller!
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