Book: Stoner, A Novel, John Williams

It is very unlikely that I would have even given this book a second look if it wasn't for the 'Facebook book exchange'. I would have missed out on a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, beautifully written, you feel so sorry for the poor old William Stoner. 

The only thing that really annoyed me was the guy that did the introduction, John McGahern, pretty much gave away the whole storyline, why do that? So, my recommendation is, when you read this book, skip the intro.

This is the post I saw on a friend's Facebook page, and I immediately replied that I would be IN! 

BOOK LOVERS

I’m looking for people to participate in a huge book exchange. You can be anywhere in the world. All you have to do is buy your favorite book (just one) and send it to a stranger (I'll send their details through in a private message).

You’ll receive a rough maximum of 36 books back to you, to keep. They'll be favorite books from strangers around the world!

If you are interested in taking part, please comment ‘IN’ below and I'll send you all the details!

[If you want to restart the chain, paste the above on your Facebook page or I imagine WhatsApp could work just as well, then if someone wants to participate, you send the following to them in a private message:]

Part 1: Post this to your facebook status.
BOOK LOVERS

I’m looking for people to participate in a huge book exchange. You can be anywhere in the world. All you have to do is buy your favorite book (just one) and send it to a stranger (I'll send their details through in a private message).

You’ll receive a rough maximum of 36 books back to you, to keep. They'll be favorite books from strangers around the world!

If you are interested in taking part, please comment ‘IN’ below and I'll send you all the details!

Part 2:
You’ll need to send ONE book you love (new or pre loved) to the person below:

Kim Snyders
SAQA House
1067 Arcadia Street
Arcadia
Gauteng
South Africa
0083
(072)599 7839

Part 3:
Finally, send this message to the people who commented on YOUR status, and give them MY address: (which will replace name in #2)
and put YOUR address below:

Regine le Roux
08 Earl Street
Hout Bay
Cape Town
7806
+27 833021528

P.S. If you decide not to participate please let me know so I can find a replacement. Since everybody made a little financial effort, it wouldn't be fair to disrupt the chain. In order to find people to exchange books with, we need to share the project. I think giving a book to a stranger is a pretty nice idea, and it’ll be even nicer to receive several books in return.

You can also use the lazy girl option and order off Takealot/Amazon.

Thanks guys, can't wait!
xx