http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050824/official-bookcrossing-zone-updated/ Information, opinions, ideas and rants from my family and friends in Sacramento, California, US. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050824/official-bookcrossing-zone-updated/#comment-235 SonicChicken weblog » Blog Archive » Reading: It’s not just a hobby, it’s a way of life! Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:15:07 +0000 http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/?p=74#comment-235 <p>[...] If you don’t want to leave a book “just lying around”, there are organized crossing zones set up especially to collect and disseminate BookCrossing books. In fact, one of my co-workers and I set up an OBCZ in the building where I work. I stop by every few days to see what people are dropping off or picking up, or maybe just to have a cup of coffee and chat. I also post news about the OBCZ here from time to time. [...]</p> [...] If you don’t want to leave a book “just lying around”, there are organized crossing zones set up especially to collect and disseminate BookCrossing books. In fact, one of my co-workers and I set up an OBCZ in the building where I work. I stop by every few days to see what people are dropping off or picking up, or maybe just to have a cup of coffee and chat. I also post news about the OBCZ here from time to time. [...]

]]> http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050824/official-bookcrossing-zone-updated/#comment-39 SonicChicken weblog » Blog Archive » The Green Mile Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:09:26 +0000 http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/?p=74#comment-39 <p>[...] I found The Green Mile on the bookshelf at work a few days ago, just finished reading it late last night. I’ve never considered myself a Stephan King fan before because I always perceived him as a horror writer, a genre which doesn’t interest me in the slightest. But after reading this book, I started thinking about some of his other stories that I’ve read–Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (from Different Seasons), The Running Man (under the Richard Bachman psuedonym), and The Shining. Of these, only ‘The Shining’ really has much of a “horror” feel to it. I think I may have to pay a little more attention to this author, even if he is extremely popular–I hate following a fad, but in this case there may be a reason (other than marketing) for his wild popularity. [...]</p> [...] I found The Green Mile on the bookshelf at work a few days ago, just finished reading it late last night. I’ve never considered myself a Stephan King fan before because I always perceived him as a horror writer, a genre which doesn’t interest me in the slightest. But after reading this book, I started thinking about some of his other stories that I’ve read–Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (from Different Seasons), The Running Man (under the Richard Bachman psuedonym), and The Shining. Of these, only ‘The Shining’ really has much of a “horror” feel to it. I think I may have to pay a little more attention to this author, even if he is extremely popular–I hate following a fad, but in this case there may be a reason (other than marketing) for his wild popularity. [...]

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