tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post3116733896810496062..comments2024-02-19T05:44:16.174-08:00Comments on The Friday Friends: When Friends loan you booksDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12299901133939166510noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-39102680053218965782011-08-15T08:26:30.061-07:002011-08-15T08:26:30.061-07:00I love to read too, but I HATE it when friends giv...I love to read too, but I HATE it when friends give me books to read. I put serious time and consideration in determining which book to read next, so I don't appreciate feeling pressured to read some book I'm not really interested in. That happened to me in grad school; that provided a good excuse. I kept it for a few weeks and then gave it back saying that I had too much homework to be reading fiction novels. Since then, I've done my best to decline taking the book in the first place, usually by saying, "Thank you for the offer, but I've got several other books that I've been dying to read, so I'll let you know when I am ready to read this one."<br /><br />I love sites like Goodreads because that way friends can recommend a book to you without physically giving it to you. And since most people have access to a library, there's really no need to get the actual book from them; you can just borrow it on your own time.Lesa @Edesia's Notebookhttp://edesiasnotebook.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-6731388417409747642011-07-26T12:06:28.725-07:002011-07-26T12:06:28.725-07:00I'm usually brutally honest with folks. If it&...I'm usually brutally honest with folks. If it's an author that I'm not particularly interested in, I'll be up front... thanks, but no, thanks. If it's a book that I'm interested in, I, too, ask when the person needs the book back and then gauge whether I can get through or to the book before that point in time. If the person is really adamant about me reading it, I'll try it and then ask them to have a discussion about the book ... now, get some sleep and bring on the buns!Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-45594294308213105902011-07-24T21:47:36.900-07:002011-07-24T21:47:36.900-07:00I usually just read it right away. I'm a quick...I usually just read it right away. I'm a quick reader and I know that when I let people borrow my books I want them back soon (if it's not family) so I assume other people have weird anxieties about being separated from their books and so I want to get them back ASAP.<br /><br />Plus I'm always eager to talk about a book with someone. So if they love it and I read it then we can talk about it haha. <br /><br />I also read fast so it really doesn't put me off my regularly scheduled reading program. <br /><br />So now I want to know what books were you given?sadienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-87417329885911928732011-07-24T11:02:17.665-07:002011-07-24T11:02:17.665-07:00When someone loans me a book I ask them when they ...When someone loans me a book I ask them when they need them back. If I feel the timeline is too short for me, I tell them I couldn't read them that fast and thank them for offering me the book. I hate feeling pressured to read anything before I want to read it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004178422343485278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-29810075571682691962011-07-24T10:17:15.174-07:002011-07-24T10:17:15.174-07:00I agree about the buns, can't wait to see them...I agree about the buns, can't wait to see them. The part about the book is the "right now" part. I think it best to ask in a friendly way, did you need this to loan to someone else?, if so please lend to them first, I won't mind and when I read it, I can enjoy taking my own time. But you know that is just me, I have to have a desire to read the book I am reading, I don't do well with on demand reading. (hope you sleep better tonight).Melynda@Scratch Made Food!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17924210552692980145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-51987230243938558652011-07-24T07:38:01.164-07:002011-07-24T07:38:01.164-07:00I have a stack of books from a friend and my siste...I have a stack of books from a friend and my sister that I've had far too long. They never ask me about them. I did ask the friend if she wants hers back just the other day.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966047040716515653.post-14787474733938649742011-07-24T06:06:21.194-07:002011-07-24T06:06:21.194-07:00I don't have any friends that give me books to...I don't have any friends that give me books to read so I can't help you there, lol. But I can't wait to see your buns!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363106628279020217noreply@blogger.com