tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post5686094387744922348..comments2024-03-27T17:49:30.358-04:00Comments on Stacy's Rantings and Whatnot: Wednesday ReadsStacy McKitrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-51114710112162475812016-03-05T19:41:49.340-05:002016-03-05T19:41:49.340-05:00Ivy - The giveaway was a random number already det...Ivy - The giveaway was a random number already determined from 1-300, so the person would know instantly if they won. Apparently the random number wasn't 1-9. :)Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-68447598085285608232016-03-05T10:43:51.547-05:002016-03-05T10:43:51.547-05:00Even with nine people, they couldn't give a wi...Even with nine people, they couldn't give a winner? I don't understand but I don't know how that stuff goes.<br /><br />I'm reading lots of books but too many to list. Though I am reading fiction again. Just a wee bit as a break from my studies.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-71157614868334829192016-03-02T21:18:05.598-05:002016-03-02T21:18:05.598-05:00Jeff - Sounds like it broke a lot of rules a long ...Jeff - Sounds like it broke a lot of rules a long time ago (since it appears to have been originally released in 1985). Writing has changed a lot since then. I sometimes get a kick reading older work and remembering how the world used to be not so long ago.Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-72764991408471526872016-03-02T20:58:48.167-05:002016-03-02T20:58:48.167-05:00Sorry to hear about the difficulties with your giv...Sorry to hear about the difficulties with your giveaway. Currently reading "The Bone People" by Keri Hulme. I'm not quite halfway into it, and I'm still not sure how I feel. Strong enough to keep reading, but I can't say I love it. It's very ... different. Breaks a lot of rules.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-44929622020140495042016-03-02T20:31:15.384-05:002016-03-02T20:31:15.384-05:00Jennette - I thought that about Amazon, too, but t...Jennette - I thought that about Amazon, too, but then wouldn't they also advertise the giveaway? At least with Goodreads, there's a place to peruse the giveaways. I don't see anything like that with Amazon.Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-71773457644716332852016-03-02T15:47:32.158-05:002016-03-02T15:47:32.158-05:00I think the main purpose of Amazon giveaways is to...I think the main purpose of Amazon giveaways is to have the authors drive traffic to Amazon--more a benefit to them than us, unfortunately.<br /><br />I'm reading Memory of Fire by Holly Lisle. I'm a good ways into it, and it still feels like the beginning, but it's definitely keeping my interest.Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.com