In which LibraryThing totally pays off

[book_addict]

"Congratulations. You've snagged an Early Reviewers copy of Anathem by Neal Stephenson."

My day could not get any better.

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[gfish]

Me first!

[book_addict]

I see no reason why I shouldn't pass it along once I've read it ...

[dark_phoenix54]

Oh, wow! Congratulations!

Of course, that means *I'm* not getting one, or I'd have seen the email by now. *grumble grumble*

[book_addict]

Ooh, didn't know you were on the LT. My username is sjanes, if you want to connect up there.

Have you managed to pick anything up through EarlyReviewers yet?

[dark_phoenix54]

No, nothing. I think I don't describe why I want to read the books well enough.

I'm dark_phoenix54 there. I don't have much up; a lot of what I read comes from the library and I just never get around to putting my own books up.

[uke]

That's very exciting, congratulations! Does it mention when you can expect to receive it?

[book_addict]

Nope. No idea when it's shipping, other than the logical guess that it'll be some time before the release date.
This is the second book I've won through the LT program; the other was two months ago and I haven't got it yet.

[alchymyst]

Ooooh, I am so jealous. I didn't get anything this month. :/
Now tell me your address, so I can camp out by your mailbox and steal the book when it arrives! :P

[book_addict]

Ack! No! No one may know the location of my world's least secure mailbox...

[mrpibearian]

so was it because you've included other books by the same guy, or in the same genre or?

[book_addict]

I've read all of his books, own most of them, and even have a "stephenson-is-love" tag. I guess that marks me as the sort of person likely to write a glowing review. ;D