So, it’s my birthday today. (Please, no applause.) But it’s inspiring today’s question–
What, if any, memorable or special book have you ever gotten as a present? Birthday or otherwise. What made it so notable? The person who gave it? The book itself? The “gift aura?”
Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!
Booking Through Thursday 
I am first!?!?!
http://exlibrisbb.blogspot.com/2008/11/presents.html
Insanity…I guess it is good to be on the west coast! 🙂
Come visit!
Happy Birthday To You 🙂
Mine is Up!
http://thesocialfrog.com/?p=378
Here’s my BTT post!
Happy Birthday to u!! Hope that day brings in loads of gifts both material and emotional … and tat u have a wonderful year ahead!
God BLESS!
here is mine – http://test-veens.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-presents.html
PS – is it just me?? I can’t see the old template… maybe my browser is gone sick 😦
Happy birthday, have a rocking day!!!
I have a very short answer, so I’ll write it here instead of my blog. I have received only 2 books as gifts. the first one i got from a friend. It’s called ‘Malgudi days’.
The second is the one I got from my boyfriend which is named ‘Rubbish boyfriends’. He has written on the first page ‘From a not so rubbish boyfriend’. Thats why the book will be always dear to me.
Happy Birthday! Hope you had a wonderful day today~
Anyhoo, here is my reply for today. Thanks for another great prompt =]
Here’s mine. Happy BTT!
Happy birthday!
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Happy Birthday, Deb!
Here’s mine. 🙂
Happy Birthday to our faithful hostess!
http://bookcritiques.blogspot.com/
Happy Birthday – I hope you had some lovely books!
Here’s my answer.
Happy birthday!
Here’s mine: http://breathlessmind.blogspot.com/2008/11/btt-presents.html
Happy happy birthday! Let’s have a dance party to celebrate! Yay!
MIne’s up! http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
I’m fairly early for the first time in weeks! Yay! Here is my post. I have too many books to get them as gifts.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!!
http://bookeywookey.blogspot.com/2008/11/bookish-gifts.html
Happy Birthday, Deb!
Here is mine:
http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-presents.html
Happy BTT everyone, here’s mine!
http://dot-scribbles.blogspot.com/2008/11/presents.html
Happy Birthday, Deb! Here’s my answer:
http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-thursday-presents/
Happy Birthday!! I hope you are going something fun!
My post is up here.
Here is mine
Presents!
Happy Happy! I love Birthdays!!
Happy Birthday!
My answer is here
Happy Birthday!
Mine is up at http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
Happy birthday!
My post, such as it is, is up 😉
Here is mine
http://notenoughbookshelves.blogspot.com/2008/11/so-its-my-birthday-today.html
Happy Thursday!
Happy Birthday!
http://elizabethwillse.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-thursday-books-as-presents/
Didn’t post the first time so I hope this works.
I wrote about a book I got when I turned 29. And I’m number 29.
http://readywhenyouarecb.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-birthday-books.html
Happy Birthday, Deb!
http://teatoastbook.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Happy Birthday to our faithful, bookish hostess! This week’s question is very fun.
Mine is here. Happy BTT everyone. 🙂
http://marineko.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
I’m trying to leave a comment but it won’t let me!!
I don’t think it likes my link. But there’s nothing wrong with my link!
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Here’s mine: http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-presents/
Here’s mine:
http://scobberlotch.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-gift-of-words.html
Ended up a little ramble-y, but I got it done. =)
http://kylees2009.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-11608.html
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Here is mine!
Happy, happy birthday!
My answer is here:
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-thursday-presents/
Here?
http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
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Happy birthday!
And here is my post, mostly dedicated to a gift from my dad:
http://writemeg.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-thursday-book-gifts/
Sorry – all the initial attempts said that I loved the concept of this meme and Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for hosting us every week!!
My post is here at Redlady’s Reading Room.
Hey folks–somebody left SEVEN different comments, all of which were in the spam queue and when I tried to clear them, I accidentally deleted the several other comments that were GOOD ones that I wanted to keep.
Sorry about that!
So–if you’ve commented and yours isn’t up (as of right now, at least), please try again.
And, again, please, please, please–when the spam filter catches your comment, don’t assume that it disappeared. Give me time to approve it! Multiple comments just make more work for me!
(And, on my birthday, too…) (grin)
Happy Birthday! Hope you get lots of fun books.
http://www.redroomlibrary.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-book-presents.html
Happy birthday!
http://fizzybeverage.blogspot.com/2008/11/presents.html
This makes me wish I got more books as presents.
I’m up. Try not to delete me this time!!!
http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/
mine is up! http://www.buhaymisis.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
Happy birthday!
Hope you have a fun day!
http://pining.liwasan.info/archives/118
Happy Birthday!!!
Here’s my memorable book:
http://mosmind.blogspot.com/2008/11/gift-of-books-btt.html
(Have a great weekend, everybody!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! =D
Here’s my answer: http://readingtoknow.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
Happy Birthday!!
Here’s mine:
http://mosmind.blogspot.com/2008/11/gift-of-books-btt.html
Happy Birthday! Nice to meet a fellow Scorpio… 🙂
Speaking of fiery, independent natures — I went out on my own this week for the BTT:
http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/2008/11/06/btt-on-my-own/
But I will happily do this BTT in the near future — such a happy topic… and I received a couple of great books as presents just last week!
Happy Birthday!!
And, here’s my memorable book:
http://mosmind.blogspot.com/2008/11/gift-of-books-btt.html
Happy Birthday!
Here’s mine:
http://fourzoas.livejournal.com/25833.html
Happy Birthday!
http://sarcasticredheadgeek.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/presents/
Mine is up
http://proudbookworm.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Hard Question for me. Happy Birthday!
http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-question-what-if-any-memorable.html
Happy Birthday!
Here is my answer: http://bookthoughtsbylisa.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Happy birthday!
I cheated with my response at http://kehinde.com/blog/?p=711
Happy Birthday, my reply is posted here.
Happy birthday!
And I’m up.
http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2008/11/memes-booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Happy birthday! Here’s mine:
http://shelflifeblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
My answer’s up, but it’s a long one – so be warned.
http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Happy Birthday! Have a WONDERFUL day! 🙂
Here’s my answer.
Happy Birthday!! Here’s my contribution!
Happy Birthday!
Here’s mine…. a little tissue worthy 😉
http://juliebooks.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Here’s my response. Thanks for an interesting question and happy birthday!
http://thefishgate.blogspot.com/2008/11/presents.html mine is up!
Happy birthday! Here are my answers.
My answer is up! http://manda-adayinthelife.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Mine is here.
Happy Birthday! Mine’s finally up!
http://southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
[…] This week’s question at BTT: What, if any, memorable or special book have you ever gotten as a present? Birthday or otherwise. […]
Happy birthday!
Here’s my answer:
http://mervih.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/presents/
Mine is up, Happy birthday 🙂
Happy Birthday!
Here’s my post: https://btt2.wordpress.com/
Ok, that was the wrong link! Sorry. . .
http://susanlovesbooks.blogspot.com/
http://westofmars.blogspot.com/2008/11/btt-presents.html
That’s the link to my post on the subject. Here’s the birthday wishes. Too bad I can’t paste a cake in the comments, or I would. ‘Cause, you know, birthdays just aren’t right without cake.
Have a happy birthday! And the rest of you? Have a great day and some good books at hand.
[…] today’s Booking Through Thursday blog challenge: What, if any, memorable or special book have you ever gotten as a present? Birthday […]
I kind of already answered this question in an earlier post this week. My answer is in the beginning of this book club discussion of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2008/11/tree-grows-in-brooklyn-classics.html
Happy Birthday!
http://pageturningmomma.blogspot.com/
Happy Birthday!
happy birthday! here’s mine: http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
Happy Birthday!
What a great prompt! Thanks.
http://loris-pieces-n-bits.blogspot.com/
Happy Birthday! Great prompt.
Happy birthday! I hope you get lots of good books. Here’s a story about one that I got, a long time ago.
http://yourlibrarycard.blogspot.com/2008/11/gift-that-keeps-on-giving.html
First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 😀
And, here’s my post… I don’t get many books as gifts, unfortunately. 😕
http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/btt-presents/
Happy Birthday!
http://nonsuchbook.typepad.com/nonsuch_book/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-nancy-drew.html
http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-thursday-the-birthday-edition/
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Better late than never– http://ethanzachemma.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
Happy birthday!
Here’s my BTT for today.
http://opheliasworld.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
well, it’s more about me going to Mexico than books lol
http://bookwormsarah.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Mine’s up!
http://notenoughbooks.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Here’s mine: http://bloody-kisses.org/2008/11/06/btt-presents/
happy birthday!
I wrote about the first that popped into my head: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 🙂
Here’s mine.
http://www.quiltingbookwormblogspot.com
Great question! Here is my answer.
Happy Birthday Deb!
Mine will go up soon… (I’m at work, shouldn’t really be on blogs. hehe)
Happy Birthday!!
Here’s my response:
http://jessecreations.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/birthday-books/
Jess
Happy Birthday 🙂
http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-116.html
I hope you’ve had a wonderful birthday!
I wrote mine this morning, but have only now been able to sit at the computer long enough to upload it:
http://texasbookwoman.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Here’s mine:
http://memybookandthecouch.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
Mine’s up 😀
http://shinyshiny.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/booking-through-thursday-2/
I’m so very but better late than never. Here’s mine. Happy BTT!
http://www.aliceteh.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday.html
HappyBirthday, all I got you was this little post:
http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2008/11/meme-booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!! Hope it’s awesome!
Here is my BTT.
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This is my first BTT in a couple of years:
BTT: Girl Detective Style
I am so, so late – but Happy Birthday! Mine’s tomorrrow. 🙂
http://booksandmovies.today.com/2008/11/06/booking-through-thursday-november-6-2008/
Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday!
http://fatalisfortuna.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-gifts.html
Happy Birthday!
Here’s mine: http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-presents.html
Just posted for this week:
Links for responses: Booking Through Thursday
Booking Through Thursday on Friday! Have a good weekend, y’all.
Happy belated birthday, Deb! Here’s my post:
http://thebluestockings.com/2008/11/booking-through-thursday-29/
Happy belated Birthday!! Here’s my post:
http://twistyfarmy.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/best-book-ever/
Mine is Once Upon A Time Tales
http://americanbibliophile.com/?p=214
Here’s mine:
http://ceceatitagain.blogspot.com/2008/11/sad-news.html
– Cesia.
Better late than never?
Well 125th is better than nothing eh?
http://reactionstoreading.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/books-as-presents/
[…] late again, but I answered this week’s Booking Through Thursday question anyway! What, if any, memorable or special book have you ever gotten as a present? […]
I’m late too, so happy post birthday!
http://tigermel.blogspot.com/2008/11/btt-for-116.html
My comments on gift books:
http://fajrdrako.livejournal.com/1013111.html
http://thekea.com/2008/11/09/booking-through-thursday-3/
http://xinef.livejournal.com/293035.html
http://morbid-romantic.net/2008/11/10/booking-through-thursday-presents
I don’t know if it qualifies as a “gift”, but my mother “gave” me my great grandmothers books that she had handed down to her. Two are primary school books with stories like Pandora’s Box in them, and one is her VERY OLD copy of Gone With the Wind. Their bindings are totally falling apart. I rarely read them, because I am afraid they will disintegrate faster. But they mean the world to me and that copy of Gone With the Wind is what started my love and fascination with the classics.
I found you through Smiling Sally. I LOVE these questions and I will be using them on my book club blog, but I don’t have this one posted yet. So I hope you don’t mind that I left you my answer here.
*hugs*
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