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This is one of the greatest Christmas get together ideas we've ever seen, and it comes from an interesting and decidely youthful local site that is way, way more chatty than ours (see post below for explanation).
From Breebop, it's a "lit geek gift exchange/drinking game party" that goes like this:
"Each invitee brings a wrapped book that must have come either from his or her own library or from a used book store. If bought from a secondhand store it must have cost less than $10.
We spin a bottle or draw names out of a hat or something to pick who goes when, and then take turns either picking a mystery book from the pile or stealing someone else's book.
If your book is stolen, you get to take a shot of a yummy liqueur to dull the pain of your loss. If you are evil and steal a book -- covetous knave! heartless bandit! -- you have to take a shot of something punishing (Fireball whisky maybe?).
On it goes until the last wrapped gift is opened.
The hope is that everyone will bring good books, which will hopefully stimulate discussions about authors and spark suggestions for must-reads."
Wow! The kids really are alright.
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