Encouraging people to read
BuzBerry, a blog run by a group of young Kuwaitis are trying to encourage people to read. To accomplish that they’ve set up a competition in which to enter you need to read and review one of the following four books:
1) A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
2) As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3) Night by Elie Wiesel
4) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Now here is where things get interesting, there will be three winners who will win one of the following prizes:
First place: Nokia 8600 Luna
Second place: Apple iPod
Third Place: Apple iPod Shuffle
If you are interested in participating in this competition you need to email them by August 8th informing them. The deadline for entering your review will be September 1st.
For more information on this competition check out the BuzBerry blog. [Link]
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19 Comments, add your own...
1. zahed | July 27th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
SHAWERMA MEAT OR CHICKEN
2. Mark | July 27th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Where’s the Murcielago??
3. THE[M]CODE | July 27th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
the only book i enjoyed reading and grabbed my attention all the way through to the end was a book by Marilyn Manson called The Long Hard Road Out of Hell:
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Hard-Road-Out-Hell/dp/0060987464/
4. holla | July 27th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
reading makes me ZZzzzz
5. Marzouq | July 28th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Thats a pretty cool competition! Creative and gets people involved!
6. BuzBerry Team | July 28th, 2007 at 12:35 am
Thank you very much, Mark. We appreciate your support.
THE[M]CODE and holla: We realize people get ‘bored’ of books, so these are really really good page turners. Some of them have been best-sellers for over 12 years! If you change your mind over the next two weeks you’re more than welcome to join the competition.
Thanks Marzouq-we hope to get an email from you selecting your book as well!
7. Defiant | July 28th, 2007 at 12:42 am
All one has to do is paraphrase an online review of one the books and get creative with their word usage and poof, 1st prize.
That’s what I would do at least but I don’t plan on entering the competition. I just don’t have it in me to write up a review, especially for such a stupid, materialistic contest.
8. Alvaro | July 28th, 2007 at 3:01 am
depends on how ‘one’ sees it.. ;)
9. TanGo | July 28th, 2007 at 7:57 am
A very poor choice of books except Faulkner.
BuzBerry? I doubt it.
JewBerry - more likely.
USABerry - definitely.
10. Muh'd M. Mansour | July 28th, 2007 at 8:26 am
I know nothing about the books, but the idea seems to be very much appealing.
11. LeP | July 28th, 2007 at 9:33 am
i just started reading “as i lay dying” the other night….was an oprah book club selection a while back….
12. Nouf | July 28th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Really difficult choice of books to start with. Could have chosen a little lighter books as it is summer and all.
13. Debee | July 28th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Kite Runner is am Amazing Book. Havnt read the other three though. Eli Wiesel’s book was chosen by the Oprah Book Club a few months back, want to read it.Hope to sooon.
14. DarkWolf | July 28th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Eeww & YUCK!!! Such POOR choices of books dude. No wonder why they these groups are holding a book competition with such high prizes.
Then again, what are the possibilities that they want us to do their homework for them…. (Book Report) XD
15. mishref | July 28th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
emmm can i pay someone to review the book for me and get the prize ?
16. Armani Exchanger | July 28th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
holla: it depend on what book are you reading :)
17. SOS | July 29th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Where can I find these books in Kuwait ?
18. BuzBerry Team | July 29th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Hi SOS:
You can find these books at Al-Muthanna Bookstore, or any outlet that sells new and bestselling books. Thanks.
19. SoS | July 30th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Thanx You :)
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