Journal Entry 1 by ardachy from Colchester, Essex United Kingdom on Friday, November 18, 2011

Picked up unregistered from the Layer Fox Official BookCrossing Zone.

Colchester bookcrossers meet up once a month on the third Thursday around 7pm at the Layer Fox, Layer de la Haye. No fixed book to read, a pile of books in the middle of the table to choose from to take home. Everyone welcome. We also maintain a bookshelf of free books there.  

Journal Entry 2 by ardachy at Colchester, Essex United Kingdom on Saturday, November 26, 2011

Perplexed by Jews? Then this book will probably not help. I enjoyed some of the wit though.  

Journal Entry 3 by ardachy at Colchester, Essex United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Reserved for a trip to London. 

Journal Entry 4 by ardachy at The Old Shades Pub OBCZ in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, February 04, 2012

Released 3 mos ago (2/4/2012 UTC) at The Old Shades Pub OBCZ in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom

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Released during meet-up. 

Journal Entry 5 by tree-hugger at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, February 06, 2012

Thanks for this Ardachy. I've been wanting to read it since it won some award or other (can't remember which one). It'll go on my 'to be read' shelf for a while. 

Journal Entry 6 by tree-hugger at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, April 23, 2012

When 'The Finkler Question' won the booker prize I remember people remarking on it being unusual for a comic book to win. Which is strange because having read it I don't think I'd characterise it as comic. It's certainly witty, it did make me laugh, but it's a much more serious and weighty piece of work than I'd expected. The author has a lot to say. Partly about broad themes like friendship and fidelity and belonging, but mostly about Jewish identity and Israel.

I'm still musing on the latter. This book presents some eloquent arguments from both ends of the spectrum and is quite challenging. The problem is that it hasn't actually changed my mind about Israeli aggression, it's just made me feel less confident about expressing my opinion for fear of being labelled an overly simplistic western gentile without the life experience to deserve an opinion. That doesn't feel like a positive thing.

Thanks for passing it on Ardachy.