Journal Entry 1 by GoryDetails from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, April 15, 2012

I found this cute little book at a local Dollar Store, and at that price I thought it was worth picking up. I'd been looking for a very small book with a movie theme to use as the bookbox journal for my Based on the Book Bookbox, and this will be it!

The book itself contains stills and quotes from several Disney films, all themed on kisses, whether romantic, friendly, or parental. And as most of the films were based on books (though they seldom stayed entirely true to them {wry grin}, it fits the theme of the box.

The theme of the box: books which were adapted to film, any genre. [No film-to-books, though, just book-to-film.]

See the forum thread (link above) for more info on the theme of the box, with discussion of what's allowed (example: made-for-TV movies, books-to-stage) and what isn't (example: novelizations of films).

As I'm starting the box with quite a few books in it, I'm going to allow some shrinkage; that is, you can replace the books you take with two or three FEWER books if you want.

Any genre goes, and you don't have to replace your selections with books of the same genre, but I would like to see the box continue with an eclectic mix of old and new titles and genres.

Please journal this book when you receive the box, contact the next in line for an address, list the books you're taking and adding, and get the box moving again within a couple of weeks. Enjoy!

Participants, in mailing order:

haahaahaa98 (MA)
JudySlump612 (MN)
Minerva101 (Canada)
Dunzy (Canada) [asked to be skipped]
spfldjohn (MA)
eponine38 (MA)
k00kaburra (CA)
hyphen8 (HI)
ksloan23 (KS)
ravencat (NY) [moved down at ravencat's request]
MoonBeach03 (TN)
Isabel-Batteria (PR)
ergoqed (CO)
mfisher123 (AL)
...and back to GoryDetails (NH).  

Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Journal Entry 3 by haahaahaa98 at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, April 21, 2012

In Book to Movie bookbox. Quite a brilliant idea to tag entries onto this book as a journal. Looks like we've got about a turnover of 7 or 8 books from the outset.

 

Journal Entry 4 by haahaahaa98 at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Friday, April 27, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (4/29/2012 UTC) at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

To be released as part of the "Based on the Book" bookbox. Sending it off! 

Journal Entry 5 by haahaahaa98 at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Friday, April 27, 2012

Here are the contents of the next mailing 11 in, 11 out (not including the tracer journal)

The Ambassadors (added)
Tom Jones(added)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being(added)
The Scarlet Letter(added)
Wuthering Heights(added)
Palace Walk(added)
The Confessions of Max Tivoli(added, and very curious)
The Firm(added)
Message in a Bottle(added)
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter(added)
Waiting to Exhale(added)
The Boys from Brazil
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery
The Friendly Persuasion
The Little Prince
The Magnificent Andersons
The Mouse on the Moon
Sardonicus and Other Stories
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Imitation of Life
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
Donovan's Brain
When Worlds Collide
With Love, From Disney (This is the tracker / journal for the bookbox)
Terms of Endearment
Diary of a Nobody
The Incredible Journey
Red Dragon
Slumdog Millionaire
The Hunger Games 

Journal Entry 6 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Arrived here safely, in a driving rain. Thanks for all the plastic bags! 

Journal Entry 7 by haahaahaa98 at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Glad it made it, and hopefully the books are still fairly dry. It was quite packed to the brim and I had to rearrange a number of the paperbacks so that they all fit. Quite quick for Media Mail, btw. Go USPS! 

Journal Entry 8 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Monday, May 14, 2012

This was a first-rate box, Gory, with a lot of good choices to take out, and it was surprisingly easy to find replacements. I hope you'll consider doing another round; if you do, DrSlump & I are ready to sign up!

Here's what I chose:
- Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Farrell
- Diary of a Nobody, Grossmith
- Imitation of Life, Hurst
- The Ambassadors, James
- Palace Walk, Mahfouz
- Magnificent Ambersons, Tarkington

And I replaced them with:
- Midwives, Bohjalian
- A Man For All Seasons, Bolt
- Passage to India, Forster
- Princess Bride, Goldman
- English Patient, Ondaatje
- Age of Innocence, Wharton

DrSlump chose 'Slumdog Millionaire' and replaced it with 'The Golden Compass.' And we both cheated and read 'Sardonicus,' then put it back - but we did journal it.

Thank you again for the box. Minerva101 has sent me her address, so it should go to the PO tomorrow morning (in a new, non-waterlogged box).  

Journal Entry 9 by JudySlump612 at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (5/15/2012 UTC) at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Off to Minerva101 

Journal Entry 10 by haahaahaa98 at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Very nice! Looking forward to tracking! 

Journal Entry 11 by Minerva101 at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

This great big Bookbox arrived safely today :)
Gigantic thank you to the marvelous JudySlump612 for posting to Canada and for the 'bonus' RABCK book she included for me - you are so awesome, Judy!

I will take a week to 10 days with this box. It looks like there is a lot of neat stuff and I want to make sure I add neat stuff, too ;) 

Journal Entry 12 by Minerva101 at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 03, 2012

It took me a while to narrow down my choices, but here they are:
Ice Blue by Richard Stevenson
When Worlds Collide by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

I am replacing the with:
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

I will mail this out to the next person within the next week. Thank you for a great box, GoryDetails! 

Journal Entry 13 by spfldjohn at Springfield, Massachusetts USA on Sunday, July 15, 2012

I received the bookbox about 1 week ago. Sorry, I was out of town! i hope to make my selections and have it moving by next weekend  

Journal Entry 14 by spfldjohn at Springfield, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, August 01, 2012

I am using this bookbox to clean up my own book shelves some.
I am taking out:

I Am Legend
Trainspotting
The Hunger Games

Putting In:

Lonseome Dove
Reservation Road
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Independence Day
The Cider House Rules
The Perfect Storm
The Kite Runner
The Stand
The Da Vinci Code
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Hours
The Rainmaker

Thanks for a great bookbox. I replaced the box with a larger one and it is on it's way

Delivery Confirmation#: 0312 0860 0001 4912 1617. 

Journal Entry 15 by eponine38 at Winchester, Massachusetts USA on Thursday, August 02, 2012

Arrived today. I'll make my choices and get it moving soon. 

Journal Entry 16 by eponine38 at Winchester, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Great box!

I took out:
Lonesome Dove
The Age of Innocence
The Princess Bride
The Rainmaker
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
The Stand
The DaVinci Code
---->Also took out a hardcover copy of Huckleberry Finn that appears unregistered. Anyone recognize it? Is there a BCID I should write in? :-)

and replaced with:
The End of the Affair
Girl, Interrupted
Frankenstein
A Separate Peace
The Bridge to Terabithia
The Woman in the Fifth
The Handmaid's Tale
The Snapper 

Journal Entry 17 by eponine38 at Winchester, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Released 9 mos ago (8/7/2012 UTC) at Winchester, Massachusetts USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Shipped off to k00kaburra today. There are more books in the box than it started out with, so it's a bit heavy (20 lbs). Delivery Confirmation #03111660000055673491.

Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 18 by k00kaburra at San Jose, California USA on Saturday, August 18, 2012

The bookbox is here :) I look forward to digging through the selection! 

Journal Entry 19 by k00kaburra at San Jose, California USA on Wednesday, September 05, 2012

The bookbox has been expanding rather than shrinking, so I'll be taking some extra books out to lighten the load (and supplement my Classics Bookbox, which is currently taking sign-ups for a new round). GoryDetails gave permission - I promise I'm not just greedy! :-p

I took out:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The English Patient
A Passage to India
A Man for All Seasons
The Little Prince
The Scarlet Letter
Tom Jones
The Handmaid's Tale
Wuthering Heights
Frankenstein
Blood and Chocolate
The Friendly Persuasion
The End of the Affair

Adding to the bookbox:
Shopgirl
The Da Vinci Code
The Hound of the Baskervilles 

Journal Entry 20 by k00kaburra at Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Released 8 mos ago (9/5/2012 UTC) at Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

sent on to hyphen8! 

Journal Entry 21 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Proof that boxes really do gang up on me: two boxes that I signed up for on different dates, mailed from different locations on different dates, both showed up today.

Either that or it's something about boxes from GoryDetails. :p

This particular book does go nicely with the theme of the box... 

Journal Entry 22 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Friday, September 21, 2012

Selections made and PM sent to ravencat for an address.

Taking out:

Sardonicus
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Mouse on the Moon
Independence Day
The Boys from Brazil
Donovan's Brain
The Incredible Journey
Bridge to Terabithia
Red Dragon

Putting in:

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
The Last King of Scotland
Time After Time
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
True Grit
The Four Feathers
The Good German
What Dreams May Come
Black Sunday

9/21/12: per discussion with GoryDetails and ravencat, the mailing order has been changed. PM sent, and the box is ready to go once I hear back from ksloan23 with an address. 

Journal Entry 23 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Released 7 mos ago (9/25/2012 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Box mailed to ksloan23 today: DC # 0305 1720 0000 8464 3939

Media mail disclaimer: standard transit time to (and especially from) Hawaii seems to be around 3 weeks.

According to the USPS website this box was delivered on 10/16/12.
 

Journal Entry 24 by ksloan23 at Colby, Kansas USA on Tuesday, October 23, 2012

I have had this a few days, sorry for the delay in journalling! I have made my selections:

The Blind Side
The Hours
Midwives

I am adding:

The Vow
Eat, Pray, Love
Nanny Diaries, as soon as I finish reading it.

I have pmed the next person and am awaiting a response :) 

Journal Entry 25 by ksloan23 at Colby, Kansas USA on Monday, November 05, 2012

Released 6 mos ago (11/5/2012 UTC) at Colby, Kansas USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Posting Today. 

Journal Entry 26 by ravencat at Lancaster, New York USA on Saturday, November 10, 2012

Arrived today and I will sort through the box tomorrow. Kudos to USPS for delivering a media mail box from KS to NY in 4 days!!! I will PM next in line and I see that MoonBeach03 is in TN which I just returned to NY from!!  

Journal Entry 27 by ravencat at Lancaster, New York USA on Saturday, November 17, 2012

Released 6 mos ago (11/17/2012 UTC) at Lancaster, New York USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Bookbox is set to travel to MoonBeach03 in Tennessee. USPS Del Conf # 03122860000044535285

Here are the books I have chosen:

1. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
2. The Snapper
3. Shopgirl
4. The Woman In The Fifth



Books added to the box:

1. The Lucky One
2. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
3. Where The Heart Is
4. Bridget Jones's Diary

Thanks GoryDetails for this bookbox. 

Journal Entry 28 by MoonBeach03 at Covington, Tennessee USA on Thursday, November 22, 2012

The box has arrived safetly in TN courtesy of Ravencat (thanks!)!! I will sort through the box tomorrow. I will be PMing Isabel-Batteria for an address and hopefully get the box on its way by Friday or Monday at the latest. I plan to post again with my selections/additions.

Thanks GoryDetails for putting together such a nice box! 

Journal Entry 29 by MoonBeach03 at Covington, Tennessee USA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Released 5 mos ago (11/28/2012 UTC) at Covington, Tennessee USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

This book will be mailed at lunchtime tomorrow to Isabel-Batteria!

I took:
Terms of Endearment
True Grit
The Vow
The Good German
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

I put in:
Cold Mountain
Everything Is Illuminated
It
Confessions of a Shopaholic
The Hours

Happy Trails, bookbox! It's been fun! Thanks for putting this box together, GoryDetails! 

Journal Entry 30 by Isabel-Batteria at San Juan, Puerto Rico USA on Thursday, December 27, 2012

The box made it to Puerto Rico! I'm so happy I got it, I've enjoyed it so much! Thanks to GoreyDetails for setting it up and to MoonBeach03 for sending it to me. I noticed that not one single book GoreyDetails started this box with is still in the box. However, The Boys from Brazil was in that first list and I will replace it with my own copy, hehe. I am trying to read at least two books in the box's two-week stay at home, so that I can send them away too. Already read one!

I'm taking out:
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Everything is Illuminated
The Golden Compass
A Separate Peace
The Cider House Rules
The Girl Who Played with Fire
It (I'll add it to a Stephen King box I'll be hosting)

Replacing with:
No Country for Old Men
The Boys from Brazil
Lord of the Flies
The Black Dahlia
The Great Gatsby
On the Road
Invisible Man
The Name of the Rose

Read before sending the box out:
Confessions of a Shopaholic

I hope you enjoy my additions!

I'll contact the next in line soon and send it out at the beginning of 2013. I am truly amazed by the discipline and commitment of all of this ring's participants. Thanks so much!