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"These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves."
84 Charing Cross Road
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29 journalers for this copy...
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Journal Entry 7 by
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Journal Entry 8 by
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On should read this book after something like The Grapes of Wrath or something really depressing by Thomas Hardy so that one can balance once again our trust in Human Goodness.Loved the way Helen was so informal and wild with her writting in contrast with Frank's British ways. And how could I resit the little mentions to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice? Helen must have been my kind of person :) |
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This is a fantastic little book, perfect for all booklovers! A real friendship built through letters is something not seen too often nowadays. Helene was so funny in her letters while Frank was as courteous as an English gentleman is expected to be (I'll bet Anthony Hopkins was perfect in this role). I can't wait to read the sequel and see the movie! ;o) Thanks for the BookRay Fantasma!
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What a sweet little book.I loved Helene's humor and kindness and felt like her when she tells us "I houseclean my books every spring and throw out those I'm never going to read again like I throw out clothes I'm never going to wear again. It shocks everybody"... Took me a while to realise the letters were facsimiles, not fiction. Because of it I am going to make a list of people to whom I must send short letters or cards, or something, just to remind them how much I appreciate their friendship :))))))) Ah! And I will be adding a copy of this little book to my personal collection. Thanks Fantasma for letting me take part of this bookring. |
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I will pass this charming book to another bookcrosser tonight.
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Lovely little book!!I've read the others journal entries and I can't add anything else... ;) I really enjoyed Helene's sense of humour and also her generosity for the Marks & Co staff. About the bookshop, I was curious about it, so I made a search. Check out this link 84 Charing Cross Road. |
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Released 7 yrs ago (3/21/2005 UTC) at WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Loved.Fantastic book. And what a fantastic friendship had born from the letters. :-) Rememebers me my old days at school when I had pen friends. Thanks fantasma for the ring. Going to syrin now. |
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Journal Entry 32 by
Came in the mail today.The package was open, but I don't think anything's missing! Thanks for haring, Fantasma! |
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Journal Entry 33 by
Wow, what can I say that everyone else hasn't said before.This is a truly wonderfull book. Even though I haven't heard of most of the books Helene was looking for (and I call myself an English Literature graduate!), I loved every single page of it. It helped that Helene's sense of humor actually made me laugh outloud. Luckily I was home alone, otherwise someone might've called the hospital. I couldn't stop reading it until the end, turning page after page after page... until 1969. I wasn't prepared for 1969, really, I just kept wondering: when is she going to London? When is she finally going to meet these people? No, I really wasn't prepared for 1969. And I hate that it's over. But still, I know this happens: things don't last forever, we meet people, and as time goes by, we loose touch. But memories, those never go away, do they? (queue the violins, please!) I'll leave you with my favorite part: «I remember years ago a guy I knew told me that people going to England find exactly what they go looking for. I said I'd go looking for the England of English Literature, and he nodded and said: "it's there". Maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. Looking around the rug one thing's for sure: it's here.» Thanks so much for this bookring, I'll put it on my wish list, to remember to buy one for me. And I want to see the movie. And there's a sequel? Virgulina, tell me all about it! [09/05/05] On its way to Winkiemoon today! |
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I read it last night.. it was so small and captivating that I couldn't put it down untill I finished :)It's really a charming little book. I only wish I had read it before reading all these JEs... as it was, I already knew that Helen would never go to London and that something bad would happen in 1969.. :( Nevertheless, it was a very enjoyable reading... and the extra stamps and the small pencil notes added by previous readers, made it a particularly special BookCrossing experience... Helen would have loved it :) It's on its way to BookHaven01... |
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A pleasure! I absolutely need a copy for myself.As LunaVita has too much to read now, this will go to Satyanarayani. |
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