Journal Entry 1 by onesmartcookie from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Journal Entry 2 by onesmartcookie at -- Controlled Release in Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, February 03, 2004

Released on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at Mailing it to another Bookcrosser. in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

Have contacted Marcinyc and will mail book out once I recieve address as part of book ring. 

Journal Entry 3 by MarciNYC from Howell, New Jersey USA on Wednesday, February 18, 2004

It's here! What great timing, too! I have been away for a bit and had finished all my ring/ray books and came home to a few more in the mail. I should have this read and ready to go out the door in the next couple weeks. Will journal again when I'm finished. Thanks for starting this ray! 

Journal Entry 4 by MarciNYC from Howell, New Jersey USA on Sunday, February 22, 2004

Finished this last night and I must admit, I really enjoyed some of the stories within. I skipped over the majority of the poetry as I've never been a big fan, but I read all the short stories. My favourites are Kites and The Goddess of Sleep. I'm PMing mrsordonez today and will be sending on as soon as I have an address.

Thank you for sharing, OSC! 

Journal Entry 5 by MarciNYC at on Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Released on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at BOOKRAY in n/a, n/a Controlled Releases.

On it's way to mrsordonez 

Journal Entry 6 by mrsordonez from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, March 07, 2004

Yikes! I have so many bookring books to be read. Why do they all have to come at the same time??!!??!! I promise I'll get to this as soon as possible, and send out to the next reader. :) 

Journal Entry 7 by mrsordonez from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Thursday, April 08, 2004

I agree that the short stories seemed to be somewhat better than the poetry, but maybe that's because I had trouble with the symbolism. My favorite works were:

Apollo and the Seven Whores
Make Me Dazzle
Mother of Pearl
My Shadow Has Blond Hair (very moving and powerful!)
New York Public Library :P
Pushing Me Into the Past
The Cold Fish
The Fourth Child -- (just realizing the significance of the title now...)
and Two or Three Things I Know For Sure

However,

A Sun To Shine on Them
Bullet in the Brain
and July Lover

left me absolutely perplexed.

With reference to Kites! I thought it was well-written, however I felt it to be very one-sided, and would have liked to have seen the wife's perspective. You could feel the author's despair as his wife slipped away to her own world. The end seemed a little contrived, as in 1/2 page all is well again.

I didn't care much for The Goddess of Sleep, I thought it started well, but just didn't go where I was expecting it to, and the end seemed odd and unfinished to me.

The books title comes from the work "Kathy Soffia, Kathy Soffia", (p. 60) which I took little from as well. :(

All in all, it was a pretty good book. I actually was on vacation away from my husband while reading it, and a little disappointed upon coming home to "reality" which won't match up to some of the imaginary places these works left me. One of my few dabblings into erotica, although I think I'll try more now. I will send out to meshe upon receiving her address. 

Journal Entry 8 by meshe from Bonaire, Georgia USA on Friday, April 16, 2004

received today, will read quickly and journal

finished the book and will send on to next on the list.
As with others on this ring, I enjoyed the stories more than the poetry. I skipped the poetry and read only the stories that looked interesting.
 

Journal Entry 9 by meshe at in the mail in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Released on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at in the mail in Bookring, A Bookring Controlled Releases.

mailed off to Dusties today. 

Journal Entry 10 by Dusties from Pompey, New York USA on Thursday, May 06, 2004

It's here! I have a book ahead of this one.. will journal back here soon! 

Journal Entry 11 by Dusties from Pompey, New York USA on Sunday, June 13, 2004

My apologies for holding this up for so long... Hubby was badly burned in a fire and my life got very crazy, very quickly. At anyrate, I am sending this along to schmetterling as soon as I have an address. I liked Under The Olive Tree.