Journal Entry 1 by Carax from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Saturday, January 24, 2004

An outstanding novel. Paul Auster at his best, writing about stories within stories (and within stories). A novelist recovers from a serious illness and tries to write again in a strange notebook.
It grips you from the very first page and you feel unable to put the book aside until you turn the last one.

BOOKRING: Sorted by location

01 - TARSIS / Bcn
02 - CAMACA / Bcn
03 - EUPHORBIA / Bcn
04 - PIRILAMPA / Sant Andreu de Llavaneres
05 - GRIAL / Sant Cugat del Vallès
06 - SCOSTA / Madrid
07 - SABOR / Madrid
08 - AUSTER / Cantabria
09 - ANAMELA / Logroño
10 - SNOOW / Lyon - France

n - CARAX / Bcn
 

Journal Entry 2 by Carax at Controlled Release in Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Released on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at Controlled Release in Barcelona, Barcelona Spain.

starting bookring
I'm passing it to Tarsis
enjoy it! 

Journal Entry 3 by Tarsis from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Wednesday, February 18, 2004

thanks Carax.
I'm looking forward to read it 

Journal Entry 4 by Tarsis from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Monday, March 15, 2004

still,I don`t really know if I like the book but it's a good story and I enjoyed it.

Contacting with the next one to follow the ring. 

Journal Entry 5 by camaca from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Tuesday, March 23, 2004

At last...;-)
friday I got the book, thanks Tarsis.

The story within the story within the story within... a blue notebook. I enjoy it.

Given to Euphorbia yesterday afternoon in Mauri's meetup 

Journal Entry 6 by Euphorbia from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Finally, the last book by Paul Auster is in my hands. I will start it very very soon... 

Journal Entry 7 by Euphorbia from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Tuesday, April 27, 2004

A wonderful book. Paul Auster 100%.
Something so usual in Paul Auster's work: the epiphany, that moment when a character decide to give up all his former life. The syncronious chance...
I love notebooks as well, I wrote my impressions about this book in a blue one (probably mine is not from Portugal but blue anyway. When I saw it in the shelf of the store I couldn't help to buy it, a bit like Sid... 

Journal Entry 8 by pirilampa from Mataró, Barcelona Spain on Saturday, May 01, 2004

Euphorbia gave it to me yesterday at the meetup, moltes gràcies. I only want to say to the rest, that perhaps I will delay a little because is the second ring of the week. 

Journal Entry 9 by pirilampa from Mataró, Barcelona Spain on Friday, May 28, 2004

Kind and faithfully, as all the auster's books I've read. It’s a mix between magic, hope, reality and literature that makes you thing and fell.

I have found very interesting the way he put a novel into another, and how an object can be powerful.

The are a pair of thing that I have don’t understand very well, for example what happens to Chang, what’s his importance in the history (I’m not talking about the notebook).

Now I will continue the ring and give it to Grial. 

Journal Entry 10 by Grial from Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona Spain on Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Thanks Pirilampa
*I have received today the book by mail :) 

Journal Entry 11 by Grial from Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona Spain on Sunday, June 27, 2004

I agree with you. Although this is a story within a story, I suspect that
the entire narrative is another story within an implied story.
This novel confirms Auster's reputation as one of the boldest, most original
writers at work in America today.
 

Journal Entry 12 by SCosta from Madrid, Madrid Spain on Monday, August 09, 2004

Thanks, Grial!
I received the book by mail and then I lost it...
Fortunatelly I got it back. That's why I took so long to register it.
 

Journal Entry 13 by Sabor from Madrid, Madrid Spain on Sunday, September 26, 2004

I got it! Scosta gave it to me at the cinema's meet up. 

Journal Entry 14 by Sabor from Madrid, Madrid Spain on Friday, October 22, 2004

Well, it has been my first "Auster's" and I have enjoyed quite much reading it, despite of the fact that it was more than 14 years since last time I read somethg in english ( as far as I can remember, it was on 1990 when I read "the pillars of the earth" at the Underground of London). So, a difficult handicap that I have suceeded.

I'm looking forward to read more novels by Auster but... in spanish, pls!! :-))

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Today the book has been delivered to Auster ( the bookcrosser, not the writer!)by Post.



 

Journal Entry 15 by auster on Friday, November 05, 2004

lo acabo de recibir. gracias. le pongo nota ya porque ya me lo leído en castellano.

pues me pongo en contacto con el siguiente. la verdad es que esta segunda lectura me ha gustado muchísimo más, no sé si será por el idioma o por qué. hasta le he puesto un punto más. 

Journal Entry 16 by anamela from Logroño, La Rioja Spain on Monday, January 10, 2005

At coming back from my holidays, I enjoy to have to that nice surprise: Oracle night!
I will tell you more about after reading it! 

Journal Entry 17 by Snoow from Lyon, Rhône-Alpes France on Monday, November 21, 2005

Journal Entry 18 by Snoow from Lyon, Rhône-Alpes France on Thursday, December 15, 2005

People told me so many good things about Paul Auster, but I've been disappointed a bit. Even if it was quite pleasant to read (even though the huge notes at the bottom of the pages), I just didn't get the point. What is it about ? Is it about misfortune ? Is it about coincidences ? Is it about mysticism ? I don't get it. The story (I'd rather say the stories) is going in many different directions at the same time, and nothing really ends...

Thank you anyway ! 

Journal Entry 19 by Carax from Barcelona, Barcelona Spain on Sunday, March 19, 2006

The book is back at home. Thanks a lot to all!

(Snoow: mercí beaucoup pour les candies. Ils sont très bons!!)