The English Patient
3 journalers for this copy...
" Ondaatje's novel about love and confusion set at the end of the Second World War follows a small group of shell-shocked characters. In descriptive prose which is both physical and imaginative. This is one of the few truly great post-war novels." Irish Times
Bookring: ... the ring is open to anyone like to join...
the list of participants:
1-lauraloo29 (Canada)...int'l
2-ann-718my (Malaysia)... int'l
3-RikkiDD (Germany)... int'l
4-ms-attitude-ca (Canada)... Canada/US
5-lonerunner (USA)
6- Rrrcaron Rrrcaron (USA)... int'l
7-katybean (UK)
8-eMeReS (Netherlands)...int'l
the list of participants:
1-lauraloo29 (Canada)...int'l
2-ann-718my (Malaysia)... int'l
3-RikkiDD (Germany)... int'l
4-ms-attitude-ca (Canada)... Canada/US
5-lonerunner (USA)
6- Rrrcaron Rrrcaron (USA)... int'l
7-katybean (UK)
8-eMeReS (Netherlands)...int'l
sent off to lauraloo29....Enjoy :)
This arrived today. I'll begin reading it in a couple of days. Thank you.
Update: May 10th - I feel like a failure! I'm having a hard time with the "good" books. I have been struggling with this book. It hurts my head. :) Off to Rrrcaron either Thursday or May 17th for sure.
Update - May 19th - Sending to ann-718my in Malaysia instead. Rrrcaron asked to be skipped for now.
Update: May 10th - I feel like a failure! I'm having a hard time with the "good" books. I have been struggling with this book. It hurts my head. :) Off to Rrrcaron either Thursday or May 17th for sure.
Update - May 19th - Sending to ann-718my in Malaysia instead. Rrrcaron asked to be skipped for now.
Journal Entry 5 by ann-718my from Cyberjaya, Sultanate of Selangor (Shah Alam) Malaysia on Monday, August 2, 2004
just received this (thanks lauraloo29!). should be 2nd on my tbr list.
UPDATE (August 10): have accidentally left it at my grandma's!! i was there in Penang for my convocation day. already reading it though (and enjoying). need to do something about it - ask someone to mail it back to me or go there myself and get the book.
UPDATE (August 27): still haven't gotten the book back yet. oh i feel terrible!
UPDATE (Sept 13): just got it back yesterday!! am so happy and relieved. will continue where i left it. sorry lady-anglophile for this.
UPDATE (Oct 25): oohh new participants for the bookring! i thought i was the last one. lady-anglophile contacted me through email to send it to RikkiDD. i seriously thought i've mailed this book out to RikkiDD!!! only to find it at the bottom of my travel bag yesterday!! i feel so guilty. i'm so sorry everyone for this very very great delay. this definitely going out tomorrow!
UPDATE (Feb 12): received pm's from both lady-anglophile and ms-attitude-ca enquiring the status of the book. i forgot to update my journal entry then but the book was mailed to RikkiDD by the end of October last year, not sure whether RikkiDD has received it or not. the book seems to have stalled.... not a good news. if it's lost in transit, let me know if i should replace it or not.
UPDATE (August 10): have accidentally left it at my grandma's!! i was there in Penang for my convocation day. already reading it though (and enjoying). need to do something about it - ask someone to mail it back to me or go there myself and get the book.
UPDATE (August 27): still haven't gotten the book back yet. oh i feel terrible!
UPDATE (Sept 13): just got it back yesterday!! am so happy and relieved. will continue where i left it. sorry lady-anglophile for this.
UPDATE (Oct 25): oohh new participants for the bookring! i thought i was the last one. lady-anglophile contacted me through email to send it to RikkiDD. i seriously thought i've mailed this book out to RikkiDD!!! only to find it at the bottom of my travel bag yesterday!! i feel so guilty. i'm so sorry everyone for this very very great delay. this definitely going out tomorrow!
UPDATE (Feb 12): received pm's from both lady-anglophile and ms-attitude-ca enquiring the status of the book. i forgot to update my journal entry then but the book was mailed to RikkiDD by the end of October last year, not sure whether RikkiDD has received it or not. the book seems to have stalled.... not a good news. if it's lost in transit, let me know if i should replace it or not.
