Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger

by Nigel SLATER | Biographies & Memoirs |
ISBN: 1841154717 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingCross-patchwing of Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on 5/6/2017
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3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by wingCross-patchwing from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 6, 2017
Nigel Slater gives us his child's, and then his teenage view of his life, exactly as it must have been then, without the adult interpretation. This gives it an immediacy which is very poignant and moving. Children are self-centred and to some extent, selfish, and it is a very believable take on a child's-eye view of the world. He is unsentimental and his humour is sometimes cruel but throughout, his anger and loneliness palpable and penetrating. While we may look at his world, we are not asked to pity him.

Journal Entry 2 by wingCross-patchwing at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 6, 2017
Happily read to be able to send as a Wishlist tag. Funny, poignant, achingly sad all wrapped up in one. I enjoyed it immensely.

Released 6 yrs ago (5/9/2017 UTC) at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada

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UK Wishlist tag. Happy Reading!

Journal Entry 4 by wingbrunton11wing at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Arrived safely today. Thank you for the tag and the bookplates!

Journal Entry 5 by wingbrunton11wing at Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Sunday, February 10, 2019
Read this in a day - it was an engaging mix of emotions. I was born at the end of the 70s and experienced some of these culinary ‘delights’ which made me chuckle.

Reserved for daffodil-2 ~ wishlist tag

Journal Entry 6 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Received in the post today as part of the Wishlist Tag Game. Thanks very much. Looks like my kind of book. Also in the parcel were some release bags, labels, a bc book mark and a bc postcard-you are very generous.


Journal Entry 7 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Monday, February 25, 2019
REVIEW:-" My husband read this book in the course of a few days. He laughed out loud a lot and threatened to read passages out to me. However I told him not to as I plan to read the book myself soon. He also said that the story took him back to his own childhood, in a good way."

Journal Entry 8 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 16, 2019
REVIEW:-"I gave this book two attempts as I wanted to like it BUT I found the author very annoying by his disparaging remarks about his mother and his aunt (who obviously had dementia). I enjoyed the nostalgia about the food and confectionery from my childhood but couldn't cope with the way in which the book was written. Therefore I read less than 50 pages before giving up with it."
I'm reserving the book for my friend Lin who has said she's interested in reading it.

Journal Entry 9 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Released 4 yrs ago (6/5/2019 UTC) at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

This book was sent by post to my friend Lin who is keen to read it.

To the finder:-
Welcome to bookcrossing -you have found a travelling book. Please make a journal entry now to say where you found the book in case it has been moved. Then, when you have read it, please come back and make a further entry saying whether or not you enjoyed the book and why. It is now yours to do as you like with it, pass it to a friend or just leave it somewhere different for someone else to find and help it with its' journey. Of course if you can't bear to part with it at the moment then keep it, but please let me know that you have found it. If you join bookcrossing, which is free and spam-free, you can follow the book on its' travels as you will get an email each time it changes hands, but if you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too. Please also say what you intend to do with the book next. Thanks for coming onto the site to let me know you have found the book.

I already have books travelling in many countries around the world-a list can be found on my bookcrossing profile.

When re-releasing this book please be aware that airports are not a good place to leave books unless they have a specific book exchange shelf or area, due to security problems, so they may well just be disposed of. Also charity shops may well discard books that have been labelled in any way and they mostly chose only the books in the very best condition
to place on their shelves and discard the rest-so another bad release option.

Journal Entry 10 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Thursday, January 23, 2020
Received back from my friend Lin today. I think she enjoyed it a bit more than I did.

Reserved for the Cameo Café bookshelf.

Journal Entry 11 by wingdaffodil-2wing at North Walsham, Norfolk United Kingdom on Thursday, January 23, 2020

Released 4 yrs ago (1/28/2020 UTC) at North Walsham, Norfolk United Kingdom

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This book will be placed on the Cameo Café bookshelf.

To the finder:-
Welcome to bookcrossing -you have found a travelling book. Please make a journal entry now to say where you found the book in case it has been moved. Then, when you have read it, please come back and make a further entry saying whether or not you enjoyed the book and why. It is now yours to do as you like with it, pass it to a friend or just leave it somewhere different for someone else to find and help it with its' journey. Of course if you can't bear to part with it at the moment then keep it, but please let me know that you have found it. If you join bookcrossing, which is free and spam-free, you can follow the book on its' travels as you will get an email each time it changes hands, but if you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too. Please also say what you intend to do with the book next. Thanks for coming onto the site to let me know you have found the book.

I already have books travelling in many countries around the world-a list can be found on my bookcrossing profile.

When re-releasing this book please be aware that airports are not a good place to leave books unless they have a specific book exchange shelf or area, due to security problems, so they may well just be disposed of. Also charity shops may well discard books that have been labelled in any way and they mostly chose only the books in the very best condition
to place on their shelves and discard the rest-so another bad release option.

Journal Entry 12 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (10/12/2022 UTC) at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom

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This book was given to my pal Audrey today.

To the finder:-
Welcome to bookcrossing -you have found a travelling book. Please make a journal entry now to say where you found the book in case it has been moved. Then, when you have read it, please come back and make a further entry saying whether or not you enjoyed the book and why. It is now yours to do as you like with it, pass it to a friend or just leave it somewhere different for someone else to find and help it with its' journey. Of course if you can't bear to part with it at the moment then keep it, but please let me know that you have found it. If you join bookcrossing, which is free and spam-free, you can follow the book on its' travels as you will get an email each time it changes hands, but if you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too. Please also say what you intend to do with the book next. Thanks for coming onto the site to let me know you have found the book.

I already have books travelling in many countries around the world-a list can be found on my bookcrossing profile.

When re-releasing this book please be aware that airports are not a good place to leave books unless they have a specific book exchange shelf or area, due to security problems, so they may well just be disposed of. Also charity shops may well discard books that have been labelled in any way and they mostly chose only the books in the very best condition
to place on their shelves and discard the rest-so another bad release option.

Journal Entry 13 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom on Thursday, February 9, 2023
Received back from Audrey today. She said she thoroughly enjoyed it.
I shall be re-releasing the book soon.

Journal Entry 14 by wingdaffodil-2wing at Blickling Hall in Blickling, Norfolk United Kingdom on Saturday, February 18, 2023

Released 1 yr ago (2/19/2023 UTC) at Blickling Hall in Blickling, Norfolk United Kingdom

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This book was left on a small bench just outside the main entrance to Blickling Hall. It was a lovely sunny spring day with lots of people around. ETA. -left 1pm on Saturday 18th February-NOT 1am! 😞 sorry


To the finder:-
Welcome to bookcrossing -you have found a travelling book. Please make a journal entry now to say where you found the book in case it has been moved. Then, when you have read it, please come back and make a further entry saying whether or not you enjoyed the book and why. It is now yours to do as you like with it, pass it to a friend or just leave it somewhere different for someone else to find and help it with its' journey. Of course if you can't bear to part with it at the moment then keep it, but please let me know that you have found it. If you join bookcrossing, which is free and spam-free, you can follow the book on its' travels as you will get an email each time it changes hands, but if you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too. Please also say what you intend to do with the book next. Thanks for coming onto the site to let me know you have found the book.

I already have books travelling in many countries around the world-a list can be found on my bookcrossing profile.

When re-releasing this book please be aware that airports are not a good place to leave books unless they have a specific book exchange shelf or area, due to security problems, so they may well just be disposed of. Also charity shops may well discard books that have been labelled in any way and they mostly chose only the books in the very best condition
to place on their shelves and discard the rest-so another bad release option.

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