Journal Entry 1 by Chellis from Las Vegas, Nevada USA on Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Really unusual and funny story. Ira Fishblatt asks his girlfriend Ruth to move in with him. When she renovates the kitchen, the roaches who have lived there peacefully, existing on Ira's less-than-perfect cleaning skills, go on the offensive. A roach named Numbers comes up with a plan to get rid of Ruth, enlisting the help of a local cocaine dealer and encouraging a romance between Ira and his neighbor Elizabeth. I am very anti-cockroach, but I had to love the roaches in this book. 

Journal Entry 2 by Chellis from Las Vegas, Nevada USA on Saturday, July 24, 2004

Sent to fellow Bookcrosser djfil in Atlanta. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 3 by djfil from Atlanta, Georgia USA on Friday, July 30, 2004

Journal Entry 4 by djfil from Atlanta, Georgia USA on Thursday, August 19, 2004

Started this book today- I'm actually starting to empathize with these unloved creatures. Scary- huh? Good opening narrative on relationships I can relate to. I hope nothing bad happens to these little guys. To be continued... 

Journal Entry 5 by djfil from Atlanta, Georgia USA on Saturday, August 21, 2004

Journal Entry 6 by djfil from Atlanta, Georgia USA on Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Sending to icekween01 in MO - Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 7 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Monday, September 13, 2004

received from fellow bookcrosser djfil. Maybe by reading it, I can conquer my fear of these nasty little creatures! :o) Thanks, djfil! 

Journal Entry 8 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, December 05, 2004

Journal Entry 9 by icekween01 at Mailed to fellow Bookcrosser in St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, December 19, 2004

Released on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at about 12:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Mailed to fellow Bookcrosser in St. Louis, Missouri USA.

RELEASE NOTES:

sent to fellow bookcrosser valentinemissy to start the bookray.

ENJOY!!! Happy Bookcrossing!!! 

Journal Entry 10 by valentinemissy from Edwardsville, Illinois USA on Wednesday, December 22, 2004

I just recieved this one today and I am looking forward to reading it. The cover alone is going to give my daughters the creeps. 

Journal Entry 11 by mrsordonez from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Friday, April 01, 2005

Just received. I have one ring before this one, but should get through them quickly as my thesis is written. :) 

Journal Entry 12 by mrsordonez from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, April 24, 2005

Oh my, what an interesting book. I have to say that I got lots of crazy looks when people saw/heard what I was reading, but that happens often with BC books, maybe because they tend to fall outside of the mainstream.

At first, this book reminded me of an awful movie, Joe's Apartment, because it was roach-centered. It is actually much more sophisticated then the movie, however. I think I could have done without so many toilet-bowl and vagina scenes, but overall it was quite imaginative (to see things from a cockroach's perspective). PMing next reader for addy. 

Journal Entry 13 by Lorelei03 from Flushing, New York USA on Sunday, May 15, 2005

I really enjoyed this book - very funny, tongue in cheek stuff. All week I found myself telling people, "I'm reading this book called The Roaches No King..."

Highly rcmded - thanks icekween01!

PMing petaloka now. 

Journal Entry 14 by petaloka on Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Received in today's mail. I'm currently 100 pages into a 600+ page book but this is next on the TBR pile. Thanks for sharing! 

Journal Entry 15 by petaloka on Tuesday, August 16, 2005

I absolutely LOVED this book. Well crafted and very creative. Refreshingly unpolitically correct. The end smacked me upside the head. I never saw it coming. Bravo! Thanks for sharing icekween01! I'm mailing it out to sarradee today. 

Journal Entry 16 by sarradee from Dallas, Texas USA on Monday, August 22, 2005

I've been waiting very impatiently to read this book, especially after all the great stuff people have written about it. :) I've got one ahead of it, but I hope to have it read and passed on within the next two weeks. 

Journal Entry 17 by sarradee from Dallas, Texas USA on Monday, August 29, 2005

I too thought of Joe's Apartment when I first started reading this book. But while just as side splittingly funny, this book dared to go places that Joe's Apartment couldn't. What a deliciously disgusting, daring, imaginative, interesting, completely un-PC and just plain awesome read.

Mailed to garnetfairy this morning. 

Journal Entry 18 by garnetfairy from Sugar Land, Texas USA on Saturday, September 03, 2005

Received in the mail. This looks very interesting and weird. Thank you for sharing your book! 

Journal Entry 19 by garnetfairy from Sugar Land, Texas USA on Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Very, very interesting book. Mind-blowing, reminds me of the movie Joe's Apartment. Very hilarious and yet somewhat serious in a way. Interesting, always interesting...

mailed to tuff517 09-06-05 

Journal Entry 20 by tuff517 from Elk Grove Village, Illinois USA on Saturday, September 10, 2005

Received this Thursday, will start ASAP. 

Journal Entry 21 by tuff517 from Elk Grove Village, Illinois USA on Sunday, October 02, 2005

Living in IL in one apartment after another we had our share of roaches. When I moved to TX, I experienced waterbugs, and after 6 years they still strike fear into my heart. Did this book make me feel a little more sympathy towards the roach? Yes, but only when I was reading the book! This is good writing: making someone who is panic-filled fearful of roaches feel affection, sympathy towards them. I worry now that roaches are really that clever. No more boric acid for me. Maybe I'll just leave little peace offerings around. NOT! Thanks for sharing, sending this to Jebbie74. 

Journal Entry 22 by Jebbie74 from Oshawa, Ontario Canada on Thursday, October 13, 2005

Arrived today, at my NEW apartment, which is totally roach free! A great sounding book to begin in my new bugless home. :) 

Journal Entry 23 by Jebbie74 from Oshawa, Ontario Canada on Monday, October 17, 2005

I absolutely loved this book! The only scary thing was that I thought I saw one of those horrible creatures in the bathroom the other night. I keep looking in the mirror and checking the toilet before sitting...it's very creepy!

But definately a great read with an interesting twist on the subject of "unwanted live-in guests". I may have to hunt down my own copy of the book so the other half can read it too.

PMing iguana-girl for her address.

Mailed off to iguana-girl today - 11/01/2005 

Journal Entry 24 by iguana-girl from Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Monday, November 14, 2005

woo hoo! Nothing better than coming home from vacation to find a bookcrossing book waiting for me! I've been looking forward to reading this book for quite awhile and I'll get started on it shortly. Is it true that I'm at the end of the ray? Any requests for where it should go after me? 

Journal Entry 25 by iguana-girl from Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, December 06, 2005

What a weird book. It was humorous, but not ha ha funny. Thought it was strange that the roach had such an interest in human lady parts. I havn't had much contact with roaches in real life, but I've seen them being raised for research and YUCK!