Journal Entry 1 by antsnax from Austin, Texas USA on Sunday, July 18, 2004

I love this book! As much as I wanted to like the protagonist, he definitely brought a lot of his angst on himself. I could definitely relate to the music references, having a large vinyl collection myself.
 

Journal Entry 2 by antsnax from Austin, Texas USA on Saturday, July 24, 2004

Journal Entry 3 by antsnax from Austin, Texas USA on Monday, July 26, 2004

mailed to Flakes on Monday, July 26, 2004 

Journal Entry 4 by Flakes from Bloomington, Illinois USA on Friday, July 30, 2004

Thanks antsnax! I've been looking forward to reading this one. I'll start right away! 

Journal Entry 5 by Flakes from Bloomington, Illinois USA on Sunday, August 01, 2004

I wouldn't put it in my "top 5", but what a fun book!

Great insight into the male thought process about love and relationships. Very witty...read it and laugh!

I look forward to reading more of Nick Hornby's work. 

Journal Entry 6 by Flakes from Bloomington, Illinois USA on Sunday, August 01, 2004

Sending this one out to fsr44! 

Journal Entry 7 by fsr44 from Pawtucket, Rhode Island USA on Thursday, August 05, 2004

Received today. Will start immediately, and speed it on its way. Thanks! 

Journal Entry 8 by fsr44 from Pawtucket, Rhode Island USA on Sunday, August 08, 2004

Well written, wry, funny and a little sad, High Fidelity is an intimate look at the inside of a single, thirty-something male's brain. Very entertaining. Loved this description from page 23, about "losing it" after a break-up.
"I lost the plot for a while then. And I lost the subplot, the script, the soundtrack, the intermission, my popcorn, the credits and the exit sign."

Sending to lauraloo29. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 9 by lauraloo29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Monday, August 23, 2004

This arrived today. I enjoyed the movie and am looking forward to reading the book. I have a few bookrings in front, but I will get to this one as quickly as possible. Thank you! 

Journal Entry 10 by lauraloo29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Sunday, September 05, 2004

I'm not sure what it was about this book, but I couldn't get into it. I have a small pile of bookrings, so I will just keep it moving. :) Thank you for sharing!

Going in the mail on September 13th. 

Journal Entry 11 by deadsteen from Cortlandt Manor, New York USA on Friday, September 24, 2004

arrived today....
the books are piling up, but hopefully I will get to it soon.
I loved this movie, so I am looking forward to it.

10/5 I dove in this morning. This will probably go very quickly... so far, so good.

10/9 This was a fast read. I loved the way music was part of the story. Made me think about my Top 5!! Probably a fairly realistic profile of the 30 something single male!! Will mail to Alectoness, hopefully today.

Off to Australia via airmail, so it should arrive in about 1 week! 

Journal Entry 12 by Alectoness from Wimbledon, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 13, 2004

13 October, 2004:

Arrived in the mail today, and have started reading all ready. So exciting to receive a package from America in the letterbox, and see the "signatures" from antsnax, flakes and deadsteen on the back cover.

15 October, 2004:

This was a book that I wanted to read while I was doing other things - while working on websites, while doing homework, while sitting in meetings, I was wanting to read this book. It was also a book that almost made me miss my stop on the train a couple of times.

Really liked the film when I finally got around to seeing it last year, and now I can say I've read and enjoyed the book that inspired it. Thanks to antsnax for starting the ring.

In the top five of the year probably, even if not of all time.

Just waiting for blacksheeps99 to PM me an address, and then it'll be in the mail. 

Journal Entry 13 by Alectoness at By Mail in Sent to a fellow BookCrosser, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 18, 2004

Released 7 yrs ago (10/18/2004 UTC) at By Mail in Sent to a fellow BookCrosser, Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Book is in the mail to Pauloca in Portugal today. blacksheeps99 has already received this book from another bookcrosser and therefore asked to be skipped. 

Journal Entry 14 by Pauloca from Coimbra (cidade), Coimbra Portugal on Thursday, January 27, 2005

Got it today after a loooooooong trip ;-) 

Journal Entry 15 by Pauloca from Coimbra (cidade), Coimbra Portugal on Monday, February 07, 2005

I am sending it to buchsuch cause I don't have time to read it in the next few weeks. I am skiping it.
 

Journal Entry 16 by buchsuch from Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Friday, February 11, 2005

The book arrived today, thank you! 

Journal Entry 17 by buchsuch from Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Friday, April 22, 2005

Funny book! It really gives a good inside of male thinking and behaviour, but of course that doesn't mean we're all like this. In fact, I think the guy is rather annoying in his behaviour.
Mr Commitment from Mike Gayle is about the same topic, lack of commitment and problems of us people around thirty. I'd say I prefer the Gayle book. 

Journal Entry 18 by Ilios from Tampa, Florida USA on Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Thank you, Buchsuch, for sending this across the ocean! I just got it today. I have quite a few books in front of this one, but it seems to be an easy read. I might be tempted to cheat and start right away. ;o)

I'll update this journal entry as I go. Thank you for sharing this!

Update 7/31/05
I contacted deadsteen today to get an address. I am halfway through this book. I'll post my final comments once I am done.

Update 8/6/05
I am obviously confused! :o) The next BXer in line is Foucault, and I PMed him two days ago. I'll mail this book out as soon as I get an address. In the meantime... 

Journal Entry 19 by Ilios from Tampa, Florida USA on Saturday, August 06, 2005

I finished this book last night and the words that come to my mind to define it of it are not the ones I look forward to when reading a book: fair, tepid, even... It was an okay read, but it is not a book that I will remember six months from now.

I was expecting a hilarious book about relationships through the eyes of a 90's man and I got instead a mildy funny book about relationships through the perspective of a very sad male specimen. I could not bring myself to care about Rob's character, his childish problems, his shallow emotions or his rushed epiphany at the end of the book.

None of the other characters were much more likable either, so this book left me hanging there, waiting for something to happen that would explain the great reviews this book had gathered.

I am willing to try another of this author's book, since this was his first novel. I hope his next one delivers the goods. :o) 

Journal Entry 20 by Ilios from Tampa, Florida USA on Sunday, August 14, 2005

I sent a second PM to Foucault on 8/10/05. I will wait a couple more days to send a 3rd one. If I do not get a response, I'll contact the ring organizer.

Update 8/19/05
I haven't heard from Foucault, so I will post a message on the Bookring/ray forum and I will contact the organizer of this ray today.

Update 8/23/05
I contacted the ring organizer again today to find out what to do with this book. 

Journal Entry 21 by Ilios from Tampa, Florida USA on Sunday, August 28, 2005

I am not quite sure what to do with this book. I have contacted Foucault many times, including through a ISO thread on the fora, to no avail. According to feedback from other BXers, he has not been answering PMs lately.

Also, I contacted the ring organizer and didn't get a response. It is my understanding that this is a ring, therefore I am not at liberty to release it in the wild, but I feel bad to keep the book here, once I finished it almost a month ago. I hope antsnax will get this entry and contact me. 

Journal Entry 22 by Ilios at post office in snail mailed to a fellow bookcrosser as part of a bookring, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, September 01, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (9/2/2005 UTC) at post office in snail mailed to a fellow bookcrosser as part of a bookring, Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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mailing back to antsnax today. Thanks for sharing! 

Journal Entry 23 by Ilios from Tampa, Florida USA on Friday, January 20, 2006

Hello, antsnax! This is just an entry to find out if you ever got the book. I PMed you several times but you know PMs, you never know if they reach their destination... Hope the book is safe and sound at home. 

Journal Entry 24 by antsnax from Austin, Texas USA on Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Made it back home, first international travel!