Journal Entry 1 by ragtimebabe on Wednesday, August 25, 2004

I loved this - I kept having to put it down to do stuff and finding myself thinking about the characters and when I could get back to them. I'm glad I read this after The Reading Group because I'd not have enjoyed that after this one! It was one of those books you are sorry to finish, no *huge* literary merit (though not badly written at all) , but an amazing grasp of human emotions and experiences. I could relate to so many different parts of each woman's life. I'd love to join a RL bookgroup like this, but I have a feeling that a lot of them are a bit more " look how clever I am" and a bit less " my bookgroup buddies right or wrong" :-(
I have plenty BX buddies though :-) 

Journal Entry 2 by ragtimebabe on Wednesday, October 27, 2004

given to my sister in law with instructions to journal and pass on....! 

Journal Entry 3 by nordie from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, July 03, 2005

Picked up at the unconvention - was on my wish list and everything! 

Journal Entry 4 by nordie from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, August 20, 2005

Recommended to me at a stitching show last november (when I was campaining for bookcrossing!), I was pleasently surprised that this was such a enjoyable read. 

Journal Entry 5 by nordie at Excise Bar, IFSC, Dublin in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (9/20/2005 UTC) at Excise Bar, IFSC, Dublin in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland

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released at meeting 

Journal Entry 6 by nut from Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny Ireland on Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Thank you! 

Journal Entry 7 by nut from Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny Ireland on Thursday, November 24, 2005

Enjoyable read, spanning lots of life events. I did sometimes get confused about who she was talking about - could have done with better editing.

Brought it to the november BCie meeting last night. I'm not sure if someone took it. 

Journal Entry 8 by wyvernfriend from Lucan, Co. Dublin Ireland on Thursday, November 24, 2005

caught at the November BCIE meetup. 

Journal Entry 9 by wyvernfriend from Lucan, Co. Dublin Ireland on Tuesday, December 06, 2005

An interesting read, five women who live near each other take time for their sanity in a bookgroup as their lives go on, being there at the various stages for each other. 

Journal Entry 10 by wyvernfriend at The Westmoreland Pub in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (1/18/2006 UTC) at The Westmoreland Pub in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland

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passed on to a BCIE memeber during the January Meetup 

Journal Entry 11 by Drusillamac from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, February 25, 2006

I caught this book after wandering into the pub to look for the OBCZ. I had to shove/politely move people eating their lunch of the way. Thanks to nut for passing on the details of this OBCZ! 

Journal Entry 12 by Drusillamac from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, March 10, 2006

I finised reading this book last night and it was pretty average in my opinion. I wasn't entirely keen on the writer's structure such as writing in first person for some characters but not for others. It did take me a few chapters to realise the host of that meeting was usually the one talking in first person. Then she would switch to another character halfway through the chapter.

I did wonder who was the cancer patient and was quite surprised when it was revealed who it was. That particular character comes across as being very strong though she did say on the last page that she hated books with crappy endings. A thought probably shared by most booklovers :-) 

Journal Entry 13 by Drusillamac at Bean Scene Charing Cross in Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, March 13, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (3/14/2006 UTC) at Bean Scene Charing Cross in Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

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I'm releasing this book at the meet up.