Journal Entry 1 by SandDanz from New Albany, Indiana USA on Friday, October 01, 2004

bought at Goodwill 9/30/04

borrowed this from the library a while back and thoroughly enjoyed the book. decided to pick up for others to enjoy. 

Journal Entry 2 by SandDanz from New Albany, Indiana USA on Friday, October 01, 2004

I've sent this book off as a bookray. Current shipping order is as follows:

1. Kyrissaean- NH (US only)
2. ToXiCKiTTiKiSS- CA (US only)
3. bookharlot- NC (US only) <~~~~ Currently Reading
4. dhanson1019- WI (anywhere)
5. eloisamos- Brazil
6. ekaterin4luv- Germany (anywhere)
7. hatemademe- Kuwait (anywhere)

Please PM with shipping preferences to join!

Thanks!
~SandDanz~ 

Journal Entry 3 by SandDanz at Post office in Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Released on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at about 3:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Post office in Bookray, A Bookray Controlled Releases.

RELEASE NOTES:

This book is being sent to Kyrissaean who is first in line for my bookray!

I hope everyone enjoys this book... it is wonderful! I checked it out at a library a while back and I bought this copy to share.

Enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 4 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, November 30, 2004

It's here! I've got the last 1/3 of my current book left to go and then I'll jump right into this one. I saw the movie and thought it was okay as a rental, but wouldn't have been worth seeing at the theater. I keep hearing that the book is much better though, and I've got a hunch that's true. From what I remember of the movie, this may be one of those stories that's better when it's told instead of shown, you know? I guess I'll soon see! I can already tell you it's got a promising first page, 'cos I peeked! 

Journal Entry 5 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, December 16, 2004

This was a very sweet story, and I enjoyed reading it! The movie was very true to the book (at least as far as I remember...), although there were a few extra plot elements in the book. And they picked very slender actresses to play the female leads--but Novalee is written as slightly chubby when the book opens, and Lexie is discribed as "pillowy" and at least 60 pounds over weight! Ah, Hollywood.... The author has a very easy writing style, which fits very well with both the story and the characters themselves. And speaking of characters, I'm not sure the original boyfriend added much. Sometimes I thought he was sort of a good contrast, but others I thought he didn't fit in with the rest of the plot that well.

As a little added bonus to me, on page 200 there is a mention of Sallisaw, OK--which is a real and tiny town where my great-grandparents lived all their lives and raised my grandmother (great-granddad owned a pharmacy with a real soda fountain, and my great-grandmother taught school in the one room school house!). Hi, Sallisaw! :)

This is going out to ToXiCKiTTiKiSS in today's mail. Happy reading! 

Journal Entry 6 by ToXiCKiTTiKiSS from Temecula, California USA on Thursday, January 06, 2005

I've just finished reading this yesterday, and I forgot to journal it when I received it. I really enjoyed this book. The funny thing is the movie came on t.v. when I was halfway through the book. Didn't like the movie much at all, because they changed it so much. Anyways, this was a great story but it just didn't seem to end right. I was expecting a little more. Will be sending to the next person when I receive an address. 

Journal Entry 7 by bookharlot from Winston Salem, North Carolina USA on Saturday, March 26, 2005

Oops, forgot to journal when I received this book a week ago. I'm about 1/4 of the way through it so far.