Journal Entry 1 by Flicki from Emden, Niedersachsen Germany on Sunday, October 10, 2004

From the cover: "Zenia is beautiful, smart and greedy, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless; a man's dream and a woman's nightmare. She is also dead. Just to make absolutely sure Tony, Roz and Charis are there for the funeral. But five years on, as the three women share an indulgent, sisterly lunch, the unthinkable happens; 'with waves of ill will flowing out of her like cosmic radiation', Zenia is back..."

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Atwood's specialty is very rare: She is a great narrator and a great writer at the same time.

"An arbitrary choice then, a definitive moment: October 23, 1990. It's a bright clear day, unseasonably warm. It's a Tuesday. The Soviet bloc is crumbling, the old maps are dissolving, the Eastern tribes are on the move again across the shifting borders. There's trouble in the Gulf, the real estate market is crashing, and a large hole has developed in the ozone layer. The sun moves into Scorpio, Tony has lunch at the Toxique with her two friends Roz and Charis, a slight breeze blows in over Lake Ontario, and Zenia returns from the dead"

I will make this into a bookring!! 

Journal Entry 2 by Flicki from Emden, Niedersachsen Germany on Friday, October 15, 2004

Journal Entry 3 by Flicki from Emden, Niedersachsen Germany on Sunday, October 31, 2004

Sent to Rabscallion about 2 weeks ago (sorry, forgot to make a journal entry! ;-)) 

Journal Entry 4 by Rabscallion from Salisbury, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Monday, November 01, 2004

Thanks Flicki, I've Just started it,very pleased so far,will be ready to pass on in a about a week or so.

Rob 

Journal Entry 5 by Rabscallion from Salisbury, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 26, 2005

A good read. Only the second Atwood I have read. I certainly want to read some more. She certainly excels at detail! I like a book that allows you to really get involved with the characters. All in all a good bookring, thank you.

Rob

book passed to ms attitude Canacda in January 

Journal Entry 6 by ms-attitude-ca from Burlington, Ontario Canada on Thursday, March 31, 2005

received in mail 31 March from Rabscallion. Will journal after I read 

Journal Entry 7 by ms-attitude-ca from Burlington, Ontario Canada on Sunday, May 22, 2005

finally got this book finished. As always Atwood makes you feel like you know the characters personally. Have PM'd the next participant and waiting for an address 

Journal Entry 8 by ms-attitude-ca from Burlington, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, November 15, 2005

got this bookposted to DinaJ62 today.sorry about the delay 

Journal Entry 9 by DinaJ62 from Chesapeake, Virginia USA on Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Received today. I will start it with in the next week. 

Journal Entry 10 by AnonymousFinder on Monday, December 05, 2005

I'm having trouble getting into this book. I'll set it down for a week and try again. Still waiting on addy for mcbc03081514. I'll try to PM again.  

Journal Entry 11 by DinaJ62 from Chesapeake, Virginia USA on Monday, December 05, 2005

Oops. Last entry was from DinaJ62. I guess I wasn't logged in. 

Journal Entry 12 by DinaJ62 from Chesapeake, Virginia USA on Monday, December 19, 2005

Sorry. This book just isn't happening for me. Maybe it's the hoildays. mcbc03081514 hasn't answered any PM and doesn't appear to be active. I will send on to Brujula when I get her address. 

Journal Entry 13 by DinaJ62 from Chesapeake, Virginia USA on Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Sending to Brujula today. 

Journal Entry 14 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Friday, March 03, 2006

The book arrived safely in Belfort!
Thank you for sending it DinaJ62.
Since I'm the last on the ring, I'll probably keep it longer than one month, as I've a pretty high TBR pile.... 

Journal Entry 15 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Friday, December 29, 2006

I enjoyed reading this story of friendship, love and hate. I think I missed something towards the end, but it doesn't really matter. An interesting novel, which I've liked as much as the other two I've read by Margaret Atwood.
Thank you very much for sharing, Flicki! Sorry I've kept it so long... 

Journal Entry 16 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Wednesday, July 11, 2007

This book will leave France very very soon. I'm giving it to my sister to mail it from Germany when she visits her in-laws there this coming week-end.

Sorry for keeping this book so long. 

Journal Entry 17 by Flicki from Emden, Niedersachsen Germany on Monday, July 23, 2007

Yay! The book is back home! :-) Thanks everybody for participating and keeping the ring going... slowly but steady! ;-)