The Wish List
10 journalers for this copy...
Eoin Colfer has made millions of fans around the world with his much-loved character, Artemis Fowl, the star of his hugely best-selling series. Now, in a beautifully written novel that is already breaking records in his native Ireland, Colfer introduces readers to a lovable but troubled heroine, who has been given the opportunity for a special kind of redemption. Meg Finn is in trouble-unearthly trouble. Cast out of her home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after her latest stunt, finding a place to sleep is the least of her worries. Belch, her partner in crime, has gotten her involved in the attempted robbery of an elderly man, Lowrie McCall. And things go horribly wrong. After an accidental explosion, Meg's spirit is flung into limbo, and a race begins between the demonic and the divine to win her soul. Irreverent, hilarious, and touchingly hopeful, The Wish List takes readers on a journey of second chances, where joy is found in the most unexpected places.
The fast-moving plot and a good portion of black humour kept me glued to the book! Besides all the funny parts the story made me think about fate and the meaning of life.
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3. Try not to take longer than four to six weeks to read the book. But we all understand that sometimes life (and bookrings...) just happens. :-) In that case, please make another journal entry to let us know that the book is not forgotten.
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BookRing Mailing Order:
1) allbookedup (Austria)
2) Karschtl (Austria)
3) goldloeckchen (Germany)
4) Herrundmeyer (Germany)
5) kinedi (UK)
6) dodau (UK)
7) FiBe (UK)
8) asterw (Spain)
9) Rosalinde (USA) <---the book is here
10) silverstarry (USA)
11) Luintaurien (USA)
12) Rrrcaron (USA)
13) NeedSun (Canada)
14) lady-sybil (Canada)
15) ISANDRE(Switzerland)
16) Sandwood (Austria)
17) back home to me Rianonne
Released 18 yrs ago (6/17/2005 UTC) at
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at the Ladies Night
Edited to update: I read the book and I liked it, because of its unique approach.
I handed the book over to Karsta during my visit in Berlin.
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My Review: Aug 2005
Finished the book quite quickly. It was funny and entertaining, but it didn't really grip me. The outcome was kinda clear from the start, which is actually ok. More important here is the HOW they get to the end.
Released 18 yrs ago (8/18/2005 UTC) at Post-Office in a RABCK, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Book goes to goldloeckchen today.
will read this next :-)
thanks allebookedup!
Who'd'a' thougth I'd finish this in one evening? I'd have asked for the next person in line's adress, already!
I suppose this could be set almost anywhere in the world, but (similar to Colfer's Artemis Fowl) Ireland is the perfect setting. Colfer captures the spirit of the Irish and enhances his well-plotted story with it. Great job!
Having spent 7 months in Ireland, I very much enjoyed seeing the Irish idioms arise here and there ("meself", "your man" etc.).
I already PMed the next participant for their address the other day but haven't got any reply yet. I'll send the book on ASAP. Thanks for sharing this Irish gem!
Rutiger Knox - Mungo City - A Novel about Globalization
Lemony Snicket - The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4)
Terry Pratchett - Men at Arms
And here is Colfer's quote out of this book:
"Saint Peter [...] was still stuck with balancing the accounts manually. The points system was complicated, developed over thousands of years. And, of course, new transgressions were added every year. Members of boy bands and mime artists were two recent categories with heavy loading."
Released 18 yrs ago (9/13/2005 UTC) at
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In the mail to Scotland.
UPDATE 02/11/05
Seems that book got lost in the post as dodau has not received it but do not despair, I already have my eyes on a replacement copy and will get bookring going again in a few days. Sorry about the delay folks !
UPDATE 08/11/05
Have purchased a new copy from ebay so bookring is ready to go out again !
Released 18 yrs ago (11/9/2005 UTC) at
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Posting replacement copy out to dodau today and will obtain proof of posting from Royal Mail this time !!
Released 18 yrs ago (11/22/2005 UTC) at To the next participant in Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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I will pm the next person on the list now.
Released 18 yrs ago (11/30/2005 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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continuing it's journey on to the next person! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
I'll start reading it as soon as I finish the one I'm currently reading.
I really, REALLY liked the book! A small, easy-reading, with the well-known Colfer humour, I really enjoyed it... even more than the Artemis Fowl books!
Thank you very much Rianonne for organizing this Bookring. I already have Rosalinde's address, I'll mail her the book this week.
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Update 2/1/2006: Finally I didn't manage to mail the book last week, so I took it with me in Greece and mailed it today to Rosalinde.