A Girl Named Zippy
Registered by GorgeousGlo on 9/10/2005
14 journalers for this copy...
Imagine you find a shoe box full of pictures of your childhood, more or less in chronological order, and each photo triggers a memory. Then you decide to write down those memories, and your humorous tone is so sharp that your narrative ends up being quite serious.
Well, that’s A Girl Named Zippy. At first it was easy to just be taken by the comical and self-deprecating observations of Haven Kimmel, but there is more down there. The humor is just skin-deep.
This book reminds me of a comment i heard once about the paintings of Joan Miró (http://www.euroresidentes.com/pintores/miro.htm). Someone said “A five-year-old can paint like that”. And maybe so, but the amazing thing is that Miró wasn’t five when he did them. Haven Kimmel writes in an effortless, simplistic manner that is FAR from being simple. I found that amazing.
I'm going to put this on a BookRay one of these days.
Well, that’s A Girl Named Zippy. At first it was easy to just be taken by the comical and self-deprecating observations of Haven Kimmel, but there is more down there. The humor is just skin-deep.
This book reminds me of a comment i heard once about the paintings of Joan Miró (http://www.euroresidentes.com/pintores/miro.htm). Someone said “A five-year-old can paint like that”. And maybe so, but the amazing thing is that Miró wasn’t five when he did them. Haven Kimmel writes in an effortless, simplistic manner that is FAR from being simple. I found that amazing.
I'm going to put this on a BookRay one of these days.
Persistence pays off, and a few more people have decided to join. Yupi!!!
This will be the order:
PaigeTurner124 - Texas (MAILED OCTOBER 18, 2005)
RlyLv2Rd - Minnesota
Glade1 - North Carolina
TheBowieFollies - New York
Cray17 - New Jersey
dittybopper - Louisiana
Rudifun23 - Southampton, UK
Elina - Germany
Piiku - Finland
Nikel27 - Germany
Cheeky42 - Italy
dicentra-tn - Tennessee
Please PM the person right after you for mailing address. This is a quick and easy book to read, but let's say it may take you four weeks to finish. If you think it will take you longer, please post here so that we can track down progress.
As always, looking forward to your comments!
This will be the order:
PaigeTurner124 - Texas (MAILED OCTOBER 18, 2005)
RlyLv2Rd - Minnesota
Glade1 - North Carolina
TheBowieFollies - New York
Cray17 - New Jersey
dittybopper - Louisiana
Rudifun23 - Southampton, UK
Elina - Germany
Piiku - Finland
Nikel27 - Germany
Cheeky42 - Italy
dicentra-tn - Tennessee
Please PM the person right after you for mailing address. This is a quick and easy book to read, but let's say it may take you four weeks to finish. If you think it will take you longer, please post here so that we can track down progress.
As always, looking forward to your comments!
I received this yesterday, it looks like I'm the first for this new ring. I'm in the middle of another book, but will finish that as quickly as possible and get started on this one soon. I look forward to reading it, thanks for the ring Glorious Glo!
A nice, light read. Growing up in the same era, this book reminded me of my childhood and the innocence we shared. A time before computers, cell phone's, ipods, etc. Makes me realize the vast difference between my generation and my childrens. Now I feel really old! :)
I sent this to RlyLv2Rd today via USPS Media Mail. Thanks for sharing GorgeousGlo!
I sent this to RlyLv2Rd today via USPS Media Mail. Thanks for sharing GorgeousGlo!
Received this yesterday. Thanks! I will start it right away!!!
What a wonderful book. I had it recommended to me by some of my local buddies and had no idea what to expect...it was delightful.
Quick, light, and amusing this book seemed to focus on lviving in a different time. It sort of made me long for my childhood. It conveyed a different mentality, and the true inner workings of a child's mind.
Off to glade1, today!
Quick, light, and amusing this book seemed to focus on lviving in a different time. It sort of made me long for my childhood. It conveyed a different mentality, and the true inner workings of a child's mind.
Off to glade1, today!
Received in the mail today, with two other books. And I thought I was about to catch up! More later...
Well, this was a wonderful little book! I laughed out loud so often my children started complaining, and yet there were many touching moments. Kimmel has a wonderful way of getting inside a child's mind. She reminded me a bit of a real-life Junie B. Jones (Junie B. is a children's series by Barbara Park that has a rather "sparky" heroine too).
And then, after laughing my way through the book, I had to break into tears on the last page. Although the book gives a rather skewed vision of Skippy's parents (what did her father DO, anyway?), we can see that she was raised with love and that her folks were willing to sacrifice (at least I think it would have been a challenge for them) to help a dream come true.
I'm very glad I got to share in this bookring--I say this all the time, but here's ANOTHER book I probably would not have read if not for Bookcrossing!
I have already PMed TheBowieFollies for an address and hope to get this moving again soon.
Update: Mailed to TheBowieFollies via media rate on 12-24-05.
And then, after laughing my way through the book, I had to break into tears on the last page. Although the book gives a rather skewed vision of Skippy's parents (what did her father DO, anyway?), we can see that she was raised with love and that her folks were willing to sacrifice (at least I think it would have been a challenge for them) to help a dream come true.
I'm very glad I got to share in this bookring--I say this all the time, but here's ANOTHER book I probably would not have read if not for Bookcrossing!
I have already PMed TheBowieFollies for an address and hope to get this moving again soon.
Update: Mailed to TheBowieFollies via media rate on 12-24-05.
Came in the post today. I will zippy through this one I am sure, it looks dead cheeky, I shall return soon to deconstruct!!
happy crimbo all!
happy crimbo all!
Finished this one in one day, I have to say although I could not relate personally even though I did grow up in the 70s (Liverpool,England) albeit, it was quite whimsical and not without belly laughs. There seems to be alot of pain behind the laughter, and this is why I believe it was written as such. All in all and endearing read and the card game semantics gave me a proper giggle, this is a wonderful slice of Americana, cheers gorgeous glo for letting me participate..I have PMed Cray17 and as soon as I get her address i will post it.
Happy New Year to all
Veronica.
Happy New Year to all
Veronica.
Book sent to cray17 today 12 january enjoy this cheeky read!
I just received this book from the Bowie Follies yesterday and already, I'm on chapter 4. I am really enjoying it. I needed a laugh-out-loud book this week. Thanks.
UPDATE - Really enjoyed this book. I think Zip's mom is a true bookcrosser! Getting ready to send it to dittybopper.
UPDATE - Really enjoyed this book. I think Zip's mom is a true bookcrosser! Getting ready to send it to dittybopper.
Sent this book on its way to dittybopper on Saturday. Enjoy!
Received in yesterday's mail (which I didn't check until today). I'm just finishing up a book so this one came just in time. Looking forward to it.
I enjoyed this ride down nostalgia lane very much! I grew up with many of the same things Zippy did (and in the same year) - the toys, the particular hobbies/crafts, the pets, etc. - so I could really identify with her. I was also much like her when it came to a dislike of being frilly/girly (i.e. wearing dresses was a horror to me!). I believe we would have been fast friends had we grown up in the same town. I am eager to read the follow-up to this novel called "She Got Up Off the Couch." Perhaps it will shed some light on the family problems that seemed to be there just under the surface in her writing but were just never spelled out to the reader. Thank you for sharing this with me GorgeousGlo - I'm still smiling.
I will mail this off to Rudifun23 either Friday or Saturday of this week.
Mailed Monday, Jan. 27th. - sorry for the delay.
I will mail this off to Rudifun23 either Friday or Saturday of this week.
Mailed Monday, Jan. 27th. - sorry for the delay.
Journal Entry 16 by Rudifun23 from Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on Thursday, April 20, 2006
Got it! Looks great fun.
Didn't really like it, thought the style was a bit church newsletter-y but that may just be because I've not read many memoirs. Perhaps I might like her novels better.
Maybe I was a weird kid myself because I didn't find her very odd! I did laugh out loud at the other little girl that kept chanting "Solid Gold FM" though.
Have PM'd Elina to pass it on.
Maybe I was a weird kid myself because I didn't find her very odd! I did laugh out loud at the other little girl that kept chanting "Solid Gold FM" though.
Have PM'd Elina to pass it on.
Arrived today. Thanks!!
In the beginning I had hard time getting into the book, but then the middle part was a bit easier. It wasn't a bad book and I think that if I had read it in a bit better time I might have really liked it.
Thanks GorgeousGlo for the opportunity to read it.
Now Zippy will be traveling to Piiku as soon as I get her address. I'll try to get it in to the post by the end of this week.
Thanks GorgeousGlo for the opportunity to read it.
Now Zippy will be traveling to Piiku as soon as I get her address. I'll try to get it in to the post by the end of this week.
Journal Entry 20 by 
Piiku
from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Piiku from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Got the book today, thanks! I have to finish one bookring before reading this one, but it should not take more than a couple of weeks.
Journal Entry 21 by Piiku from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, June 19, 2006
Piiku from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, June 19, 2006
This was a fun and light read. Even though I did have a bike like Zippy's back in 60's, and even got a similar electric organ from my parents, for some reason I related more to Zippy's mother..
Thanks for sharing Gorgeous Glo. Sending to nikel27 tomorrow, enjoy!
Thanks for sharing Gorgeous Glo. Sending to nikel27 tomorrow, enjoy!
Journal Entry 22 by nikel27 from -- Irgendwo / Somewhere --, Hessen Germany on Monday, June 26, 2006
arrived safe at my house
update:
Great book, thanks for sharing with me.
I try to reach Cheeky42-Italy, already two times and got no answer.
Will try one more time and then I will ask BookOwner what I should do.
update:
Great book, thanks for sharing with me.
I try to reach Cheeky42-Italy, already two times and got no answer.
Will try one more time and then I will ask BookOwner what I should do.
Journal Entry 23 by nikel27 at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, August 6, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (8/8/2006 UTC) at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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sent out to Cheeky42 - Italy
sent out to Cheeky42 - Italy
I received it! I'm eager to read it, but I have some other rings visiting me at the moment. I'll try to do my best in order not to make the next one waiting too much. Thanks!
I really enjoyed this book! It is both funny and moving at the same time. I' m so happy I got to know this author that I surely will hunt for the sequel of this book. Sometimes it was a bit difficult for me to get all from the idiomatic expressions and the slang, but nonetheless I was compelled to go further in my reading. And-no doubt about it- I was more than satisfied with it. Thank you GorgeousGlo: for sharing the book and for letting me know about Haven Kimmel! I'll contact the next for address!
Just received! Looks like fun - looking forward to starting it.
Really enjoyed this book. It masquerades as simple, but she conveys so much with her descriptions of events and characters. I'm currently also reading Beach Music by Pat Conroy, and find the contrast interesting; he spends pages upon pages with flowery descriptions, and I feel he never quite captures the magic of the places and people he tries to describe. Meanwhile, in a few short sentences, Kimmel can nail a situation so that you feel you're right there with her.
All this, and I did choke up at the end.
I thought someone had been added to the bookray, but now it appears I am the final contestant...? Please let me know; I know a couple of people I might send this on to if no one is waiting.
All this, and I did choke up at the end.
I thought someone had been added to the bookray, but now it appears I am the final contestant...? Please let me know; I know a couple of people I might send this on to if no one is waiting.
Since I seem to be the last in line in the bookray, I'm sending this to a friend in Texas. Hoping to lure her into the bookcrossing world (or at least amuse her with the book).
I received this book in the mail from my semi-virtual music buddy, Carol. It has languished on my counter, and then my work desk, and then my nightstand for a week or so. On this gray, rainy Sunday morning, sitting in my quiet empty house (quiet except for a Craig Carothers cd spinning softly in the next room) with coffee in a mossy green mug one of my best friends threw and an empty cheese danish plate cleared off to the side, I decided it was finally time to crack this book open and see what's inside...
