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6 journalers for this copy...
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Released 7 yrs ago (2/16/2006 UTC) at Controlled Postal Release in Falls City, Nebraska USA WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Released 7 yrs ago (4/5/2006 UTC) at per Post in ***, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Wow, this has taken me long. Sorry about that!When I last closed the book on November 5 (apparently) I was lucky enough to do this at a point in the story when the introductory part was just over and the real story was only about to begin (chapter ten), so that nine months later I was able to jump right back in. This long a timespan had certainly not been intended, it simply turns out I'd seriously underestimated the load of BookCrossing books I was about to receive, and afterwards I never felt in the mood for a book about such a topic, and such a fat book at that. Astonishingly enough, when I finally did continue reading I was able to plough through it in a matter of days. Yay, go me! *g* When I look at the spine, it is obvious that this book has been started a lot of times, but hardly ever finished. I admit this stuff is hard going, the story drags on and on and it only starts getting interesting some 120 pages in. Still I thought it was interesting to read and I certainly learned lots about the US law system. (Not the current state of affairs, obviously, more of a general impression.) I admire Grisham for not going the easy way to make Sam out as the victim of his education. He certainly wasn't a nice man, and in my opinion that made the arguments for abolishing the death penalty all the more powerful. The last couple of chapters were heartwrenching, but I found the ending rather anticlimactic. The picture of Grisham at the end of the book surprised me - he doesn't look at all like I'd thought he would, all harmless and like he couldn't hurt a fly... :p EDIT: I'd also like to mention (because I love that kind of detail, and am already in rambling mode) that some previous reader used a boarding pass as a bookmark, specifically from June 14, Seattle to San Francisco, non-smoking. I accidentally closed the book when I was having a look at it, but I estimate it to having been stuck somewhere in chapter 13 around page 170. I'll be putting it right back in. |
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Released 5 yrs ago (8/29/2007 UTC) at Orientteppiche und Kunst am Zoo in Charlottenburg, Berlin Germany WILD RELEASE NOTES:
You've found a wandering book! Please leave a short (or not so short ;) ) journal entry, so I know that the book's well and safe in your hands. For example, you could write where you found it, how you like it, or what you are planning to do with it. Thanks a lot! erinacea PS: While I enjoy writing these texts in English, there's no obligation for you to do the same. If you like, you could make an entry in German, or whatever your mothertongue may be. |
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Released 5 yrs ago (10/25/2007 UTC) at MS terramar in MS terramar, -- Ports, Waterways & Ships -- Egypt WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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