Journal Entry 1 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Sunday, April 30, 2006

AVL for trade/relay/bookbox etc

Inside Flap Copy:

If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head. As formative events go, nothing else comes close.

With these words Edgar Mint, half-Apache and mostly orphaned, makes his unshakable claim on our attention. In the course of Brady Udall?s high-spirited, inexhaustibly inventive novel, Edgar survives not just this bizarre accident, but a hellish boarding school for Native American orphans, a well-meaning but wildly dysfunctional Mormon foster-family, and the loss of most of the illusions that are supposed to make life bearable.

What persists is Edgars innate goodness, his belief in the redeeming power of language, and his determination to find and forgive the man who almost killed him. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint is a miracle of storytelling, bursting with heartache and hilarity and inhabited by characters as outsized as the landscape of the American West. 

Journal Entry 2 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Sunday, October 26, 2008

Heading out to Flambard in trade :-) Hope you enjoy it!

ETA: posted 27/10 

Journal Entry 3 by cats-eye at A Bookcrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Monday, October 27, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (10/27/2008 UTC) at A Bookcrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom

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Safe travels little book - thanks for the trade :-) 

Journal Entry 4 by flambard from Horsham, West Sussex United Kingdom on Thursday, October 30, 2008

Many thanks cats-eye!!! 

Journal Entry 5 by flambard from Horsham, West Sussex United Kingdom on Sunday, November 23, 2008

Loved it! Having just read a Sebastian Faulks about a disturbed adolescent (very poor), this was a breath of fresh air! Snappy, compelling and pacy - a really enjoyable book which I would recommend to anyone. And I liked the twist at the end too. 

Journal Entry 6 by flambard at by Post, RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, November 29, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (11/29/2008 UTC) at by Post, RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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To California 

Journal Entry 7 by caligula03 from Hayward, California USA on Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Thank you for your generous RABCK. :) 

Journal Entry 8 by caligula03 from Hayward, California USA on Tuesday, March 24, 2009

For the most part I enjoyed it but the book just started to drag near the end. Then out of the blue there was a smarties reference where they should have been either skittles or M&Ms. 

Journal Entry 9 by caligula03 at Panera Bread in Dublin, California USA on Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (4/24/2009 UTC) at Panera Bread in Dublin, California USA

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Taking to the next meeting. 

Journal Entry 10 by countedx58 from San Francisco, California USA on Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Received at tonight's local meeting. Thanks! :) 

Journal Entry 11 by JDT at Pleasanton, California USA on Wednesday, October 13, 2010

picked this up at our local meetup this evening - couldn't resist the intriguing description.
I liked seeing the interesting journey this book has enjoyed already! 

Journal Entry 12 by countedx58 at Livermore, California USA on Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (10/13/2010 UTC) at Livermore, California USA

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Gave to jdt at last night's meeting. 

Journal Entry 13 by JDT at Pleasanton, California USA on Tuesday, December 21, 2010

mixed feelings: sometimes the writing was beautiful, descriptive, other moments I wondered about writing basics: the quirky changes between first and third person in the narration.

A great, imaginative storyteller - but at moments a bit unlikely.

What I'll take from this read - the resilience of the human spirit, the positive development of a likeable boy Edgar who coped with so many setbacks.

The journey continues: sending on to a reader in Arizona - paperbackswap request.
Enjoy!