Journal Entry 1 by Hellehond from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Monday, May 01, 2006

About an impossible love between two men. It should't have been a short story. 

Journal Entry 2 by Hellehond at Louis Hartlooper Complex op 't Ledig Erf in Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Saturday, May 20, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (5/21/2006 UTC) at Louis Hartlooper Complex op 't Ledig Erf in Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands

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Journal Entry 3 by iiwi from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Sunday, May 21, 2006

Got it! I haven't seen the movie yet (I was posponing it, and now the only screen is at eleven fifiteen at night :( ). I knew it was a short story, but this is a relay short story. :) 

Journal Entry 4 by iiwi from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Monday, May 22, 2006

It is going to be a ring. Contesters:

MaaikeB
Eowyn-unquendor
Suzy26
Gnoe
JonnaL
LenaLena
Kaylihi
Malagan
Monalisaa 

Journal Entry 5 by iiwi from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Wednesday, May 24, 2006

A book as a three minute song; before you know it it has ended. I was growing accustomed tot English (always takes a couple of pages) and the Western slang, and I was allready half way. Then onwards it became beautifull. The subtle moments when the two men connect with each other are beautifull written. Even in the short story the landscape comes to you as a widescreen movie.

The shirts... *sigh* 

Journal Entry 6 by MaaikeB from Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands on Friday, June 02, 2006

The book arrived in Zeist today. Will read it soon. 

Journal Entry 7 by MaaikeB from Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands on Tuesday, June 06, 2006

The way Proulx succeeds in painting the struggle of these two men is breathtaking. With a few well-chosen words two lives unroll against the background of a beautiful landscape. The story is a real gem. Thanks! 

Journal Entry 8 by eowyn-unquendor from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Journal Entry 9 by eowyn-unquendor from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, June 08, 2006

*sigh* Now I know what you mean by "The shirts... " iiwi...
A beautiful and sad story. It's difficult to say more about it, because it was only ca 50 pages. I wouldn't mind more pages, but then it wouldn't be a short story.


The book is on it's way to Suzy26! 

Journal Entry 10 by Suzy26 from Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, June 10, 2006

And Brokeback Mountain arrived safely at my place. Thanks for sending it eowyn-unquendor. 

Journal Entry 11 by Suzy26 from Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, June 15, 2006

Beautiful short story. I found it quite moving the way the author described the tender feelings these rough cowboys have for each other although they have to deny this in every which way they can, even to themselves. I too loved the part about the shirts!

On to Gnoe it goes.... 

Journal Entry 12 by Gnoe from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Saturday, June 17, 2006

Finishing the book left me with the same deeply sad feeling as seeing the movie did. Reading the book didn't add much (although I was curious if what happens to Jack was director Ang Lee's input or originally Proulx') and it was a bit.. confusing to read the story so soon after I had seen the film. Maybe I should 've waited a bit longer.

Ang Lee has re-arranged some details but in all does the story justice. And takes a slower pace than Proulx does!

Beautiful and tragic.

Off to JonnaL it is! 

Journal Entry 13 by JonnaL from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Sunday, June 18, 2006

Gnoe dropped the book off at my house (I saw you ;-) and thanks, it arrived much sooner than I'd expected)...

Am really curious as to how this book relates to the film... 

Journal Entry 14 by JonnaL from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Read this book yesterday, and don't know what I think of it...
I'm not quite sure whether the story is a complete succes. The events of the story stretch over a period of 20 years, which I find rather long for a short story of only 55 pages (whith little text on each). Sometimes the style is really heterogenic: detailed description of small details while the overall story races past; overviews and pagelong dialogue next to each other; scrambled narrator's voice - 'detached' ce here, 'slang' there (though I read the book a bit to fast to be sure where it was a parafrase of thoughts, and where not). But my main problem - and this is MY problem, not the story's - is that it's too little time since I saw the movie, so I keep getting reminded of how the movie was told and which images accompanied which scenes etc., to be able to judge the story on it's own merits.

But of course I felt tears pressing, both at the prologue and at the ending....

And today I'm going to cycle 10 km to bring to the book to LenaLena. 

Journal Entry 15 by LenaLena from Hoevelaken, Gelderland Netherlands on Tuesday, June 20, 2006

I found it in the mailbox today. Thanks JonnaL !! 

Journal Entry 16 by LenaLena from Hoevelaken, Gelderland Netherlands on Monday, July 17, 2006

It was a beautiful story, way too short (-: Now I am very curious to the movie.
Book goes to: Kaylihi (19-07 verstuurd) 

Journal Entry 17 by kaylihi from Apeldoorn, Gelderland Netherlands on Thursday, July 20, 2006

Boek vandaag ontvangen.Bedankt! 

Journal Entry 18 by kaylihi from Apeldoorn, Gelderland Netherlands on Thursday, July 27, 2006

Ik kon niet door het boek heen komen.Waarschijnlijk woordgebruik.Ik ben pas sinds kort weer in het Engels aan het lezen.Het is een beetje weggezakt. Ik stuur het op naar de volgende. 

Journal Entry 19 by malagan from Arnhem, Gelderland Netherlands on Friday, July 28, 2006

Received this book today, thanks for sending it kaylihi. Because I picked it up from the mailbox while I just had finished reading a book, I will be reading it today, as it is such a small book ;-) 

Journal Entry 20 by malagan from Arnhem, Gelderland Netherlands on Friday, July 28, 2006

Finished the book in one reading. Absolutely one of the best novels I have read. I like the way the writer succeeds to describe the feelings between the men in only a few words. I like the raw way of describing the events. I will send out the book next week to Monalisaa, if I have got her address. Thanks for sharing this book with us hellehond! 

Journal Entry 21 by malagan at Op weg van Garage Zuidpoort naar OBCZ de Waag in Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, September 30, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (10/1/2006 UTC) at Op weg van Garage Zuidpoort naar OBCZ de Waag in Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands

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Wordt gereleased op weg naar de bookcross-meeting! 

Journal Entry 22 by DeScheertjes from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Sunday, October 08, 2006

My first found bookcrossing book. I 'll read it and then place it somewhere else. 

Journal Entry 23 by AylaMey from Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands on Monday, May 24, 2010

Found this little surprise inside a geocache and took it home with me. Will read and release it again, very likely inside our own geocache BCZ-Dijnselburg (an unofficial Book Crossing Zone in Zeist with its own account :) ) 

Journal Entry 24 by AylaMey at Somewhere in the centre in Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Thursday, July 29, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (7/24/2010 UTC) at Somewhere in the centre in Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland

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Read this small book during my vacation and left it in Helsinki for someone else to be discovered.