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The Christmas Shoes
by Donna VanLiere | Literature & Fiction
Registered by wingJDTwing of Pleasanton, California USA on Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by savannahblue): to be read


9 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by wingJDTwing from Pleasanton, California USA on Tuesday, December 24, 2002

7 out of 10

I enjoyed this little book more than I expected.
OK, a bit corny, predictable, but a good story, true spirit of Christmas - perfect read by the fire with of cup of cider of tea. 

Journal Entry 2 by wingJDTwing from Pleasanton, California USA on Wednesday, December 25, 2002

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wrapping this book for mailing on Christmas day to send to anabanana's grandmother - hoping she will enjoy! 

Journal Entry 3 by anabanana from Pasadena, California USA on Tuesday, December 31, 2002

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Received in the mail from JDT. Thank you! It will be read soon. 

Journal Entry 4 by anabanana from Pasadena, California USA on Wednesday, January 08, 2003

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I thought this was a sweet story and enjoyed reading it. Thanks to JDT for thinking to send it to me. (RM)  

Journal Entry 5 by anabanana from Pasadena, California USA on Monday, March 17, 2003

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I plan to mail this to another bookcrosser tomorrow. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 6 by Mou from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, March 26, 2003

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Thank you Anna for sending it to me. It doesn't look too long. 

Journal Entry 7 by Mou from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, March 27, 2003

3 out of 10

This is a very corny clinched story about a lawyer who finds out the "true" meaning of Christmas ie, being with his family. I think the Author must be a Christian as there are a lot of references to God & Jesus, & there are a few bits about how God became man - though mainly she focuses on being with your family & treasuring them etc. This lawyer is on the verge of losing his wife through divorce, but when he meets a young boy at the store needing to buy shoes for his mother who has cancer & is dying soon, he suddenly comes to his senses & goes home & spends more time with his wife.
This is not very well written. Sentences are too short. I guess it's written for those who have a short attention span but need a book that will get their concentration for long enough. There are way too many Characters for such a short book, & the author tries to tie their lives together, but it just doesn't quite work. And really the encounter between the lawyer & the boy last all of a few lines & that's supposed to be the turning point of the whole book. The author really puts too much into a book this short & leaves out details, or says too much that could be left out. I felt like it was skimming over ice. Not substantial at all. I was a bit disappointed.
However i did cry at least twice - when the dying mother is talking. So i guess this book deserves some merit for being able to do that to me. 

Journal Entry 8 by savannahblue from Portland, Oregon USA on Wednesday, April 02, 2003

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Just rec'd by mail from mou (and anabanana before her!) - thank you both! Will read and pass on to another bookcrosser, keep the chain going! 

Journal Entry 9 by savannahblue from Portland, Oregon USA on Tuesday, November 18, 2003

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Sending this one out on a small bookring, since i haven't gotten to it yet, and the holidays are fast approaching!

Participants:

1. watergirl - WA
2. WarEagle78 - AL
3. penny-n-chaos - GA
4. summermarie - VA
5. DSM - MI ~ rec'd 12/22
6. savannahblue - OR

If you've just received the book, please pm the next person on the list so that you'll have their address as soon as you finish reading. Please be considerate of those who follow you, and read/mail the books in a timely manner - hopefully we'll all get to read them ~close~ to the holidays! 

Journal Entry 10 by watergirl from Walla Walla, Washington USA on Thursday, November 20, 2003

10 out of 10

Received by mail this afternoon and read already, too good!
"Every happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message." Malcom Muggeridge 

Journal Entry 11 by watergirl from Walla Walla, Washington USA on Friday, November 21, 2003

10 out of 10

Mailed today to next person in the bookring, November 21 to WarEagle76, with all the negativity coming at us through the news and TV I found it a hopeful story. 

Journal Entry 12 by WarEagle78 from Hoover, Alabama USA on Friday, November 28, 2003

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Arrived in mail today - will journal when read. Thanks for a new story to kick off my Christmas season! 

Journal Entry 13 by WarEagle78 from Hoover, Alabama USA on Friday, November 28, 2003

8 out of 10

Sweet and sentimental is what I expected from this pretty little Christmas book, and that's exactly what it delivered. Last December JDT suggested it was just the thing for reading by the fire with a cup of cider. For me it was under an afghan with a mug of hot chocolate -- but it was an appropriate story just the same for my lazy, day-after-Thanksgiving couch potato day.

Thanks savannahblue for sharing! Merry Christmas! This will be in the mail to penny-n-chaos as soon as I get her address. 

Journal Entry 14 by WarEagle78 from Hoover, Alabama USA on Saturday, November 29, 2003

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Mailed to penny-n-chaos in Georgia.  

Journal Entry 15 by Penny-n-Chaos from Savannah, Georgia USA on Tuesday, December 02, 2003

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Christmas Books!!! I love them!!! I'll get this on its way soon. 

Journal Entry 16 by Penny-n-Chaos from Savannah, Georgia USA on Wednesday, December 03, 2003

7 out of 10

Really (sniffle) good book (sniffle sniffle)
Mailing it on to SummerMarie today. 

Journal Entry 17 by summermarie from Clifton Forge, Virginia USA on Tuesday, December 09, 2003

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I received this book yesterday afternoon and I am going to sit down and try to get it read this evening. I look forward to reading it, especially if it can bring tears to my eyes the way the song can... 

Journal Entry 18 by summermarie from Clifton Forge, Virginia USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2003

10 out of 10

Can I make it through this journaling without crying? I suppose we will see...

This little book with a beautiful cover has changed me I think. Perhaps that is why I started crying at the beginning and didn't stop until I got to the last page...and then I didn't stop. I went to bed and I laid there alone and cried some more. I cried because I had yelled at my girls, I cried because I am so angry at my husband, I cried because I love my mother more than life, and I cried because "What if this happened to me?" I cried because...

I AM KATE. This sums up my life. I have only been Kate for about 3 years though, so I am sure that by the time I have been Kate for 10, I too will be telling my husband (who I love more than life) that I cannot do it anymore. I am alone a lot. My husband works shift work and is always volunteering for overtime so he buy us everything that we could possibly want. This past week alone, he has worked 5 16-hour shifts in a row (3pm to 7 am). I have seen him for a maybe a total time of 1 hour this week. This is why I cry. Because I am KATE and I don't want to be caught in Maggie's situation as a Kate. I want to love and be loved the way Maggie was. This is why this book has changed me. Because last night as I read this book, I was Robert standing at that cash register. My eyes were opened to my life and I am going to change it before I have regrets. I am forcing my husband to read this book now (sorry this may delay me mailing it some) and then I am going to purchase a copy of it and force everyone I know to read it.

I believe that God sent me this book because that is just the way he works. Sometimes, when we least expect it, he sends us messages that we need. Well, thank you SavannahBlue for this bookring that has left a profound peace in my heart this Christmas because I am not Maggie and I still have time to not be a Kate...  

Journal Entry 19 by DSM from Bad Axe, Michigan USA on Monday, December 22, 2003

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Just received and will begin reading tonight so it can continue on it's journey!! I can't wait! 

Journal Entry 20 by DSM from Bad Axe, Michigan USA on Monday, December 22, 2003

8 out of 10

I laughed, I cried, and I cried somemore! In a time where I'm struggling a bit in my life, this book reached out and touched me and has made me take a different look on my life.

Thanks for sharing it! 

Journal Entry 21 by DSM at Post Office in Bad Axe, Michigan USA on Tuesday, January 06, 2004

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Released on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at Post Office in Bad Axe, Michigan USA.

Sending today back to the orginal owner of this bookring! Thank you - I really enjoyed it! 

Journal Entry 22 by savannahblue from Portland, Oregon USA on Wednesday, January 14, 2004

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back in my hands, after its holiday travels. thanks to all who participated, i'm glad so many found it to be touching. now i get to read it! 



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