Journal Entry 1 by darkpunkangel from Barrie, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Got this at a used bookstore. Different cover.

TBR

"Painter Elaine Risley, now at mid-life, returns from Vancouver to Toronto, a city she fled many years earlier after the end of her first marriage. While attending a retrospective of her work being shown in the city of her birth, Elaine is obsessed with the memories of her childhood and adolescence. Toronto is a city haunted by the presence of her family, the man she loved, and he enigmatic friend Cordelia. Past and present become one as Elaine journeys from a desire to avenge the betrayals and cruelty of youth to acceptance of the experiences that have created her presents."  

Journal Entry 2 by darkpunkangel from Barrie, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Since it was near the bottom of my TBR pile, I'm going to let it go on a little journey so I can shrink my TBR pile. If you wouls like to join just PM me with your shipping preferences.

Bookring instructions:

1. SIGN UP for this bookring by sending me a Private Message. Order of participants will be juggled between geography, date of request and shipping limitations. Late additions may be added to the end of the list.

2. When the person before you on the list finishes reading the book, they will send you a Private Message for your postal address. If you are experiencing an RBC (Reading Backlog Crisis) or no longer wish to read it, let them (and me!) know and I will move you down/off the list.

3. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BOOK please make a journal entry so everyone knows it has safely arrived.

4. WHEN YOU FINISH THE BOOK, make another journal entry telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?

5. CONTINUE THE BOOKRING by sending a Private Message to the person after you on the bookring list and request their postal address. Please check back here for the latest distribution list. If the person doesn't respond within 7-10 days (use your judgement), please PM the next person, and then me, so I can update the bookring list.

6. END OF THE RING, If you are the last person on the list please PM me for my address to return it.

Participants so far: Started January 2/07

rooshill (US)*
nancydotslash (US)*
toyjoy (Singapore)*
BellaMack (Australia)<------ Has book, so being skipped
Miss-Owl (Austrailia)*
Fran-kinstein (Canada) <------ Being Skipped

...you?

*Book is home*

Then back to me! 

Journal Entry 3 by darkpunkangel from Barrie, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Sent today to the first participant, hope you all enjoy the book. 

Journal Entry 4 by rooshill from Foresthill, California USA on Monday, January 15, 2007

Got it - hope to start tonight! 

Journal Entry 5 by rooshill from Foresthill, California USA on Friday, January 26, 2007

This is not Sci-fi - as someone had led me to believe - although there are some strangish elements. It's more of a diary-like telling of a fairly modern, fairly normal (though not really happy) life.
I almost gave it up a couple of times in the beginning; it just wasn't catching my interest, but kept plowing on and now I'm about 3/4 through. I still don't feel "swept up" but I've sort of fallen into what I call "OK TV" mode - it's interesting enough to keep watching if there's not much else to do.
I'll reserve my star rating until I'm done, in case something awesome happens at the end to change my mind. 

Journal Entry 6 by rooshill from Foresthill, California USA on Saturday, January 27, 2007

Good overall and very insightful. Ms. Atwood has a gift for laying bare human nature's shortcomings and cruelties. Not something I'll read again, though I do plan to explore more of her work. I was very impressed with The Handmaid's Tale, so I'm sure some of her others are better than this one, even if not on par with THT.
Thanks for the chance to read it. Mailing on Monday to the next reader. 

Journal Entry 7 by nancydotslash from Paradise, Texas USA on Saturday, February 10, 2007

Arrived in mail today! Thanks for the Bookring, darkpunkangel, I'm ready to start right in on this, I enjoy Margaret Atwood.... 

Journal Entry 8 by nancydotslash from Paradise, Texas USA on Thursday, February 15, 2007

I was hooked from the very first sentence of this book, “Time is not a line, ...”
I related in many way, and on many levels, to this story of a lonely woman who is processing a bleak childhood. It could also be called a memoir of an era, in parts. It is about victimization, a psychological study of abuse, childhood “friends” as tormentors, and how these wounds shape us as we grow up, even if we've buried things in the deepest recesses of our minds. No YaYa sisterhood here....I felt this story more truly reflected the reality of how girls behave when adults aren't around. But that is just my own personal experience.
Margaret Atwood is gifted at making us think, and remains one of my favorite authors. I shall have to seek my own copy of this book at the used book shop, because I’ll want to read it again one day. Thank you for sharing this book, darkpunkangel, I enjoyed it!
I will be sending it on to toyjoy when I get her addy... 

Journal Entry 9 by toyjoy on Sunday, April 15, 2007

Hi! I had just received the book, I will take a while to pass it on as I’m had several other books too. Hope you don’t mind! 

Journal Entry 10 by toyjoy on Thursday, July 05, 2007

It's took me a while to settle into the book, but sadly I was refused entry into it. Perhaps it's the style I'm not used to. Nevertheless, had pm to BellaMack, awaiting for her address.

BellaMack has the book, now pming to Miss-Owl.

16/07/07
Had send to Miss-Owl. 

Journal Entry 11 by Miss-Owl from Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Thailand on Monday, September 10, 2007

Safe with me! Thanks to darkpunkangel & toyjoy for sending on. 

Journal Entry 12 by Miss-Owl from Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Thailand on Tuesday, September 25, 2007

I haven't read a single Atwood that I didn't like, and this was no exception. I have to confess, though, that only a little time has to elapse before I find I've completely forgotten the entire plot. I'm starting to think that (apart from being indicative of old age and lacklustre brain cells) this is because Atwood's writing is not so much about plotlines as about themes - reflective meditations on the way individuals navigate the landscape of the interior on the way to forging an identity. She somehow manages to put her finger on, and magically capture, those nebulous and momentary moments that make up who we are.

At times this book seemed a bit directionless to me, but maybe that's indicative of life too!

Sending on when I receive the address. Thanks again, darkpunkangel, for sharing.


*Sent back to darkpunkangel 9th Oct, 2007. 

Journal Entry 13 by darkpunkangel from Barrie, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, January 08, 2008

The book has arrive safely home, thanks to all who participated. And thanks for the postcard Miss-Owl :D.

RES for a Bookmoocher 

Journal Entry 14 by darkpunkangel at Bookmooch.com, a bookmoocher -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 08, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (9/8/2008 UTC) at Bookmooch.com, a bookmoocher -- Controlled Releases

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Sent today, hope you enjoy the book! 

Journal Entry 15 by angiedaytripper from Bristol, not specified not specified on Saturday, April 03, 2010

I got this book through Bookmooch.