Journal Entry 1 by ajsmom from Quesnel, British Columbia Canada on Tuesday, October 03, 2006

The Blurb:

Thursday Next is back. This time it's personal.
For Thursday Next, literary detective without equal, life should be good. Riding high on a wave of celebrity following the safe return of kidnapped Jane Eyre, Thursday ties the know with the man she loves.
But marital bliss isn't quite as it should be. It turns out her husband of one month actually drowned thirty-eight years ago, and no one but Thursday has any memory of him at all.
Someone, somewhere is responsible.
Having barely caught her breath after The Eyre Affair, Thursday heads back into fiction in search of the truth, discovering that paper politicians, lost Shakespearean manuscripts, a flurry of near-fatal coincidences and impending Armageddon are all part of a great plan.
But whose? And why?

I read the first one, The Eyre Affair in a ring of Cinnamon-Girl's. I bought the second and third one to read and will send them out to the same ring participants if they are interested, and anybody else, of course. I currently have the fourth one, Something Rotten, which belongs to Miss-Owl. If she okays it, I will send this along in due course as well.

The ring order is:

tenneh
cyber-librarian
purpleskybaby
Alvhyttan
soleille
Dusties
Cross-patch ---> book is here 04/29/07



I expect this ring to grow as I approach people who have enjoyed the first book. I will continue to update the list! 

Journal Entry 2 by ajsmom at mailed to next reader in Postal release, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 16, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (10/16/2006 UTC) at mailed to next reader in Postal release, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Sent by air mail to tenneh. 

Journal Entry 3 by tenneh from Verdon, Nebraska USA on Saturday, October 21, 2006

Received today - will get started as soon as I finish the book I'm on. Looking forward to it!

I really enjoyed this book every bit as much as the first one!! Can't wait to get started on the next Thursday Next adventure! 

Journal Entry 4 by tenneh at Controlled Postal Release in Falls City, Nebraska USA on Monday, November 06, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (11/7/2006 UTC) at Controlled Postal Release in Falls City, Nebraska USA

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going to cyber-librarian 

Journal Entry 5 by cyber-librarian from Cary, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, December 05, 2006

I picked this book up from the post office on 11/30. I'm sorry for holding up the works here a bit, but we've had company and a new puppy (housebreaking time). I'm really looking forward to reading this and hope to start on it today and get my reading time back.

c. 2002 -- 372 pages -- Trade Paperback -- #2 Thursday Next series -- #67 on BookCrossing 2008 Favorites list (series)

UPDATE: (1/5/07) I'm almost done reading this book. Breeze144 asked to be skipped because she already has a copy of this book.
UPDATE: (1/9/07) I contacted soleille for her address. I have not heard back from soleille from either of her email addresses.
UPDATE: (1/19/07) I contacted purpleskybaby for their address.
UPDATE: (1/20/07) Have address. My daughter is having surgery on Monday, so I will try to mail this on 1/23. 

Journal Entry 6 by cyber-librarian from Cary, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, January 09, 2007

I finished reading this book today. I didn't enjoy it as much as the 1st one in the series, but it was still good. I'm looking forward to the next one as it seemed to keep leading into the next book throughout the second half of this one. Life is always an unexpected adventure when traveling with Miss Havisham from Great Expectations (one of my faves). It always got me thinking when Thursday would travel with her father ... but then time travel is quite thought provoking. I especially enjoyed the alternative world her father gave her the choice of slipping into ... it sounded a lot like ours *wink* ... that would make for an interesting story. 

Journal Entry 7 by cyber-librarian at book ring in Mailed to fellow bookcrosser, Postal Release -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 23, 2007

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I'm mailing this today to purpleskybaby in the UK ... as part of this bookring. 

Journal Entry 8 by purpleskybaby from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 30, 2007

this arrived today, i'll be starting it as soon as i finish fingersmith 

Journal Entry 9 by purpleskybaby from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Sunday, February 11, 2007

I really enjoyed this book, I'm still in awe at the depth of Fforde's knowlege of literature and he's one of the few people who really makes me laugh out loud. PMing the next person now. 

Journal Entry 10 by purpleskybaby at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Monday, February 12, 2007

Released 5 yrs ago (2/12/2007 UTC) at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom

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Being posted to Alvhyttan as I type. Hopefully it will be with you soon. 

Journal Entry 11 by Alvhyttan from Nora, Västmanland Sweden on Friday, February 16, 2007

The book is here! Thanks a lot! :)
I’m really looking forward to read this book, I loved “The Eyre Affair” so I have high hopes for this.

Just can’t understand about those bookrings/bookrays, they seem to like eachother, I have too many here at the moment and this book has to wait (if I can wait); I’m sure it will be read within a month.
 

Journal Entry 12 by Alvhyttan from Nora, Västmanland Sweden on Thursday, March 22, 2007

This was a very enjoyable book!
It’s really amazing, anything can happen in books. :)

I am glad I have read a lot of those books that are referred to in this book, if I hadn’t read them this book wouldn’t be that fun; now I found it hilarious and I want to reread some classics. This is really a book that promotes literature.

Thanks ajsmom for sending this book out on a ring and thanks purpleskybaby for mailing it to me!

soleille wants to be skiped so I will mail this book to Dusties today, it will be in USA within a week.
 

Journal Entry 13 by Dusties from Pompey, New York USA on Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Arrived safe and sound in NY. Since I just finished reading a book, this was perfect timing! Will journal here again soon. 

Journal Entry 14 by Dusties from Pompey, New York USA on Saturday, April 14, 2007

Great Book! Now I want to re-read Well Of Lost Plots! lol! Thank you Ajsmom for sharing! I have pmed Crosspatch and will get the book in the mail as soon as I have an addy.

Edit: Mailed 4/22/07 

Journal Entry 15 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, April 29, 2007

I have just returned from a week-end away in the sunny Cotswolds to find this book here - it must have arrived yesterday - so thanks to Dusties and ajsmom. 

Journal Entry 16 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, June 22, 2007

Such a wonderful piece of satire - and adventure! I particularly like the 'Cheshire' cat in newspeak! This is another BookCrossing ring book I am going straight out to buy. Thank you, ajsmom, fot this chance to sample the product. 

Journal Entry 17 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, July 06, 2007

I'm sending this book to a BookCrosser who has just found Jasper Fforde and Thursday Next. Happy reading, Cassiopaeia! 

Journal Entry 18 by Cassiopaeia from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, July 09, 2007

What a lovely surprise! Thank you Cross-patch, arrived in this mornings post. 

Journal Entry 19 by Cassiopaeia from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 08, 2008

I've held onto this book for too long already and I haven't even read the first in the series yet. It really shouldn't be sitting around this long, I will take it to the London Convention hoping to find a new reader for it there. 

Journal Entry 20 by spike1972 from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Kindly given to me by Cassiopaeia. I've only recently been introduced to Jasper Fforde but have enjoyed all that I've read so far :O) 

Journal Entry 21 by spike1972 from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, May 12, 2008

I've been reading this a little while now, but had forgotten to do the JE (again)...

Anyway, I'm enjoying it very much - of course - and recently took it to the Jasper Fforde Convention and got the man himself to sign it "To Bookcrossers" :O)

I'll obviously update once I've finished. 

Journal Entry 22 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, May 12, 2008

Thank you, spike. 

Journal Entry 23 by spike1972 at The Cherry Tree OBCZ in Steventon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 17, 2008

Released 4 yrs ago (5/17/2008 UTC) at The Cherry Tree OBCZ in Steventon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom

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I'll come back and edit a previous entry to do my review.

I'm hoping to pass this back to Cassiopea today at the Cherry Tree Meet.