The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
Registered by Twicky of Twickenham, Greater London United Kingdom on 10/9/2006
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
11 journalers for this copy...
From my 22/4 haul and reserved for the sci fi swap.
Just to let you know i've received this and it will be joining my other books rings/rays/swaps to be read at a later date. Hopefully i'll then put it into another swap :)
This book was sent as part of the Holiday Gift Giving thread and arrived yesterday.
Many thanks to Shelbycat and PepperVL.
Many thanks to Shelbycat and PepperVL.
I don't think I've read anything by Heinlein since "Time Enough For Love" (the story of Lazarus Long, who also appears in the latter part of this book), which I think I read when I was still at school and much less critical than I am nowadays.
Richard Ames, aka Colin Campbell is the most irritating protagonist I've come across since I read "Headlong" by Michael Frayn! He is arrogant and condescending, speaks in an arch and mannered way, and practically every woman he meets wants to marry him, even though he keeps going on about wanting to spank their pink bottoms. Grrr!
But thank you for sending it to me anyway!
Richard Ames, aka Colin Campbell is the most irritating protagonist I've come across since I read "Headlong" by Michael Frayn! He is arrogant and condescending, speaks in an arch and mannered way, and practically every woman he meets wants to marry him, even though he keeps going on about wanting to spank their pink bottoms. Grrr!
But thank you for sending it to me anyway!
Released 15 yrs ago (11/15/2008 UTC) at
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At Saturday's BookCrossing meet-up, downstairs in Costa Coffee.
At Saturday's BookCrossing meet-up, downstairs in Costa Coffee.
Journal Entry 6 by 
Cross-patch
from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 29, 2009
Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 29, 2009
I am sorry; this book was put in a pile and missed when it came to journalling.
Journal Entry 7 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, August 30, 2009
Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, August 30, 2009
Typical Heinlein, harking back to his Moon is a Harsh Mistress days combined with some of the attitudes in Starship Troopers. The cat is a odd touch - but not really relevant to the story. The first half of the book the story speeds along, with action and mystery. His working with alternate time lines in the next section is confusing but the end is very suitable.
Journal Entry 8 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, August 31, 2009
Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, August 31, 2009
Offered as a bookray.
Participants:-
bookowl1000 (UK)
Jonniboi (UK)
harry-sougin (UK)
faerie-glen (Germany)
DevilKitty (Italy) <---the book is here
hyper7 (South Africa)
elidanora (Argentina)
NMReader (US)
Participants:-
bookowl1000 (UK)
Jonniboi (UK)
harry-sougin (UK)
faerie-glen (Germany)
DevilKitty (Italy) <---the book is here
hyper7 (South Africa)
elidanora (Argentina)
NMReader (US)
Journal Entry 9 by Cross-patch at to next participant, a ring/ray -- Controlled Releases on Friday, September 11, 2009
Cross-patch at to next participant, a ring/ray -- Controlled Releases on Friday, September 11, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (9/11/2009 UTC) at to next participant, a ring/ray -- Controlled Releases
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I hope you find this book interesting, and that it has a successful journey. Happy reading!
I hope you find this book interesting, and that it has a successful journey. Happy reading!
Got home from a weekend away to find it waiting for me. I will read it as quick as I can. Many thanks.
I loved Starship Troopers and did not like Stranger in a Strange Land - for me this was in between. Heinlein has again managed to create a character that I find very irritating, and his writing bugs me when he tries to get to philosophical.
Why any woman would be so attracted to Ames is a mystery to me, yet woman are repeatidly throwing themselves at him???? - no accounting for taste I guess.
I am going to have to get around to reading my copy of The Moon is a Harsh Misteress to get more of the Moons back story.
The real mystery is why I want to keep reading Heinlein when his work so often irritaes me???????
Why any woman would be so attracted to Ames is a mystery to me, yet woman are repeatidly throwing themselves at him???? - no accounting for taste I guess.
I am going to have to get around to reading my copy of The Moon is a Harsh Misteress to get more of the Moons back story.
The real mystery is why I want to keep reading Heinlein when his work so often irritaes me???????
Journal Entry 12 by JonniC from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Monday, September 21, 2009
I'm sooooo happy this has come through, however I have a lot of bookrings/rays held up at my place, but don't worry, I shall try to read them as quickly as possible!
Journal Entry 13 by JonniC from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 4, 2009
sorry it's taking so long to get around to, but I have mentioned that college has put me behind, anyhow I'm close to finishing it, and so it won't be long, but please bare with me!
Journal Entry 14 by JonniC from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 25, 2009
it was pretty good, I cannot say t was brilliant, but it wasn't bad either, it was in between which probably makes it a good book in some ways, anyhow I shall be sending this off soon, I'm ever soooooo sorry that I have kept this book for so long!
Journal Entry 15 by JonniC from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 8, 2009
I will be keeping a hold of this for a while longer as I was planning on sending it out on wednesday but I still haven't got an address yet!
Journal Entry 16 by JonniC at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (12/9/2009 UTC) at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom
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sent off to harry-sougin I hope he enjoys it, and sorry for keeping this book for so long!
sent off to harry-sougin I hope he enjoys it, and sorry for keeping this book for so long!
ready to send out - waiting for address from next person!
arrived, thanks!
The book is here, thank you.
Actually one of the weirdest books I ever read: smart, crazy, witty, unpredictable and funny (Tree-san and the wig are unforgettable), starting from the title, which seems to have been chosen during a trip and has hardly anything to do with the whole story almost till the end. I confess sometimes I got lost in Heinlein's universes and times, but it was a story worth reading which I would recommend especially to those, like me, who are not sci-fi addicted: this book is a wonderful display of creative power, pure fantasy at work showing what the genre is capable of offering beyond flying saucers and little green men. My only regret is the end, sad and quite hopeless.
The book is about to leave to Argentina to Elidanora. Hyper7 has asked to be skipped.
Thanks for sharing, enjoy the reading.
Blert!
The book is about to leave to Argentina to Elidanora. Hyper7 has asked to be skipped.
Thanks for sharing, enjoy the reading.
Blert!
Sorry sorry sorry: I didn't notice I wasn't logged in and the j.e. came anonymous. Here is it once again!
Actually one of the weirdest books I ever read: smart, crazy, witty, unpredictable and funny (Tree-san and the wig are unforgettable), starting from the title, which seems to have been chosen during a trip and has hardly anything to do with the whole story almost till the end. I confess sometimes I got lost in Heinlein's universes and times, but it was a story worth reading which I would recommend especially to those, like me, who are not sci-fi addicted: this book is a wonderful display of creative power, pure fantasy at work showing what the genre is capable of offering beyond flying saucers and little green men. My only regret is the end, sad and quite hopeless.
The book is about to leave to Argentina to Elidanora. Hyper7 has asked to be skipped.
Thanks for sharing, enjoy the reading.
Blert!
Actually one of the weirdest books I ever read: smart, crazy, witty, unpredictable and funny (Tree-san and the wig are unforgettable), starting from the title, which seems to have been chosen during a trip and has hardly anything to do with the whole story almost till the end. I confess sometimes I got lost in Heinlein's universes and times, but it was a story worth reading which I would recommend especially to those, like me, who are not sci-fi addicted: this book is a wonderful display of creative power, pure fantasy at work showing what the genre is capable of offering beyond flying saucers and little green men. My only regret is the end, sad and quite hopeless.
The book is about to leave to Argentina to Elidanora. Hyper7 has asked to be skipped.
Thanks for sharing, enjoy the reading.
Blert!
Journal Entry 24 by elidanora at Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Capital Federal) Argentina on Friday, September 24, 2010
I received it today safe and sound.
I´ll read it ASAP.
Thanks for Sharing!!
I´ll read it ASAP.
Thanks for Sharing!!
Journal Entry 25 by elidanora at Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Capital Federal) Argentina on Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Sorry for the delay.
It took me more than I thought to read the book but I enjoyed it a lot.
I have the address to the next in line, so I´ll be sending the book this week.
It took me more than I thought to read the book but I enjoyed it a lot.
I have the address to the next in line, so I´ll be sending the book this week.
Journal Entry 26 by elidanora at Correo Argentino, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Capital Federal) Argentina on Saturday, November 27, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (11/27/2010 UTC) at Correo Argentino, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Capital Federal) Argentina
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This book is travelling right now to USA.
¡¡Buen Viaje Libro!!
¡¡Buen Viaje Libro!!
