Small Island
Registered by gs102 of Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on 2/13/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
I was buying the new Kirino novel in Waterstones and I got Small Island free. It's not my type of book so I'll release it somewhere.
Journal Entry 2 by gs102 at Costa's Coffee Shop, Sauchiehall St in Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (2/14/2007 UTC) at Costa's Coffee Shop, Sauchiehall St in Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom
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Left it on the newspaper racks, having a break between meetings.
Left it on the newspaper racks, having a break between meetings.
Journal Entry 3 by Drusillamac from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Yay, this is my first wild catch in Glasgow :-) By chance I logged onto my email account before I left the university library. Seeing this book had been released only 4 hours ago, I trotted up to Costa Coffee.
A quick search of the newspaper racks revealed nothing. As I started to leave, I decided to ask the staff if anyone had handed a book in. And loe and behold, this book had been shoved into the 'Lost Property' drawer. It is now in my mucky paws and I'm hoping to read it fairly soon. Thanks for sharing, gs102.
A quick search of the newspaper racks revealed nothing. As I started to leave, I decided to ask the staff if anyone had handed a book in. And loe and behold, this book had been shoved into the 'Lost Property' drawer. It is now in my mucky paws and I'm hoping to read it fairly soon. Thanks for sharing, gs102.
I finished this book whilst on a long weekend in Oxford. The story was rather interesting but I didn't feel the writing style awarded the book its status. Despite coming in at 500 pages, it was rather easy and quick to read. I prefer books I can have a bit more battle with.
The story of the book itself was fascinating and I enjoyed that aspect of the book. It's told through the first person narrative of four characters - a native English couple and a married couple from Jamaica who have recently emigrated to late 1940s Britain. The violence portrayed in this book was shocking and it's hard to believe this was happening over 50 years ago. Techically still happening today.
It's a decent piece of fiction which takes the tired topic of World War II and puts it on a different slant. Black armed forces that were regarded as heroes in the war saw their status drastically diminished when they returned to Britain looking for work. One aspect I found extremely interesting was Bernard, a white Englishman who served in India during the war. He develops a hatred for 'darkies'. One of my great-uncles served in India during the same period and developed a great dislike for Indians whilst there.
At times, the incidents in this book almost moved me to tears. The ending is rather poignant though the lead up to its events are rather obvious to the reader.
The story of the book itself was fascinating and I enjoyed that aspect of the book. It's told through the first person narrative of four characters - a native English couple and a married couple from Jamaica who have recently emigrated to late 1940s Britain. The violence portrayed in this book was shocking and it's hard to believe this was happening over 50 years ago. Techically still happening today.
It's a decent piece of fiction which takes the tired topic of World War II and puts it on a different slant. Black armed forces that were regarded as heroes in the war saw their status drastically diminished when they returned to Britain looking for work. One aspect I found extremely interesting was Bernard, a white Englishman who served in India during the war. He develops a hatred for 'darkies'. One of my great-uncles served in India during the same period and developed a great dislike for Indians whilst there.
At times, the incidents in this book almost moved me to tears. The ending is rather poignant though the lead up to its events are rather obvious to the reader.
Journal Entry 5 by Drusillamac at Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, March 19, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/19/2007 UTC) at Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom
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I took some inspiration from another Bookcrosser and impaled the book in a release bag on the fence outside the theatre.
I took some inspiration from another Bookcrosser and impaled the book in a release bag on the fence outside the theatre.
