Journal Entry 1 by ukcanaus from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Friday, April 13, 2007

This is #8 of the Penguin 70 series.

From the cover:

"Marian Keyes spearheaded a new wave of contemporary women's fiction, providing wickedly funny tales of twenty- and thirty-somethings living and loving on the edge. No stranger to the road less commonly travelled herself, Marian has also written two collections of tales and observations from her own life. Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany's is a small but perfectly formed selections of these."
 

Journal Entry 2 by ukcanaus from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Sunday, September 16, 2007

Offered as a bookring today (September 17).

BOOKRING: Read it, PM the next person for their address, and send it on as soon as possible (this book should not take long to read!).

Please make a journal entry when you receive the book and also to say what you thought of the book when you've finished reading it. PM me if you cannot contact the next person on the list too. Thanks! :)


Ringmembers are:

1. pammykn (USA)
2. JennyC1230 (USA)
3. Blundery (Aus)
4. miss-gonewest (Aus)
4. L1nda (Aus)


Back to ukcanaus <-- Book is here 

Journal Entry 3 by ukcanaus from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, September 26, 2007

This is a collecton of eight entertaining chick-lit/travel essays written by Marian Keyes. I really enjoyed Being Sent to Siberia - I nearly laughed aloud reading it on the train this week. And if I ever visit Prague (see Eyes Wide Shut in this book), I want to stay in Hotel Praha :)

Sent to pammykn today (Sept 27). 

Journal Entry 4 by pammykn from Decatur, Alabama USA on Friday, October 05, 2007

Thanks-- rec'd & looking forward to reading. 

Journal Entry 5 by pammykn from Decatur, Alabama USA on Saturday, October 06, 2007

The 1st essay is a bit matter-of-fact but the rest of essays/travel observations had the humor I am used to when I read a fiction book by Keyes. Thanks for including me in this ring/ray. Will mail off to JennyC1230 on Tuesday 10/09. 

Journal Entry 6 by JennyC1230 from Woodstock, Georgia USA on Friday, October 19, 2007

Received today -- yeah! Can't wait to read this! Thanks for sharing it ukcanaus and pammykn for mail it to me!  

Journal Entry 7 by JennyC1230 from Woodstock, Georgia USA on Sunday, October 21, 2007

I finished reading this today. It's good. I will have to get more books by this author. Thanks for sharing! I PM-ed Blundery for their address, so as soon as I have it I will mail it off to Australia! :-)  

Journal Entry 8 by JennyC1230 from Woodstock, Georgia USA on Monday, October 22, 2007

Mailed to Blundery on October 22. :-)  

Journal Entry 9 by Blundery on Tuesday, November 06, 2007

This arrived yesterday and I am a tinsey weensy bit disappointed because I have read these stories in one of her other books (I should have researched before I joined the Ring).

None the less, I read them all again, laughed again, reinstated her as my favourite writer (again), and I will get this back in the post as soon as I get the mailing information from the next person on the list. 

Journal Entry 10 by Blundery on Saturday, November 10, 2007

I popped it into yesterday's post to miss-gonewest. It doesn't have far to travel so I am sure we will hear from her soon :-) 

Journal Entry 11 by miss-gonewest from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Monday, November 12, 2007

Received with many thanks!

This really IS a teeny tiny book - I think I got half way through on the bus this morning. What a wonderful idea for sharing books without the hefty postage costs... I shall be keeping my eye out for more of these little numbers!

Will be back soon when I've finished the whole thing... 

Journal Entry 12 by miss-gonewest from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, November 27, 2007

I loved this wee book and it was perfect for tucking into my handbag to read on the bus!

I'm always so cheered up when I read Marian Keyes and this book reminded me how clever and funny she is for a light read. It also reminded me how long it was since I'd read one of her novels and now I need to go and track down an old copy and bury myself in it!

Thanks so much for this book - I have L1nda's address already and will pop this in the post to her tonight. 

Journal Entry 13 by miss-gonewest at BookRing in Book Ring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Friday, November 30, 2007

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Posted to L1nda today - the book should be with her early next week. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 14 by L1nda from Newcastle, New South Wales Australia on Monday, December 03, 2007

What a wee little book! Arrived safe and sound! 

Journal Entry 15 by L1nda from Newcastle, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, December 05, 2007

A fun read, Marian Keyes can certainly tell a story.

I'm waiting on an address to send this book home. Thanks for sharing it ukcanaus

Posted 7/12/2007 

Journal Entry 16 by ukcanaus from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Sunday, December 16, 2007

Thanks for sending this back to me, L1nda (sorry for the delayed JE), and to all participants for making this my first completed bookring - hurray! :)

This is now off to catsalive, who has included it on her wishlist, as a RABCK. 

Journal Entry 17 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Fabulous! Thankyou, ukcanaus. May 2008 bring you all sorts of wonderful. 

Journal Entry 18 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, February 02, 2008

Nice. I really enjoyed 'Villa-itis' & the Great Bread Shortage. 

Journal Entry 19 by catsalive at In UK in To a Moocher, BookMooch -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 01, 2008

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Journal Entry 20 by AnneCater from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Sunday, April 13, 2008

I got this book via www.bookmooch.com and will be putting it up for swaps on www.readitswapit.co.uk