Journal Entry 1 by weebly from Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Picked up through sf-books.com as I love the author.

Congratulations and welcome to BookCrossing!
Thank you so much for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry here on this page if you haven’t already done so to let me know that this book has found a good home. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (it is entirely free). If you choose to join, I would love if you could indicate Weebly referred you on your my profile page.

I really hope you enjoy the book you found! When you’re done reading it, you can make another journal entry with your comments here to let me know what you thought of it. You can keep the book forever and ever or pass it on to someone else. If you’re giving it to someone directly, make another journal entry saying so. If you choose to leave it somewhere “in the wild” for anyone to catch, make release notes that indicate where you left it. If you register, you will be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Then you can track this book as it goes on its journey!
 

Journal Entry 2 by weebly at Oasis Appartments in Fuerteventura-Corralejo, Las Palmas Spain on Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Released 4 yrs ago (8/21/2007 UTC) at Oasis Appartments in Fuerteventura-Corralejo, Las Palmas Spain

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Taking to read on holiday. Will leave behind if read in time. 

Journal Entry 3 by weebly from Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 30, 2007

Didn't get around to reading so brought back home. 

Journal Entry 4 by weebly from Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Friday, September 21, 2007

2nd book in the series about the inhabitants of Harmony and the manipulative Oversoul. Another good book I found hard to put down.

Controlled released for the Never Judge A Book By Its Cover release challenge: Week 41 - Science Fiction

 

Journal Entry 5 by MiuM from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Thank you very much for this book.
Your package is on its way too.
Let's see if this is like the previous one...the story continues...
Have a Nice November and Merry Christmas also! (a bit early for that though) :)
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28.10.2007
I read the book this weekend.
And as in the earlier book, the writer has disturbingly mixed some themes from christianity with sci-fi here too. This book-series has three more parts, and it would be nice to find out how the story continues..
 

Journal Entry 6 by MiuM from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I'm sending this second book of "Homecoming" scifi-series forward as a book-ring in Finland, and I hope that the last reader on the list will send it back to me.

This is the second part of the series, so it is more useful if you have read the first part too. I have all the five parts of this series, so if you like this one too, you can ask other parts as book rings too! Just remember: I want them back after the book-ring.:) )

You can join the book-ring by sending me PM. Tell me also the name of the town, where you live, so I can have some sense in the posting order.

THE BOOK-RING PARTICIPANTS:
1. MeiMeiK (Turku)
2. Valpuri (Kuopio)
3. Hippolein (Helsinki)
4. Purina (Helsinki)
5. Nauris (Helsinki)

-->Last one: send the book back to me (=MiuM). Thank you.

PS: I hope that you write what you really thought of the book in the journal, and maybe add some picture too. (Not obligatory of course. :)... ) 

Journal Entry 7 by MiuM at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Friday, October 10, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (10/14/2008 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland

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The ring starts rolling.

Have nice reading all! 

Journal Entry 8 by MeiMeiK from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Thanks Miu1983! 

Journal Entry 9 by MeiMeiK from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Monday, October 27, 2008

Thanks. I finished this book last night and I'm sending it now to Valpuri. I'll try to write some thoughts about this book later, but now briefly: I liked this one too and looking forward reading the whole series. :) 

Journal Entry 10 by Valpuri from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The book arrived today, thank you all!
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Edit 1.9.2009 My deepest apologies as I had completely forgotten this bookring since I moved country and all... :( I'll just doublecheck the next address and I'll get the book sent to next reader as soon as possible. 

Journal Entry 11 by hippolein from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Thursday, September 10, 2009

The book arrived safely in Helsinki today.
Busy in one book, urgent book after that, this book comes number 3 then.
Will try to hurry up a bit ;-)
 

Journal Entry 12 by hippolein from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Monday, September 21, 2009

Have to confess that I was a bit disappointed with this part of the series. Had expected something more after the first part, but this seemed like a good read, but not excellent or exceptional. But still, it wouldn't take away the will to read the rest of the books, just to know what comes out of all the plans and who will get what in the end.
 

Journal Entry 13 by hippolein at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, September 27, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (9/27/2009 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Bookring going by mail to the next person.
Have fun reading part 2!
 

Journal Entry 14 by Purina on Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The book arrived yesterday 

Journal Entry 15 by Purina on Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I finished this book a while ago, but didn't have a chance to make an entry before.
I liked this book better than the first one of the series. The characters were more well-rounded and the whole plot was more interesting. I gotta say, I didn't expect Basilica to be destroyed at the end.
I was annoyed by the chracters constant analyzing of why people acted the way they did and why they acted certain way themselves. It's like Card didn't trust his readers to pick up the stuff themselves.
But the series seems to become more interesting, I really wanna read the next one now. 

Journal Entry 16 by Nauris from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Thursday, January 07, 2010

The book arrived safely, thank you :)

9.2.
I had more struggle with this one. The first book of this series was very interesting, although it took me a while to learn who is who and what are their relations to each other. Reading this second part was easier because I already knew the characters. To my surprise I felt impatient to learn what's going to happen next as I was bored reading, but I couldn't skip further in the text. The characters started to feel shallow. I don't know if this was a result of reading another book concurrently, in which the story was much more inside the characters head.

The story started to feel more and more like a fable. There was a lot scheming and elements that seem supernatural (although they have a scientific explanation). Envious and murderous brothers are like characters straight from a fable. With all these supernatural and religious elements I can't help but to think about Cards religious background and wonder if this story has elements from mormon texts. The idea about Oversoul and it's connection with humans is interesting. I still want to know what happens next and how all this ends, but unfortunately reading this wasn't as enjoyable as I hoped it would be.

Thank you MiuM for organising this bookring ! 

Journal Entry 17 by MiuM from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Thank you Nauris, the book arrived safely!
I hope you all enjoyed the book.