Journal Entry 1 by hank-chinaski from Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Wednesday, July 04, 2007

A very happy book, somehow makes you wanna sing out... be free... (remember the movie?). It's easy to understand and it's only 120 pages, so it's rewarding to read even if your English isn't perfect.

Favorite quotation: An unhappy saint is a contradiction in terms
 

Journal Entry 2 by hank-chinaski at Neue Börse (OBCZ) in Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, July 08, 2007

Released 4 yrs ago (7/8/2007 UTC) at Neue Börse (OBCZ) in Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany

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At the meetup 11 am. 

Journal Entry 3 by Ahoi-Brause from Minden, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, July 08, 2007

Heute beim schönen BÜCHERBRUNCH in BIELEFELD mitgenommen. Wandert auf den (seit heute riesigen *schäm) TBR Stapel. :) 

Journal Entry 4 by Ahoi-Brause from Minden, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, August 10, 2008

Bereits vor Monaten noch mal gelesen und genossen! :-) 

Journal Entry 5 by Ahoi-Brause at -- Per Post geschickt / Persönlich weitergegeben --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, August 10, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (8/10/2008 UTC) at -- Per Post geschickt / Persönlich weitergegeben --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany

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Leider hat es durch meine Schusseligkeit ja mit einem persönlichen Treffen in CUX nicht geklappt. Natürlich sollen die Bücher trotzdem zu read-a-bit weiterreisen. Hier sind sie nun, ich wünsche Dir viel Lesespaß!
Viele Grüße, und vielleicht klappt es ja noch mal mit einem Treffen! :-) Bin Ende Sept nochmal da! 

Journal Entry 6 by read-a-bit from Bremen, Bremen Germany on Thursday, August 14, 2008

Heute aus meinem Postfach geholt. Danke dafür! (-:

edit 18.11.2008: Wow, I just finished this nice little book within some hours read. And what can I say? I enjoyed it as much as the movie. It is really sooooo well written with a lot of humor and irony. Just a GREAT read! I really recommend reading this one! Thanx for sharing it with us, hank-chinaski.

Ah well, yes. My fave passages (page 77f):
"[...] It´s an easy tree to climb." "But suppose you fall?" Maude had already started up. "I don´t think about it," she answered. "That´s unprofitable speculation and not worth my trouble." [...] "Imagine! Here we are, cradled in a living giant, looking over millions of others-and we´re part of it." "It takes your breath away,"[...]

and (page 79):
"Most people aren´t like you. They are locked up in themselves. They live in their castles-all alone. They´re like me." "Well, everyone lives in his own castle," said Maude. "But that´s no reason not to lower the drawbridge and go out on visits." Harold smiled. "But you agree that we live alone. And we die alone. Each in his own cell." Maude looked over the forest. "I suppose so. In a sense. That´s why we have to make them as pleasant as possible-full of good books and warm fires and memories. Still, in another sense, you can always jump the wall and sleep out under the stars." "Maybe," Harold said. "But that takes courage." "Why?" "Well, aren´t you afraid?" "Of what? The known I know, and the unknown I´d like to find out. Besides, I´ve got friends." "Who?" "Humanity." Harold smiled. "That´s a lot of friends. How do you know they´re all friendly?" "Well, the way I figure it, we´re all the same, and it´s just a question of us getting together. [...]"

You have to mark the space to read all. I did not want to spoil things for new readers. 

Journal Entry 7 by read-a-bit at on Friday, December 12, 2008

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CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES: I will pass it on to simy911 who might read at before she will release it in the USA. 

Journal Entry 8 by simy911 from Fribourg, Fribourg / Freiburg Switzerland on Saturday, December 27, 2008

read-a-bit had mentioned this book and since I don't even know the movie I found it in the mail a couple of days later. Thanks a lot! I will bring it to Salt Lake City in January. 

Journal Entry 9 by simy911 from Fribourg, Fribourg / Freiburg Switzerland on Friday, May 14, 2010

I just finished this book and I can tell you....it's an awesome book!! I enjoyed it a lot. It made me think, made me happy, made me sad. A little bit of everything.
Thanks a lot for sharing this with me! Now it's time for the movie. 

Journal Entry 10 by simy911 at Milowai Condominium in Ma'alaea, Hawaii USA on Monday, May 17, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (5/18/2010 UTC) at Milowai Condominium in Ma'alaea, Hawaii USA

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I will leave the book behind at Milowai Condo Unit 304 - a very beautiful place to watch the sunrise.
Have fun traveling the world!!