Journal Entry 1 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Thursday, September 13, 2007

"A couple of ice cubes, first, then the apple that really started it all. A loft apartment in London's East End; cool but doomed,demolition and redevelopment slated for the following week. Ken Nott, devoutly contrarian leftsih shock-jock attending a mid-week wedding lunch, starts dropping stuff off the roof towards the deserted car park a hundred feet below. Ohter guests join in and soon half the contents of the flat are following the fruit towards the pitted tarmac... just as mobiles start to ring, and the apartment's remaining tv is turned on, because apparently a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center..." 

Journal Entry 2 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Sunday, May 24, 2009

Very good book!
At first I found it a bit difficult to get into this book, but the more I read, the more interested I became and more I liked it. The main character Ken wasn't very pleasant man, but his honesty, even to himself, made him sympathetic. A thick book with 485 pages. 

Journal Entry 3 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Sending this to Tintti, enjoy! 

Journal Entry 4 by Tintti from Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Finland on Friday, July 03, 2009

Thanks, Chania! I've read a few books by Iain Banks, and some of them I liked very much, others not so much - we'll see how it goes with this one! 

Journal Entry 5 by Tintti from Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Finland on Sunday, November 01, 2009

The story started a bit slowly and I wondered if I'd manage to finish the book at all. I also find Banks's style with all the rantings he puts in his characters' mouths quite annoying at times. (This book, too, could have been a bit shorter if a few unnecessary rants were left out.) Anyhow, the book got better towards the end and I must say I almost enjoyed it. :) I agree with Chania about Ken not being very pleasant, but somehow I liked him anyway. 

Journal Entry 6 by Tintti at not sure yet in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Sunday, June 27, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (6/30/2010 UTC) at not sure yet in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I'll be visiting Amsterdam for a few days, and plan to release this book somewhere...no idea where, as this is my first time in the city.