The Swimming Pool Library
Registered by Ally1665 of Silsden, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 10/9/2007
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
13 journalers for this copy...
Read this a while ago and quite enjoyed it.
I liked the shiny cover. lol, must have been the painkillers. Still, it looks a good read when I actually read the blurb this morning. :)
Journal Entry 3 by rem_DYI-991976 at Leeds Meet @ The Adelphi pub in Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (3/11/2008 UTC) at Leeds Meet @ The Adelphi pub in Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Off to find a new reader.
This is being released as part of my own challenge to release another 500 books by 28/09/10, my progress can be tracked on http://101ofawolf.blogspot.com/.
If you're a local we'd love to see you at the monthly Leeds Bookcrosser meet, we're a friendly group who like swapping books over a couple of drinks. Check us out on our homepage - http://bookcrossing.meetup.com/9/. :)
Off to find a new reader.
This is being released as part of my own challenge to release another 500 books by 28/09/10, my progress can be tracked on http://101ofawolf.blogspot.com/.
If you're a local we'd love to see you at the monthly Leeds Bookcrosser meet, we're a friendly group who like swapping books over a couple of drinks. Check us out on our homepage - http://bookcrossing.meetup.com/9/. :)
Journal Entry 4 by 
shnedwards
from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
shnedwards from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Alan Hollinghurst's first novel is a tour de force: a darkly erotic work that centres on the friendship of William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, who is searching for someone to write his biography.
Picked up at the Leeds meetup. I really enjoyed The Line of Beauty so I'm looking forward to this one :)
Reserved for bookray
Picked up at the Leeds meetup. I really enjoyed The Line of Beauty so I'm looking forward to this one :)
Reserved for bookray
Journal Entry 5 by shnedwards from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, February 26, 2009
shnedwards from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, February 26, 2009
I did enjoy this book! *fans self* Funny and sexy, which ticks two of my boxes.
This is going out on a bookray at the end of the week.
Mailing order (subject to change):
Fluffy-Owl, UK
Jozebedee, UK
perfect-circle, UK
cally-c, UK
Danielle23, UK
stubee & KT-J, UK
fushmush, UK
cat207, Australia
davemurray101, Australia <---here
Bug2004, US
Edited to add: Sent out 2nd class 27th Feb
This is going out on a bookray at the end of the week.
Mailing order (subject to change):
Fluffy-Owl, UK
Jozebedee, UK
perfect-circle, UK
cally-c, UK
Danielle23, UK
stubee & KT-J, UK
fushmush, UK
cat207, Australia
davemurray101, Australia <---here
Bug2004, US
Edited to add: Sent out 2nd class 27th Feb
Received yesterday in the post, will start on it asap.
I quite enjoyed this book. Thought it was very similar to The Line of Beauty but I liked that book as well so didn't mind too much! Had a tendancy to be very graphic in places, which I don't think would be to everyone's taste. Plot also confused me in places, but overall a good book.
Posting to Jozebedee this weekend/early next week.
Posting to Jozebedee this weekend/early next week.
Released 15 yrs ago (3/30/2009 UTC) at Durham, County Durham United Kingdom
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Posted off today by second class. Hope it travels well and arrives safely.
Posted off today by second class. Hope it travels well and arrives safely.
Book arrived safely thank you! Now in mount TBR - will get to it asap :-)
Journal Entry 10 by Jozebedee at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (5/26/2009 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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I couldn't put this book down! A witty and imaginative story, also funny, emotive and thought provoking. This doesn't disappoint as a 1001 book like some others. Looking forward to reading more Alan Hollinghurst which I have in mount TBR! Posting off now to perfect-circle who is next on the list.
Thanks shnedwards for starting this ring :-)
I couldn't put this book down! A witty and imaginative story, also funny, emotive and thought provoking. This doesn't disappoint as a 1001 book like some others. Looking forward to reading more Alan Hollinghurst which I have in mount TBR! Posting off now to perfect-circle who is next on the list.
Thanks shnedwards for starting this ring :-)
Journal Entry 11 by perfect-circle from Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Arrived safely today and is next on mount tbr. Thanks!
Journal Entry 12 by perfect-circle from Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Saturday, May 30, 2009
I'm afraid I can't agree with this book's previous readers, I did not like this. The writing was sharp and witty and whilst the sex scenes were graphic, this didn't really bother me. I did, however, find William a shallow character that I just couldn't connect with and as the book went on, I became less and less interested in his exploits.
Thank you, shnedwards, for the chance to read this and crossing another book of that list. This will be off to cally-c but most likely not till I get back off holiday next week.
Thank you, shnedwards, for the chance to read this and crossing another book of that list. This will be off to cally-c but most likely not till I get back off holiday next week.
This has just dropped onto the doormat!
I'll read it next.
I'll read it next.
I found the book quite easy to read, but I couldn't get on with any of the characters, like perfect-circle, I found them very shallow & lost interest in them. Liked the story though!
Thanks for sending this on perfect-circle & also thanks to shnedwards for sharing.
Thanks for sending this on perfect-circle & also thanks to shnedwards for sharing.
Released 14 yrs ago (6/29/2009 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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off to Danielle23 this morning.
off to Danielle23 this morning.
Journal Entry 16 by Danielle23 from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The book has arrived safely and will be read as soon as possible. I have 3 other rings before it but promise I won't keep it too long. Thanks for sharing shnedwards and posting it on so quickly cally-c xx
Journal Entry 17 by Danielle23 from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Friday, July 17, 2009
Finished this book today and quite enjoyed it. I enjoyed the exploration of gay relationships but missed the conclusions reagarding Arthur and Colin which would have made it better for me. A good 1001 book though and I'm pleased to have read it, thanks for sharing xx
Released 14 yrs ago (7/20/2009 UTC) at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom
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Off to stubee and KT-J the next in line for this book. I hope you both enjoy it xx
Off to stubee and KT-J the next in line for this book. I hope you both enjoy it xx
Thanks Danielle23 for sending this on! I've got another couple of rays in front of this one but I'll get onto to it soon.
EDIT: 2nd August 2009 - I started this a few days ago but haven't got too far with it as yet. The character of William has certainly piqued my interested though.
EDIT: 13th August 2009 - I've finished this novel and I must say I enjoyed it. The sex scenes are very graphic and I agree it probably won't be to everyone's taste; however I feel these scenes are necessary to get the sense of feeling for the often frantic promiscuous lives of gay men and the society that William Beckwith kept. I guess you could say that Will is shallow and he deserves his comeuppance but I also feel that he was lead into this life and can't be blamed for acting in the same way as everyone around him.
All in all an enjoyable read; thanks shnedwards for sharing. I've passed this onto KT-J to read.
Next: Alan Sillitoe - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
EDIT: 2nd August 2009 - I started this a few days ago but haven't got too far with it as yet. The character of William has certainly piqued my interested though.
EDIT: 13th August 2009 - I've finished this novel and I must say I enjoyed it. The sex scenes are very graphic and I agree it probably won't be to everyone's taste; however I feel these scenes are necessary to get the sense of feeling for the often frantic promiscuous lives of gay men and the society that William Beckwith kept. I guess you could say that Will is shallow and he deserves his comeuppance but I also feel that he was lead into this life and can't be blamed for acting in the same way as everyone around him.
All in all an enjoyable read; thanks shnedwards for sharing. I've passed this onto KT-J to read.
Next: Alan Sillitoe - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Thanks Stubee. I've got a couple of books to read ahead of this, but will get onto it as quickly as possible!
I'm not sure what to say about this. I found it quite an interesting read and the storyline with Charles Nantwich was interesting. However, I didn't really like any of the characters, particularly Will, and I found the lack of resolution with Arthur, Colin and Phil frustrating.
Another 1001 book I'm glad to have read but I didn't find it particularly enjoyable!
Thanks shnedwards for sharing another book. We have fushmush's address so this will be posted on shortly.
Another 1001 book I'm glad to have read but I didn't find it particularly enjoyable!
Thanks shnedwards for sharing another book. We have fushmush's address so this will be posted on shortly.
Journal Entry 22 by stubee at -- Somewhere in London 🤷‍♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, September 14, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (9/14/2009 UTC) at -- Somewhere in London 🤷‍♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom
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Off to fushmush, hope you enjoy.
Off to fushmush, hope you enjoy.
Journal Entry 23 by fushmush from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Friday, September 18, 2009
Arrived today. I have two books ahead of it. Thanks for sharing!
Journal Entry 24 by fushmush from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, October 7, 2009
What a beautifully written book. It definitely wasn’t a chore to read at all. I enjoyed this insight into a young, rich gay man’s lifestyle in the 1980s.
Juxtaposed with this beautiful writing is the very graphic material. I was a bit embarrassed to read this on public transport. It was a bit surreal to be reading very explicit gay sex scenes on the tube.
One of the more enjoyable 1001 books.
Juxtaposed with this beautiful writing is the very graphic material. I was a bit embarrassed to read this on public transport. It was a bit surreal to be reading very explicit gay sex scenes on the tube.
One of the more enjoyable 1001 books.
Journal Entry 25 by fushmush at sent to the the next bookcrosser, Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, October 8, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/8/2009 UTC) at sent to the the next bookcrosser, Bookray -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to the next bookcrosser on the ray.
Sent to the next bookcrosser on the ray.
Arrived in today's mail. Thank you fushmush, and shnedwards for sharing your books. I've got one and a half ahead of this one, and have been a bit slower in my reading habit of late, but I shouldn't be too long.
An interesting look into the life of Will Beckwith and his many conquests. I think the lack of conclusions with some of the characters highlighted the shallowness of the relationships perfectly.
On to Dave in tomorrow's mail.
On to Dave in tomorrow's mail.
Journal Entry 28 by davemurray101 from Christiansted, US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands on Monday, November 2, 2009
Just recieved this one today. should be an interesting read. Thanks to Cat207 and Shnnedwards
Journal Entry 29 by davemurray101 from Christiansted, US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands on Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Just finished this one tonight. A very interesting look into the life of aristocratic gays. Beautiful prose throughout, so much better than 'Line of Beauty'. Posting to Bug2004 as soon as I get an address.
Journal Entry 30 by davemurray101 at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 16, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (11/16/2009 UTC) at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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posted to Bug2004 today. hope you enjoy.
posted to Bug2004 today. hope you enjoy.
