All the Fishes Come Home to Roost
10 journalers for this copy...
Bought 26 Jan 2008 - Bookends
Rachel, a successful 30-something production assistant living in LA, looks back on her time in an ashram in India, worshipping an incarnation of God who died before she got there, living among a group of damaged and frankly odd people, trying to fit in at a school where the teachers beat her and the kids threw stones at her...
Not so much a misery memoir as a clear-sighted look back at the madness of it all. She comes to terms with her mother's actions, shows what she has learnt, and credits certain people with encouraging her writing career.
Engaging and different.
I won't be re-reading, but will register and offer on a BookRay.
Rachel, a successful 30-something production assistant living in LA, looks back on her time in an ashram in India, worshipping an incarnation of God who died before she got there, living among a group of damaged and frankly odd people, trying to fit in at a school where the teachers beat her and the kids threw stones at her...
Not so much a misery memoir as a clear-sighted look back at the madness of it all. She comes to terms with her mother's actions, shows what she has learnt, and credits certain people with encouraging her writing career.
Engaging and different.
I won't be re-reading, but will register and offer on a BookRay.
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1. Journal the book when you receive it
2. Try to read it and send it on within 1 month
3. PM the next reader and send it to them - make a release or journal entry on the book so we can all see its status
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PARTICIPANTS:
Purplerosebud UK (UK)
Calalilly UK (UK)
CaterinaAnna UK (UK)
Cross-Patch UK (anywhere)
Oi-reader US-Ohio (anywhere)
[[[Pammykn US-Alabama (anywhere) - asked to be skipped]]]
Pell Italy (Europe)
Penelopewanders Switzerland (Europe) <----- it's here!
Now free to go wherever it wants! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Rules:
1. Journal the book when you receive it
2. Try to read it and send it on within 1 month
3. PM the next reader and send it to them - make a release or journal entry on the book so we can all see its status
4. If you have any problems reading the book in time or getting hold of the next reader, please PM me or use the email address on my profile!
PARTICIPANTS:
Purplerosebud UK (UK)
Calalilly UK (UK)
CaterinaAnna UK (UK)
Cross-Patch UK (anywhere)
Oi-reader US-Ohio (anywhere)
[[[Pammykn US-Alabama (anywhere) - asked to be skipped]]]
Pell Italy (Europe)
Penelopewanders Switzerland (Europe) <----- it's here!
Now free to go wherever it wants! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Journal Entry 3 by LyzzyBee at A Bookcrosser in A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, May 23, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (5/24/2008 UTC) at A Bookcrosser in A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Posting to Purplerosebud on Saturday, on the first stage of its BookRing!
Posting to Purplerosebud on Saturday, on the first stage of its BookRing!
Journal Entry 4 by purplerosebud from Petersfield, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thanks LyzzyBee arrived today safe and sound. I promise to start reading asap but after the couple of other rings I have with me at the moment.
Journal Entry 5 by purplerosebud from Petersfield, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 17, 2008
I thought this was an entertaining read. Mani turned Rachel's story about her young life in an ashram in India. Surrounded by crazy people she lived a difficult life being the only child on the ashram. I found parts of it very funny, others sad and even moving. I'm glad she survived with her mind intact to tell the story. Quick to read, it made a refreshing change to read a story about real people that held my interest, amused me and didn't get boring.
Thanks for sharing, I'll pass it on to calalilly asap.
Thanks for sharing, I'll pass it on to calalilly asap.
Received from Purplerosebud, thank you. I have a couple of rings ahead of this.
Journal Entry 7 by calalilly from Waterlooville, Hampshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Sorry for keeping this so long. A very different book to what I normally read, I did find it amusing in places. Sending this off to CaterinaAnna in the next few days.
Journal Entry 8 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, September 27, 2008
Arrived safely and going straight to the top of Mount Toobie: thank you calalilly.
Journal Entry 9 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, October 19, 2008
I've been very busy and very naughty reacently: it hasn't really taken me three weeks to read this!
I found Rachel's story entertaining and horrifying all at the same time. Why do other peoples' beliefs often seem so wierd and our own so rational? I'm glad she survived the experience and has come out of it unscathed enough to tell even some of the more grisly bits of the tale (the above mentioned stone-throwing, for example, which seems to have hung around far longer than one might expect) with humour.
Thank you for sharing LyzzyBee. I have Cross-Patch's address somewhere, so will get this parcelled up as soon as I've caught up on JEs and so on.
I found Rachel's story entertaining and horrifying all at the same time. Why do other peoples' beliefs often seem so wierd and our own so rational? I'm glad she survived the experience and has come out of it unscathed enough to tell even some of the more grisly bits of the tale (the above mentioned stone-throwing, for example, which seems to have hung around far longer than one might expect) with humour.
Thank you for sharing LyzzyBee. I have Cross-Patch's address somewhere, so will get this parcelled up as soon as I've caught up on JEs and so on.
Journal Entry 10 by Caterinaanna at Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (10/23/2008 UTC) at Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom
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Finally in the post!
Finally in the post!
Journal Entry 11 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, October 27, 2008
What a surprise! Our new postman is getting to be very good. This morning he came up to me as I was getting in the car and said 'I've got a book for you, do you want it?' So, off it came shopping with me.
Thank you CaterinaAnna and LyzzyBee. Only one book before it - I've caught up.
Thank you CaterinaAnna and LyzzyBee. Only one book before it - I've caught up.
Journal Entry 12 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Very interesting - still makes me even more content with my 'normal' childhood!
Journal Entry 13 by Cross-patch from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 15, 2008
Travelling on to the next in line.
Arrived safely today. I have another book ahead of this but should be able to start reading it over the upcoming long holiday weekend!
I really don't know what to think of this book. Parts had me laughing out loud, but other parts I struggled with and had to put it down several times, sometimes for days on end because I just could not get into it.
I pm'd pammykn and they asked to be skipped. Am now pm'ing Pell and will journal again once it has been sent.
Thanks for sharing :)
I pm'd pammykn and they asked to be skipped. Am now pm'ing Pell and will journal again once it has been sent.
Thanks for sharing :)
Journal Entry 16 by oi-reader at -- Somewhere, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, January 1, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (1/2/2009 UTC) at -- Somewhere, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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off to the next participant!
off to the next participant!
Thank you Io-reader book arrived safely today with 2 others so will try to read asap, looking forward to this one. Also, thank you LyzzyBee for starting this ring
I thought this book was well written and a good idea for a book, I enjoyed the beginning but wanted to hurry up and finish it, not because I was enjoying the story, but found it slow, irritating and not as exciting as it could have been. Have posted it to Penelopewanders today hope she enjoy it better than I did.
Journal Entry 19 by penelopewanders from Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Friday, February 27, 2009
It has arrived safely in the snowy Alps, and is joining several other rings which have all arrived in the past week or so! Unless I'm mistaken, it looks like I'm at the end of the ring, so I'm hoping it's ok if maybe I save this for our Easter break??? Things are pretty busy until then here. Last term I gave a course with India as the theme, so I am really looking forward to this. Thanks so much for making it available, and please let me know if there's any urgency to this.
Journal Entry 20 by penelopewanders from Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Friday, April 17, 2009
A ray which ended with me. I enjoyed this autobiography very much... several laugh out loud moments, and at the same time I was relieved that Rachel came out of it all as well as she ostensibly did. Having spent part of my childhood in that part of the world (but NOT in an ashram), many parts brought back memories. Saddened and surprised at how aggressive the local children were. Baba! What a childhood! but a very good storyteller too.
I may lend this to a few people around here before offering it to continue its journey as a ray. Thanks for making it available.
I may lend this to a few people around here before offering it to continue its journey as a ray. Thanks for making it available.
Journal Entry 21 by penelopewanders at ☑ 'Controlled Release' > Country > Province > City, .---controlled release---. Switzerland on Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (6/2/2009 UTC) at ☑ 'Controlled Release' > Country > Province > City, .---controlled release---. Switzerland
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Given to another bookcrosser to read.
Given to another bookcrosser to read.
I'm thankful for Rachel's self-absorbed parents and crazy childhood so that we can read about it. I enjoyed her humor and clear insights into some very strange people and situations. Sorry I kept this so long.
Journal Entry 24 by penelopewanders from Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Monday, February 15, 2010
Home again home again. Now in the bookobsessed European Virtual bookbox.
Journal Entry 25 by penelopewanders at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
This is currently with a friend of Sandfish.
When that reader finishes, it will continue its journey.
When that reader finishes, it will continue its journey.
Like a boomerang this one came back to me several times! Now it has been selected from the international VBB and is headed to Dubai. I've covered my tracks by sending it not from Switzerland but from France where there is (still) a very advantageous book rate... so maybe this time it will not come back to me! I found this a very interesting read- hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for sending me this VBB book, it was here when I returned from nearly a month away, so I may be a bit delayed in journalling.
Looking forward to reading this :)
Looking forward to reading this :)