Journal Entry 1 by seethroughfaith from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Saturday, July 05, 2008

In a vase, in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key

a real find - Bought in the Sue Ryder Care charity shop for only 50p! in excellent condition. 

Journal Entry 2 by seethroughfaith from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, October 13, 2009

reserved for prachitulshan from India (500th book RABCK) 

Journal Entry 3 by seethroughfaith at New Delhi, Delhi India on Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (10/14/2009 UTC) at New Delhi, Delhi India

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Off to India this book goes (unread)

This RABCK has been delayed way too long (because of personal circumstances) but I am happy to be able to fulfill the RABCK (better late than never)

blessings xx 

Journal Entry 4 by prachitulshan from Kolkata, West Bengal India on Saturday, October 24, 2009

Got as an rabck from seethroughfaith. Thanks! Looking forward to reading this! :) 

Journal Entry 5 by prachitulshan at to a friend, by hand -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, December 10, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (12/9/2009 UTC) at to a friend, by hand -- Controlled Releases

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Given to a friend and new bookcrosser, lilyflower11 to read. Hope u enjoy the book! 

Journal Entry 6 by prachitulshan at New Delhi, Delhi India on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

My friend really enjoyed this book, and not surprisingly, because quirkiness is common to both of them.She returned the book to me a while ago, but I got to it only recently, thanks to the size of Mt. Toobie! Just finished reading it on my way to work today, and well, I guess I'm old-fashioned and not satisfied with abrupt endings. It wasn't abrupt really, in the sense of ending in the middle of nowhere, but that there is no actual resolution to the problem; everything's not OK in our protagonist's life in the end, it's just...life, which goes on. Which is what reality is, so I shouldn't be critical. The book reminded me a lot of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, as both have a young, eccentric boy as their protagonist. The main chunk of the narrative is told from young Oskar's point of view, which made for a refreshing read. I didn't enjoy the grandparents' POVs half as much, also because it got too abstract for me. But the book for me was worth it because of Oskar and his story - you really start caring for this bright, unusual kid. It's fun to read how his mind works and one empathizes with what he's going through and how he handles it. Oskar Schell is not someone I will forget very soon.