Journal Entry 1 by missprisy from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA on Monday, August 11, 2008

Synopsis

The perfect title for the perfect beach read from the New York Times bestselling Author

Jane Green is one of the preeminent authors of women's fiction today, and with each new novel, her audience grows. Green's avid and loyal fans follow her because she writes about the true-to-life dilemmas of women—and The Beach House will not disappoint.

Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesn't care what people think. At sixty-five-years old, her husband died twenty years ago, her beauty has faded, and her family has flown. If her neighbors are away, why shouldn't she skinny dip in their swimming pools and help herself to their flowers? But when she discovers the money she thought would last forever is dwindling and she could lose her beloved house, Nan knows she has to make drastic changes.

So Nan takes out an ad: Rooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach. Slowly, people start moving into the house, filling it with noise, with laughter, and with tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan finds her family expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside-down. 

Journal Entry 2 by missprisy from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA on Saturday, August 23, 2008

A good summer read. This story made me long for a beach vacation! 

Journal Entry 3 by missprisy from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA on Sunday, August 24, 2008

US Only Bookray - Please pass the book on in a timely manner. The last person in line, feel free to continue the bookray or wild release.

1. BethanieKay (TX)
2. pammykn (AL)
3. ChiBoiler (IL)
4. angela861 (IL)
5. easterngirl71 (IL)
6. echesketch (NC)
7. spoiledrotten (NJ)
8. 300dogs (NJ)
9. krl12(NJ)
10. Sissyrun (CA)
11. bigbooks23(CA)

Bookray Complete - Thanks for all that participated. 

Journal Entry 4 by missprisy from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA on Thursday, September 11, 2008

I just started this bookray with BethanieKay, the book should arrive soon! 

Journal Entry 5 by BethanieKay from Fort Worth, Texas USA on Sunday, September 14, 2008

Book arrived yesterday, but due to the rain from Hurricane Ike, I just left my house to check the mail today :)

I have really enjoyed Jane Green's other books, so looking forward to reading this one! Good timing, too, because I just finished another book ... so am ready to dig into this one!

Note:This book has a rainbow-shaped cut on the spine of the book and the book jacket ... missprisy says the book arrived this way from Amazon, so no need for future BCers to worry that this happened in transit! :) 

Journal Entry 6 by BethanieKay from Fort Worth, Texas USA on Thursday, September 18, 2008

Another good book by Jane Green. Although the story wasn't a breathtaking page-turner, it was interesting enough to keep me reading and make me want to find out what happens to all of the characters.

My only complaint is that, similar to books by many British authors, some of the verbiage used just isn't 'accurate' ... meaning, she uses phrases that Americans would not likely use. For example, saying "Get on with each other", when we would normally say "Get along with each other" ... or "We had a row", when we would probably say "We had a fight". Don't get me wrong, I love "Britishisms", but they sound strange coming out of the mouth of an American :)

Overall, a good read ... thanks to missprisy for sharing! I've got pammykn's address and will stick this in the mail to her tomorrow. 

Journal Entry 7 by BethanieKay at Postal Release, Mailed to another bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Friday, September 19, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (9/19/2008 UTC) at Postal Release, Mailed to another bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Book is now on its way to Alabama via media mail ... happy travels, little book! 

Journal Entry 8 by pammykn from Decatur, Alabama USA on Monday, September 29, 2008

Thank you look forward to reading!

Update, I've gotten myself backlogged w/ life, etc. I will read this book at another time -- I do appreciate given the chance in this ring but life happens. I am contacting to the next person so that I can pass on. Thanks again!

Sending off to ChiBoiler Thursday 11/20/0. 

Journal Entry 9 by ChiBoiler from Chicago, Illinois USA on Monday, December 01, 2008

This arrived in the mail over the weekend, but I was out of town for the holiday. I will be reading this next... 

Journal Entry 10 by ChiBoiler from Chicago, Illinois USA on Monday, December 08, 2008

Jane Green certainly writes different books since the days of JemimaJ - my all time favorite of hers - but the books are always enjoyable to me. I thought there was too much going on in the beginning, but enjoyed the story when it all came together. Loved Nan. Would love to rent a room in her beach house!

Will pass this book on to angela861 on Saturday (if not before) when I see her next! 

Journal Entry 11 by ChiBoiler at Chicago, Illinois USA on Sunday, December 14, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (12/13/2008 UTC) at Chicago, Illinois USA

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I released this book to angela861 yesterday as we were celebrating her birthday!!!!! Happy Birthday and Happy Reading! 

Journal Entry 12 by angela861 from Chicago, Illinois USA on Sunday, December 14, 2008

:-) I received this yesterday. I will begin reading it after I finish the book I am reading. 

Journal Entry 13 by angela861 from Chicago, Illinois USA on Monday, December 29, 2008

I also loved Jemima J! This book was very different but I still liked it. It was a bit jumpy in the beginning but I liked how all the stories came together in the end.

I now need to go on vacation to Nantucket!

I'm going to PM the next person and send this on soon. 

Journal Entry 14 by angela861 at Fellow Bookcrosser, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Friday, January 02, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (1/2/2009 UTC) at Fellow Bookcrosser, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Off to the next reader... Happy Reading!! :-) 

Journal Entry 15 by easterngirl71 from Alton, Illinois USA on Friday, January 09, 2009

This showed up in my mail today! I have three books to read and then I will start on this one just as quickly as I can! Thanks for sharing:) 

Journal Entry 16 by easterngirl71 from Alton, Illinois USA on Thursday, February 19, 2009

Wow what a powerful book...It really hit home at times as I am having some problems with my family now. I think that is why it took me so long to get it read. The book was almost as if Jane Green knew these people. I enjoyed the different stories that in the end came together. Thanks so much for sharing it with me:) It was a short trip home for me! I was born and lived in connecticut for 18 years and RI is only 15 minutes away from where I lived growing up. I really do miss being on the East Coast:(
I saw there was a rip on page 331 and taped it so it would not get worse, also found what looked to be almost a half circle sliced into the spine part of the dust jacket. Just wanted you to know that I got it this way.
Sending to etchescetch this Friday!! 

Journal Entry 17 by echesketch from Landis, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The book is with me now. The envelope has written on it that it arrived on Feb. 26 but I've checked my box at least twice, and my husband has at least once, within the past two weeks for sure and there wasn't a notice in the box. Interesting.

I'm really looking forward to reading The Beach House. I'm maneuvering through a bookcrossing bottleneck at the moment though and my plan is to start reading it in about a week.



 

Journal Entry 18 by echesketch from Landis, North Carolina USA on Monday, April 13, 2009

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The last part of the book that I actually remember is the introduction of each character and their back-stories. After that, my reading time went down hill and I only returned to the book very sporadically. My workload has triple-fold; I finally gave up trying to find the time to enjoy it and decided to move the book along.

Beach House is now on its way to spoiledrotten.

Missprisy, thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your bookray.
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Journal Entry 19 by spoiledrotten from Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Thursday, April 16, 2009

Thanks so much for inclluding me in this ring. It arrived at the perfect time as I just finished a book. Already have 300dogs address and will mail as soon as done. Will journal after I have read it. 

Journal Entry 20 by spoiledrotten from Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, April 21, 2009

This was the first book I have read by this author and I I did enjoy it. I agree with Bethaniekay that some of the wording was a little "off" for me to. After reading the comments I think I would like to read Jemima J. Thanks so much for including me. I will journal again once it has been mailed. 

Journal Entry 21 by spoiledrotten at Jackson, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (4/21/2009 UTC) at Jackson, New Jersey USA

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Sent to 300dogs for the next leg on the bookray!
Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 22 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Friday, April 24, 2009

Arrived today! I have a few ahead of it but will get to it asap. I just recently read my first book by Jane Green, Life Swap, and enjoyed it. Looking forward to this one too! 

Journal Entry 23 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Saturday, June 13, 2009

Sorry that I've had this book for so long...all the rings arrived at once! I enjoyed this book as well as the first one I recently read by Jane Green. I do agree with BethanieKay about certain verbiage used in the book. I can't remember specifics but when I read the wording, I knew it wasn't something Americans would say. I lived in London for four years and am familiar with the differences in certain terms and phrases.

I enjoyed this book. Thank you missprisy for starting this ray. I will mail it out to krl112 in about an hour.

 

Journal Entry 24 by 300dogs at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, June 13, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (6/13/2009 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Mailed from Jackson, NJ to Hawthorne, NJ. Enjoy!! 

Journal Entry 25 by krl112 from Hawthorne, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Yeah! The book has arrived! Thank you so much missprisy for starting this ring, and thank you to 300dogs for sending this to me. This book arrived on a perfect day, because I just finished another Jane Green book last night, and I'm going to start this one tonight!!

pm'ing sissyrun for her address... 

Journal Entry 26 by krl112 from Hawthorne, New Jersey USA on Monday, June 29, 2009

From the beginning of this book, I knew I wasn't going to like it. I was so surprised, because I have read other Jane Green books, and I have loved it. Plus, I was looking forward to this book so much. My husband and I went to Cape Cod last summer on vacation, but this book was not for me. I could not get into any of the characters, and I just felt like this wasn't the book for me. I have the next person's mailing address, and I'll send this off today.

Thank you so much for including me in this bookring! 

Journal Entry 27 by krl112 at Hawthorne, New Jersey USA on Monday, June 29, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (6/29/2009 UTC) at Hawthorne, New Jersey USA

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This is off to sissyrun in California to continue this bookring. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 28 by Sissyrun from Modesto, California USA on Saturday, July 11, 2009

Yeah, the book is here! Just started reading it this morning. Thank you for the BC postcard, Kim. 

Journal Entry 29 by Sissyrun from Modesto, California USA on Saturday, August 15, 2009

I just couldn't get into this book. So instead of struggling I have passed it on to bigbooks23.
I mailed it on 8/11/09.
Thanks for letting me participate.
Happy trails.... 

Journal Entry 30 by bigbooks23 from Macomb, Michigan USA on Friday, August 21, 2009

I like Jane Green books. I identified with her characters in the Beach house, especially Daff, however this was not her finest work. 

Journal Entry 31 by AnonymousFinder on Friday, August 28, 2009

received the book from a book swap site: www.BookMooch.com

CAUGHT IN OAK HARBOR WA USA