Journal Entry 1 by elizardbreath from Pendleton, Oregon USA on Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Received in a trade from Pendleton Book Company in Pendleton, Oregon, USA. 

Journal Entry 2 by elizardbreath at Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (10/22/2008 UTC) at Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases

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Sending to lukutuoli as a wishlist surprise. Enjoy!

To the finder of this book:

This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.

If you are new to BookCrossing, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join us...it's free! If you do, please consider using me, elizardbreath, as your referring member. You can even remain anonymous if you wish!

If you are in the Pendleton, Oregon area, I'd love for you to check out my Official BookCrossing Zone at Whitey's Carmel Corn on the corner of Main and Court streets. Upstairs, you'll find a whole shelf full of books that you can choose from for free---and even leave some of your own!

I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.

Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing! :)
 

Journal Entry 3 by lukutuoli from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Friday, November 07, 2008

What a great surprise, thank you so much, elizardbreath!!! Nothomb has been my very favourite writer during the last years and you couldn't have chosen any other book, I'd be so happy to receive ! I'm happy :)) This book won't be in TBR-shelf for a long time...
Happy Holidays to you, elizardbreath, too! 

Journal Entry 4 by lukutuoli from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Friday, December 12, 2008

This was an exciting novel, I thoroughly enjoyed it! The novel offered an interesting wiew to Japanese culture as well as to childhood. It wasn't as absurd and surrealistic as 'The Stranger Next Door' by the same writer, which still remains my favourite of Nothomb's books, but I liked the way Nothomb uses humor in this novel, too.
I'll offer this book as a bookring in Finland, because I know, that there are many other friends of Nothomb among bookcrossers!

Finnish bookring (edit 13.01.2009):

-AgdaAgulina (Helsinki/Praha)
-Chania (Kokkola)
-Tarna (Tampere)
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-->takaisin lukutuolille (Tampere) 

Journal Entry 5 by lukutuoli at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Friday, December 19, 2008

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AgdaAgulina stays in Finland in December, so I'll post the book to Helsinki. Enjoy!




 

Journal Entry 6 by AgdaAgulina from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Oh what a perfect timing! The book arrived today, on my first whole day in Finland again - just before Christmas and all those days of reading ahead! Thank you lukutuoli! 

Journal Entry 7 by AgdaAgulina from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Saturday, January 03, 2009

What lovely book, already from the cover! This author was unknown to me before, but something tempted me on The Character of Rain and I really enjoyed it. It was an interesting read, at first I felt distant to her way of writing, even bit annoyed, but got on with it more and more - and then it ended already, much too soon!

It was also very inspiring book. Sentences caught me here and there, layers in different ways. A box of memories from my own childhood also opened while reading this - I was same time spending time in my childhood home with my parents. And how far have I actually got?

Thank you very much lukutuoli for sharing this experience! Something about even thinking of this book now makes me smile and feel sweet, but bit bittersweet as well. 

Journal Entry 8 by AgdaAgulina at By mail, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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The book was sent to Chania today! Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 9 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Thank you AgdaAgulina and Lukutuoli for making all sorts of book-sending-arrangemetns for me! And thank you for this book! I will read it soonish and add it to one of the challenges (6 continents, 6 countries, 6 books)I'm joining. I will then send the book to Tarna. 

Journal Entry 10 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Thursday, January 22, 2009

Lovely book! I enjoyed it a lot; beautiful language and brilliant way of telling the readers about writer's childhood. The writer described the omnipotence most small children have at some stage of their developement (but not at this extent, I suppose)very in a very clever way.

I'll send the book to Tarna next. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 11 by Tarna from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Thursday, January 29, 2009

Journal Entry 12 by Tarna from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Saturday, February 07, 2009

Journal Entry 13 by lukutuoli from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Nothomb has returned to me in our local BC-meeting tonight, thanks! This book will stay with me for a while... 

Journal Entry 14 by lukutuoli from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Thursday, March 26, 2009

Chrisim has asked to read this book, reserved for her. I'll take the book with me to our next BC-meeting. 

Journal Entry 15 by lukutuoli at At meetup, A book loan -- Controlled Releases on Friday, June 12, 2009

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Finally I had a chance to meet chrisim, gave this book to her in a meeting. I would like to have this book back later, because I have a special plan for it in the future.



 

Journal Entry 16 by chrisim from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Friday, June 12, 2009

I met lukutuoli today in a meeting and she had reserved this book for me. Thank you! I love Nothomb's books too.

Edit 10/2009 This was an interesting an enjoyable reading experience. At first I didn't get in but then the brilliance of the plot opened to me. Glimpses of Japanese culture and history were fascinating and they had perfect connection to this story. I loved most the part where the Child "learned" to speak and when dropping her first, second, third and so on words. Opinion about the carrot pure was also funny and being of course true! My own daughter will soon turn two years and it has yet been and will be interesting to follow her development. What is also interesting to learn from her is what excactly will be her earliest memory. 

Journal Entry 17 by lukutuoli from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Tuesday, October 06, 2009

We met with Chrisim in our local BC-meeting tonight and the book returned back to me. 

Journal Entry 18 by lukutuoli at By Mail, A Book Relay -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, October 08, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (10/9/2009 UTC) at By Mail, A Book Relay -- Controlled Releases

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VeganMedusa had this book on the wishlist, so Nothomb will next travel to New Zealand!



 

Journal Entry 19 by VeganMedusa from Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Thanks, lukutuoli! 

Journal Entry 20 by VeganMedusa from Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Thursday, February 11, 2010

Another great (and funny) read by Nothomb. I look forward to reading more. I enjoyed this as much as Fear and Trembling, possibly even more.
Going to azuki next. 

Journal Entry 21 by VeganMedusa from Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Sunday, February 14, 2010

Travelling to azuki. 

Journal Entry 22 by azuki from Miami, Florida USA on Saturday, February 27, 2010

Thanks for this generous RABCK, vegan.
I discovered Amélie Nothomb a few years back in a bookring, but somehow my local library doesn't seem to like her, for while we havea good collection we don't have her books. I am therefore very glad to receive this.