A Prayer for Owen Meany
Registered by 
deeana
of Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg Germany on 10/31/2008
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
deeana of Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg Germany on 10/31/2008 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
8 journalers for this copy...
I hope you will enjoy the book.
Please make a journalentry!
Thank you!
Please make a journalentry!
Thank you!
Journal Entry 2 by deeana at To a friend in By hand, by hand -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 3, 2008
deeana at To a friend in By hand, by hand -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 3, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (11/3/2008 UTC) at To a friend in By hand, by hand -- Controlled Releases
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Macht sich heute auf den Weg zu wildboarhunter.
Enjoy it, journal it, release it!
Macht sich heute auf den Weg zu wildboarhunter.
Enjoy it, journal it, release it!
Heute aus dem Briefkasten gefischt. Es ist ja auch noch auf Englisch! *jubel* Und ein echt dicker Schinken. *vorfreu*
Vielen vielen Dank deeana, für meine erste Wunscherfüllung! :-)
17.11.10: Inzwischen gelesen.
Ein typischer Irving. Bis auf das spirituelle Hauptthema fielen mir einige Parallelen zu "Until I find you"/ "Bis ich Dich finde" auf: die Suche nach dem Vater, Hesther/Emma, die mystische Mutter usw., außerdem natürlich auch zum Garp und zum realen Leben von Herrn Irving: die Akademie, die Rechtschreibschwäche. Ich finds schön und heimelig, wenn sich alles auf diese Art immer wieder ein wenig miteinander verbindet. Da fühl ich mich bei einem Autor irgendwie zu Hause... :-)
Vielen vielen Dank deeana, für meine erste Wunscherfüllung! :-)
17.11.10: Inzwischen gelesen.
Ein typischer Irving. Bis auf das spirituelle Hauptthema fielen mir einige Parallelen zu "Until I find you"/ "Bis ich Dich finde" auf: die Suche nach dem Vater, Hesther/Emma, die mystische Mutter usw., außerdem natürlich auch zum Garp und zum realen Leben von Herrn Irving: die Akademie, die Rechtschreibschwäche. Ich finds schön und heimelig, wenn sich alles auf diese Art immer wieder ein wenig miteinander verbindet. Da fühl ich mich bei einem Autor irgendwie zu Hause... :-)
The book is as a RABCK on it's way to Oedde. I hope she'll enjoy it. :-)
Thank you for this surprise RABCK, wildboarhunter!
I remember that you once said you would send it to me when you had finished it. But I have to admit that by now I have my own copy of this book - I feel really bad now! I erased it from my wishlist when I bought it months ago. It's so nice of you to send it to me, and now I won't even read it :( I always leave Irving books for special occasions and I don't think there will be any in the near future, and then I might as well read my own copy...
But, hoping you're not angry about all that, it's not such a bad thing after all! I will pass on the book when I find a reader - I already have somebody in mind. I'll keep you posted.
I remember that you once said you would send it to me when you had finished it. But I have to admit that by now I have my own copy of this book - I feel really bad now! I erased it from my wishlist when I bought it months ago. It's so nice of you to send it to me, and now I won't even read it :( I always leave Irving books for special occasions and I don't think there will be any in the near future, and then I might as well read my own copy...
But, hoping you're not angry about all that, it's not such a bad thing after all! I will pass on the book when I find a reader - I already have somebody in mind. I'll keep you posted.
I have posted in the forum to set this up as a bookray. It's on so many wishlists, I'm sure it will work. Hopefully, this book will be read a few more times this way.
Alright, here are the participants in this bookray, in reading order:
1. LiniP (Germany)
2. mafarrimond (UK)
3. jax987654321 (UK)
4. wal-89 (UK)
(5. AngelChild (UK) asked to be skipped)
(6. akosikulot (Philippines) asked to be skipped)
Alright, here are the participants in this bookray, in reading order:
1. LiniP (Germany)
2. mafarrimond (UK)
3. jax987654321 (UK)
4. wal-89 (UK)
(5. AngelChild (UK) asked to be skipped)
(6. akosikulot (Philippines) asked to be skipped)
It's traveling to the first stop, still in Germany. I hope you all enjoy this read!
Journal Entry 8 by LiniP at Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Wednesday, January 5, 2011
This is one of the books by John Irving I have not yet read. I will try to get to reading it shortly. There are two other rings ahead of it but I will see that it will move again quickly.
Edit 19.1.11.: What a great book. I just loved the way everything fell into place at the end. You know what was going to happen but not how. The expression "The Enemy within" came to mind.
This will go off to the next reader latest tomorrow.
Edit 19.1.11.: What a great book. I just loved the way everything fell into place at the end. You know what was going to happen but not how. The expression "The Enemy within" came to mind.
This will go off to the next reader latest tomorrow.
Journal Entry 9 by LiniP at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 20, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (1/20/2011 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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The book is off to the next reader. Thanks for sharing!
The book has arrived safely. Thank you for sending it on.
Has to be one of the best books I have read for some time. Wonderful story telling.
Another to tick off the 1001 books to read before I die list.
Another to tick off the 1001 books to read before I die list.
Posting on.
Journal Entry 13 by 
jax987654321
at Ealing, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, February 28, 2011
jax987654321 at Ealing, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, February 28, 2011
Just received as part of a book ring, have a book ring that I've just started and an open uni assignment to do, so this will be read after the bookring! I have read the first few lines and it looks like a book that I will enjoy. I am reading it as it is the next book that I haven't read in the 2003 BBC top 200, but am pleased to see that is also on the top 1001 list as well, so will kill 2 birds with one stone!
I found this quite hard going at times and the chapters are so long, but overall I enjoyed it and it had a really surprising ending. Lots of food for thought here. Well worth reading
Released 12 yrs ago (5/8/2011 UTC) at Ealing, Greater London United Kingdom
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Off to the next person in the ring/ray.
Received this book a few days ago, but only just had chance to journal it. Thanks for sending on and organising everyone :) I have exams over the next few weeks, but as soon as they are over, I will be starting this book, hope this is okay. The reviews on here are very intriguing, very much looking forward to starting this.
I finished this book on Wednesday whilst I was on holiday :) It was amazing. I really loved it and got into it pretty much straight away. I liked the writing style and the flow of the story and the characters (sorry to be over the top but this is the best book I have read this year). Thank you very much for sharing this book :-)
I PM'd AngelChild but she asked to be skipped, so am off to PM the next in the list.
I PM'd AngelChild but she asked to be skipped, so am off to PM the next in the list.
As the two remaining participants in the ray wanted to be skipped, I have passed the book to my sister to read. If, or when, the ray gets more participants, I will pass the book and continue the ray :-)
Received from my sister with a high recommendation. I really like the look of it with the Armadillo on! Thanks wal-89.
I'm sorry to say that this book wasn't for me. I did finish it but found it a real struggle with the long chapters. I couldn't get into the story and got frustrated with the capital letter usage! I did like how everything came together in the end and was pleased to have finished it. Now giving back to wal-89.
This book is now back with me and is temporarily on my permanent collection list, until someone joins the ray or I find someone else to read it :o)
Journal Entry 22 by wal-89 at Somewhere or Other in Somewhere in the UK, -- Wild Released somewhere in UK -- United Kingdom on Thursday, October 27, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (10/27/2022 UTC) at Somewhere or Other in Somewhere in the UK, -- Wild Released somewhere in UK -- United Kingdom
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Released when I had a big clear out.
