Journal Entry 1 by soffitta1 from Ávila, Ávila Spain on Sunday, March 14, 2010

One of my alltime favourite books, bookmooched for the 1001-library. 

Journal Entry 2 by 1001-library from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Sunday, March 14, 2010

Thanks so much for your donation Soffitta1!

This book is now part of the 1001-library. If you want to take this book from the library but don't know how to proceed, please refer to the 1001-library bookshelf.
 

Journal Entry 3 by soffitta1 at 1001-Library Boobox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, January 09, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (1/10/2011 UTC) at 1001-Library Boobox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Going into the 1001-Library Bookbox. 

Journal Entry 4 by Ythan at Ellon, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, January 14, 2011

Picked out of soffitta1's 1001-library UK Book Box. 

Journal Entry 5 by Ythan at Ellon, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, July 02, 2011

Kept my interest most of the time but would have preferred it to be 200 pages shorter. I was a bit confused at first with the changes in narrator and time but I feel it added more depth to the characters, helped me understand them a bit more.

Planning on adding this to soffitta1's 1001-library UK VBB list of books. 

Journal Entry 6 by Ythan at A Bookcrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Released 8 mos ago (9/7/2011 UTC) at A Bookcrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom

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On its way to Cassiopaeia. 

Journal Entry 7 by Cassiopaeia at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, September 10, 2011

Arrived yesterday, thanks Ythan. Can't believeIi haven't read this before now. 

Journal Entry 8 by Cassiopaeia at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, November 26, 2011

Wow, I really enjoyed this one. It is also probably one of the few books I have read, where the author uses multiple time shifts with such relative ease. I think it was the absolute skill of the writing that allowed this to work so well. Simply put it reflects on growing up in Scotland as part of an intriguing an unusual family. What remains with me most is the dark humour and the scattered but poetic interludes reflecting on nature and the local landscape. As opening lines go this one really sets the tone 'It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.' For me, this was totally absorbing. 

Journal Entry 9 by Cassiopaeia at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Sunday, February 26, 2012

Released 3 mos ago (2/28/2012 UTC) at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom

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Sending to Blackwidow1971 from EU VBB 

Journal Entry 10 by blackwidow1971 at Winchester, Hampshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Safely received - thank you!