Journal Entry 1 by Caroley from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, July 01, 2010

A darkly comic portrait of human life and possibility. Quoyle is a hopeless hack journalist working in New York. When his two-timing wife dies in a road accident, he retreats to his ancestral home on the coast of Newfoundland where he must confront the unpredictable forces of nature and society.  

Journal Entry 2 by Caroley at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, July 17, 2010

I picked this up in the Oxfam shop as it's not only on the 1001 list, but is also on The Big Read list. Two challenges in one.
Having now read the book, I'm happy to say that it's also a very enjoyable read. I loved the story, the characters and the style of writing - so pretty much everything then.

Each chapter has a snippet of information, usually about knots, at the start of it. I found this quite fascinating and at times was on the verge of fetching some string so I could try out some clove hitches or even a mooring hitch. Might still do that actually... 

Journal Entry 3 by Caroley at Urban Coffee Company, Church St in Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, August 20, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (8/20/2010 UTC) at Urban Coffee Company, Church St in Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Left on bookshelf, upstairs at Urban Coffee. 

Journal Entry 4 by UrbanCoffeeCo at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, August 29, 2010

Now available on the Official BookCrossing Zone bookshelf on the first floor of the Urban Coffee Company, Church Street, Birmingham.

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Journal Entry 5 by UrbanCoffeeCo at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 02, 2010

This is no longer at the Urban Coffee Company, so is marked as Travelling pending another journal entry.