Picked up at the British Heart Foundation for £2.00
Described on the back cover as "as crazily gothic as Gormenghast." How could I resist?

If you were the one who caught this book - thank you so much for taking the time to visit the journal page!

The book you picked up is a travelling book, and part of the international Book Crossing project. The idea is that people who pick up a travelling book will leave a message here to say it has been "caught." Over time, we should build up a list of entries as the book makes its way... who knows where? When you've finished reading it, I hope you'll let it continue its travels by passing it to someone else, or leaving it in a public place.

I hope you like the idea of Book Crossing. To leave a message here you can remain anonymous, but if you join up it's completely free, and a great way of accumulating karma! Please mention that "blueblack" was your referring member. It gives me a happy glow. Leave as many messages as you like here - you don't have to wait until you've finished reading the book. I'd be interested to know what your plans are for it.

Thanks, and happy reading!

"blueblack"

Received from blueblack as part of the LGBTQ virtual bookbox. Thank you!

A neo-gothic saga of missing heirs, secret codes, revolting relations and gender issues. A fairy tale set in that mythickal countrie of Olde Englande. (Seriously. The guy needs a good Britpicker. A 'baby carriage'. I ask you. And he seems to have spent a considerable portion of his life on our shores. I don't even know.)

This was a good read. I enjoyed the tale of Rose's adventures, and hir narration, and the happy (if predictable) ending. I had to persevere through some considerable irritation, though; apart from the britpickery mentioned above (and srsly, I don't think anybody was fussed about the Empire in 1814, or, if they were, they didn't talk about it like that) there was some awful poetry and balladry, and some tiresomely Dan Brown codebreaking.

On the bar in the central area. Enjoy!