Journal Entry 1 by elstaplador from Woking, Surrey United Kingdom on Friday, January 28, 2011

Dear reader, dear finder - thank you for coming here to see where this book has been so far. I hope you enjoy it. Do feel free to leave a journal entry below saying where you found it, what you thought of it, and what you intend to do with it. 

Journal Entry 2 by elstaplador at Woking, Surrey United Kingdom on Saturday, February 05, 2011

Discard from Guildford Library

This left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I raced through it. On the other, I was distinctly underwhelmed when I'd finished doing so. It wasn't the laugh-a-minute the various celebrity endorsements proclaimed it to be, but who believes celebrity endorsements?

Actually, I think this was half the problem for me - it dealt with a world of TV stardom that means nothing to me, and so I really didn't care. The plot just wasn't very interesting; neither were the characters.

The other half of the problem was that it dealt very flippantly with euthanasia, violence, drug abuse and sex work, and wasn't funny enough (I found) to carry it. 

Journal Entry 3 by elstaplador at All wrapped up., A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, February 05, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (2/5/2011 UTC) at All wrapped up., A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Released in Dodau's First Line bookbox. Enjoy!

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8148169 

Journal Entry 4 by AliceF at Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Sunday, May 15, 2011

Picked out of dodau's First Line bookbox... and like most of the others I picked out, not sure if it's for me. Will find out in due course.

Here's the Amazon description:

Hello, I’m Johnny Debonair and this is my book - Murder Most Fab. Buy it. You won’t regret it. Everything that has happened so publicly is explained. Of course, I’d prefer it if you remember me as I was at my height, before the past caught up with me so spectacularly – TV’s Mr Friday Night with an enviable lifestyle and the nation at my feet. My fame might have looked easy to you at the time, but getting to the top of the celebrity ladder is hard work. It took talent, beauty, commitment and, uniquely in my case, a number of unfortunate deaths. If we were being picky you might describe me as a serial killer, but I really don’t see myself that way. It sounds trite to say ‘one thing led to another’ but it’s true. As you’ll discover I owe something of my rise and my fall to three individuals: my mother, an eccentric country girl who taught me exhibitionism by hanging naked from the clocktower of Hythe town hall; Catherine, my best friend, then partner in business – a devil in red heels, who, in her clear Essex accent, taught me how to ‘look after number one’; and Timothy, who broke my heart and caused me to seek refuge in sex, money and celebrity. But in the end you have to take responsibility for your own actions. No one was forcing me, were they? I hope you, the public, can forgive me and enjoy this sordid tale for what it is – my final entertainment for you.  

Journal Entry 5 by AliceF at University of Warwick, Arts Centre in Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Released 11 mos ago (6/27/2011 UTC) at University of Warwick, Arts Centre in Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom

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Left on a cafe table.