Not sure how I acquired this book, but as I had read and enjoyed The Life of Pi by this author, I probably bought it, then forgot to read it, though actually on starting it, I remember reading the beginning some time ago, and this time I mean to persevere, though it is a strange story.....

The only bit of this book I liked was the description of a pear, which was over 3 pages! otherwise, I hated the book, and would not like to read any more of his books if they are like this one.... :-(

World book day. Game rules - Find the book nearest to you, turn to page 56, find sentence 5 and write it as your status. Put the game rules as a comment. Used thyis book in the facebook game. 'Henry noticed a dry cleaner, an upholsterer, a small grocery store.' Boring! To be released tonight at the belfast BC meetup....

Thank you for picking up this book & I hope you enjoy it. You have not only found yourself a book, but a whole community of book-lovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large.

To the book finder - :-) Hello! What you have in your hands is an honest-to-goodness gift, no strings attached. You may; keep it forever and ever or; pass it on to a friend or; release it, like I did - into the wild! If you are new to bookcrossing and decide to re-release this book I hope you take moment to browse the website. I know it may seem a little curious to find this book “lying around waiting to be picked up by a passer by” but it's my way of touching the lives of others in a positive way, with the hope that it made your day. As for the book - Travel safely and well!

Another book caught during BCNI meet-up at J Hewitt (Belfast) this evening. Something interesting - to discover whats inside!

Finally I had the chance to meet Beatrice and Virgil and know their sad story. This book has unusual story but nevertheless, l learned the art of preserving dead animals as known as taxidermy, including the art of treating and mounting skulls, bones and skeletons known as Osteology. At the last few pages of the book is the rules of Games of Gustav that Beatrice and Virgil loved to play. Game number 12 is interesting.

Doing the game rule set by the reader who released this book, this is the phrase..."1941 Marshal Petain institutes Mother's Day in France." The book that Im currently reading right now is the collection of short stories by the same author, Yann Martel.

To be released today somewhere in Global City Pasig Metro Manila, Philippines after I got it in March 2011. A barista of Starbucks Stopover in Global City got the book and she will give it to her friend!

For the quick review: Beatrice and Virgil