Journal Entry 1 by worldbooknight on Friday, February 25, 2011

Dear Reader

Welcome to BookCrossing and thanks for being a part of World Book Night 2011, the largest book giveaway in history. 1,000,000 specially printed copies of 25 different books changed hands on March 5th 2011 and began their journey from reader to reader. This book is one of them. World Book Night has joined with BookCrossing to help track these books as they travel. You can be a part of that journey by making a comment in the book's journal here on BookCrossing. Your journal entry can say how you got the book, what you thought of it, your plans for it or whatever else you might like to add.

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Thanks in advance for being part of World Book Night and BookCrossing. And happy reading and sharing. 

Journal Entry 2 by worldbooknight at London , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, February 25, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (2/25/2011 UTC) at London , Greater London United Kingdom

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This book is being released via BookCrossing on 5 March 2011 as part of the inaugural World Book Night. With the full support of the Publishers Association, the Booksellers Association, the Independent Publishers Guild, the Reading Agency with libraries, World Book Day and the BBC, one million books will be given away by an army of passionate readers to members of the public across the UK and Ireland.

Read and release! 

Journal Entry 3 by starflash at Crawley, West Sussex United Kingdom on Thursday, March 03, 2011

***RAY-IT-FORWARD***

Last person who is onthe list, please keep it moving in the community! This is a large-ish paperback, shortlisted for the Booker prize 2004, around 500 pages and well worth the cost of postage! Snail mail is fine.

I will do my best to include everyones shipping preferences (order subject to change) but I MAY not be able to include you if you can't ship overseas. Put your name on the list anyway and I'll ry my best to fit you in, its a brilliant book! Order subject to change for best fit

hodgeheg UK/EU
Raluk68 Romania/Europe
Jujuks Portugal EU
Teggers UK/EU
Katrinat-UK/EU
hayes13 Italy/Europe poss int
hereticcoy-US/US
iwillrejoice NAmericas preferred or worldwide
Cassiopaeia UK/Europe preferred near end
Esme-Weatherwax EU- needs to be near end
Nakipa-Portugal/Int




 

Journal Entry 4 by starflash at Crawley, West Sussex United Kingdom on Friday, March 04, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/7/2011 UTC) at Crawley, West Sussex United Kingdom

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Off to Hodgeheg 

Journal Entry 5 by hodgeheg at by mail, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Book received and being read - thanks! 

Journal Entry 6 by hodgeheg at mailed to the next participant in Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/23/2011 UTC) at mailed to the next participant in Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Book finished. I found that I enjoyed parts of it but was left feeling rather unsatisfied. It felt as if he had just taken several short stories chopped them in half and added some rather clumsily references to try and join the stories together in some way.

Book now forwarded to Raluk68

 

Journal Entry 7 by raluk68 at București, Wallachia Romania on Thursday, March 31, 2011

Got it last evening and a new journey begun! :)
I had the first chapter of it, as a lovely way to relax my mind - the story with Moriori people was a nice surprise. I wonder if the next chapters are in any way linked to each other... Will find-out soon :P 

Journal Entry 8 by raluk68 at București, Wallachia Romania on Tuesday, April 26, 2011

I had the pleasure of reading this amazing book by the kindnes of starfalsh. Thank you very much! It is one of the best books I ever read!

Out of the six stories my favorite remains the second one - Robert Forbisher's crazy life! :P Sure, I am a fool for letters and will ever be :D
David Mitchell seems to me a master of stories! I, by contrast with others, liked the fact that he bonds the stories by unsignificat details like a book or a movie :P He's a smart guy! For sure I will read more of his works!

All in all it deservs a full 10 star rating! :) 

Journal Entry 9 by raluk68 at București, Wallachia Romania on Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (5/4/2011 UTC) at București, Wallachia Romania

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On its way to Portugal!
Have fun reading it! ;) 

Journal Entry 10 by Jujuks at Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Thursday, June 09, 2011

Arrived yesterday. Thanks for sending it!

27th June - I only found your postcard now when I was recycling your envelope, thank you for sending it Raluca, the view is very pretty!  

Journal Entry 11 by Jujuks at Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Tuesday, July 05, 2011

I tried reading this book but I just can't get into to it, I'm waiting for teggers to send me an address so I can send the book along. 

Journal Entry 12 by Jujuks at Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, July 11, 2011

Released 10 mos ago (7/11/2011 UTC) at Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom

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On it's way to the UK. 

Journal Entry 13 by teggers at Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Just received in this morning's post. I'm looking forward to starting.  

Journal Entry 14 by teggers at Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, August 15, 2011

I wasn't entirely sure how I was going to like this book, it's fairly different than most of what I read. However the stories were quite engrossing and strangely compelling, I really enjoyed trying to figure out how the stories were connected and I loved the way that each character only got the first half of the story in the first bit and then got the second half in the end just like the reader. I think my favourite was the futuristic Orison of Sonmi for some strange reason.

I will send this on to Katrinat this week. 

Journal Entry 15 by teggers at Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Released 9 mos ago (8/16/2011 UTC) at Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom

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Sent to Katrinat. Happy Reading 

Journal Entry 16 by katrinat at Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Monday, August 22, 2011

Thanks for sending. I have tried to read this before and got to the halfway point, as soon as I gave my copy away I wished I had kept it so I could try againso this is a second chance for me. I have about 50 pages of my current read left and then I'll get started. 

Journal Entry 17 by katrinat at Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Sunday, September 11, 2011

I'm afraid that I just can't dig up any interest in reading this, I got to the second chapter over a week ago and just can't bring myself to pick it up. So rather than hold it up any longer I'm going to give up and pass it on. I have the next address so this will go in the post in the next few days.