Journal Entry 1 by tangledthreads from Derby, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 22, 2003

Female authors, including Margaret Atwood, A.S,Byatt, Joyce Carol Oates, Fay Weldon (and many more) discuss fairy tales and what they mean to them personally. There are some fascinating insights into the work and private lives of the authors, although some of them didn't probe as deep as I might have liked. Anyone who is intrigued by the theory of fairy tales will find something of value in this book.

I will release this book into a bookring at some point in the near-ish future. Please PM me if you are interested, and I will make it sooner rather than later.  

Journal Entry 2 by tangledthreads from Derby, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 01, 2003

This bookring is now running and CLOSED to new members - sorry!

*I will make a list below of members in the order the book will circulate (this may be amended later depending on shipping preferences/location etc).

*The current and previous owners of the book will be shown on the list in bold, with the current owner also marked with an arrow (>).

*Please make a journal entry when you receive the book, then read, review and release the book within 1 month of receiving it, to keep the circle turning.

*When you are ready to release the book, send a PM to the next member on the list asking for their postal details.

*When the last person on the list receives the book, please send me a PM for my postal details, for the book’s return journey.

BOOKRING MEMBERS
>1. TangledThreads (UK – will ship internationally)
2. starbytes (Malaysia - will ship internationally but prefer Asia/Australia if possible)
3. PrincessGrey (USA)
4. AnnaKY (USA - will ship Canada, Mexico & US)
>5. WWestWind (USA - will ship internationally but prefer to ship within US)
6. CurtAngel (USA - prefer to ship within US)
7. sugarkane (USA - will ship internationally)
8. kalipriestess (USA)
9. 16stepper (USA - will ship internationally but prefer to ship within US)
10. may-eve (USA - will ship internationally)
11. Tamster33 (USA - will ship internationally)
12. Sossap (Portugal - will ship within Europe)
13. Lukutoukka (Finland)
14. back to me, tangledthreads (UK) 

Journal Entry 3 by tangledthreads at Surface mail to Malaysia in -- By post or by hand --, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, September 11, 2003

Released on Thursday, September 11, 2003 at Surface mail to Malaysia in Postal release, England United Kingdom.

On way to first member of ring, starbytes. Sorry to slow the book down before it's even started by shipping surface mail, but I was sending several books at the same time... 

Journal Entry 4 by starbytes from Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, September 20, 2003

Received this book today with some other books! It looks really interesting. Can't wait to read it. Thanks, tangledthreads!

Update 3rd October 2003 : I'm about halfway through the book; some of the essays were interesting and really caught my attention, some were a quite a chore to read and I kept wondering what the point of their story was. My favourite so far is Julia Alvarez's essay. I loved the way she told her story and it made me interested in her other writings too! I've signed up for one of her bookrings, and looking for her other books! Also, she got me interested in Arabian Nights/A Thousand and One Nights. A fellow bookcrosser has kindly sent me Arabian Nights because of my interest. I've also gotten interested in Hans Christian Anderson's works, I've always love The Little Mermaid, but never really knew about Snow Queen. I guess my world of fairy tales were pretty limited before I read this book...

I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the book, and I love discovering new fairy tales from the authors' essays! 

Journal Entry 5 by starbytes at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Richmond, Kentucky USA on Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Released on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Richmond, Kentucky USA.

Sent to next reader AnnaKY via air mail!! 

Journal Entry 6 by AnnaLibrarian from Richmond, Virginia USA on Monday, October 27, 2003

The book arrived today. Hopefully it will get read soon, but my time is increasingly being filled by other demands that take me away from my comfy chair.

Update 11/13/03:
Sorry! I feel badly for having this book for so long. I intend to have it read this weekend, so it will be moving along soon.

Update 12/1/03:
It's been an interesting read. I nearly picked up a discounted copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales at the book store the other day, just because I'm not familiar with many of the fairy tales discussed in this book. 

Journal Entry 7 by AnnaLibrarian at Bookring in n/a, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Released on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 at Bookring in n/a, Bookring Controlled Releases.

Finally got to the post office to send this on to WWestWind. Sorry for the delay! 

Journal Entry 8 by AnonymousFinder on Friday, December 12, 2003

Rec'd in the mail today. Thanks, AnnaKY!

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