Journal Entry 1 by tranq1 from Tampa, Florida USA on Wednesday, June 08, 2011

From Library Journal
After the calm of a pleasant afternoon picnic is punctured by a terrible accident?a man falls to his death as a hot-air balloon floats away, carrying a child?Joe Rose finds himself imbedded in the aftershock. One of several men who tried to hold down the balloon but eventually let go, he must reconcile his part in the tragedy with the threat posed by a stalker trying to save him through love. In turns obsessively morbid and cunningly funny, McEwan's deftly crafted prose holds the reader with the intensity of a thriller while engaging in a deep psychological exploration of shock, grief, the need for redemption, and, ultimately, the makeup of compassion and love.







 

Journal Entry 2 by tranq1 at round robin readers book exchange, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, June 10, 2011

Released 11 mos ago (6/10/2011 UTC) at round robin readers book exchange, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sending to dancing-dog for the round robin readers book exchange.  

Journal Entry 3 by dancing-dog at Cordova, Tennessee USA on Friday, June 17, 2011

Another wish list book! tranq1 you are spoiling me - thank you! 

Journal Entry 4 by dancing-dog at Cordova, Tennessee USA on Saturday, April 14, 2012

A very analytical story. An event that changes the lives of several people also triggers an obsessive unrequited love for one man. This story also examines beliefs and perceptions about people in an interesting way. Took me a while to get through this - I had to approach it as sort of an objective study - it does not really pull you in.