Journal Entry 1 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, July 10, 2011

Duplicate copy.

Amazon Review:
Bridge of Birds is a lyrical fantasy novel. Set in "an Ancient China that never was", it stands with The Princess Bride and The Last Unicorn as a fairy tale for all ages, by turns incredibly funny and deeply touching. It won the World Fantasy Award in 1985, and Hughart produced two sequels: The Story of the Stone, and Eight Skilled Gentlemen. All present the adventures of Master Kao Li, a scholar with "a slight flaw in [his] character", and Lu Yu, usually called Number Ten Ox, his sidekick and the story's narrator. Number Ten Ox is strong, trusting, and pure of heart; Master Li once sold an emperor shares in a mustard mine, because "I was trying to win a bet concerning the intelligence of emperors."

Number Ten Ox comes from a village in which the children have been struck by a mysterious illness. He recruits Master Li to find the cure and comes along to provide muscle. They seek a mysterious Great Root of Power, which may be a form of ginseng. Of course, nothing turns out to be as simple as it seems; great wrongs must be avenged and lovers separated must be reunited, from the most humble to the highest. And even in the midst of cosmic glory, Pawnbroker Fang and Ma the Grub are picking the pockets of their own lynch mob, who are frozen in awe and wonder.

 

Journal Entry 2 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, July 10, 2011

This is a wonderful gem of a book - absolutely loved it. The story, the quest, the characters, the humour... perfect!

Reserved and placed into the OZ VBB.

Update 13th July:
Chosen from the box by catalive.
 

Journal Entry 3 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, July 15, 2011

Released 10 mos ago (7/15/2011 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia

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Posted over to catsalive in NSW.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! :-) 

Journal Entry 4 by catsalive at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Monday, July 25, 2011

Thanks crimson-tide.