To the Wedding

by John Berger | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0747525749 Global Overview for this book
Registered by elstaplador of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on 9/29/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by elstaplador from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Thursday, September 29, 2011
Dear reader, dear finder - thank you for coming here to see where this book has been so far. I hope you enjoy it! Do feel free to leave a journal entry below saying where you found this, what you thought of it, and what you intend to do with it.

This was fantastic, but utterly harrowing. I could only read it a little bit at a time, and don't think I will be able to read it again for years. Very highly recommended.

Journal Entry 2 by elstaplador at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 3, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (10/3/2011 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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Posted to the winner of the EU birthday sweepstake. Hope you enjoy!

Journal Entry 3 by Chremajora at Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, October 9, 2011
Sent to me as part of the EU Birthday Sweepstakes - thank you, elstaplador! It looks interesting and is now on my TBR shelf :-)

Journal Entry 4 by Chremajora at Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
I completely forgot to make an entry for this book, sorry. I read this a while ago and I found it powerful and harrowing. Wow, what a book!! I have also lent it to three friends who aren't members of book crossing, and they all enjoyed it too. Now it's time to find a new home so it is joining Marita's Great Give-Away (see here: http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/10/509284)


Journal Entry 5 by Chremajora at Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
By the way, just so you can see if you might be interested in choosing this book from the list, here is the blurb from the back of the book without giving too much of the story away:

"Always engaging, John Berger has really surpassed himself here. A mother and father, estranged for years, travel across Europe for their daughter's wedding, little expecting the tragedy waiting for them. Both shocking and lyrical, Berger's writing wreaks tender devastation."

and

"The power of Berger's vision becomes irresistible - the finale, the wedding itself, is a masterpiece. It is the best thing Berger has done in years and the most moving dramatisation of an AIDS story I have yet encountered... this is a novel that will haunt you."

Journal Entry 6 by Brookler at Powell River, British Columbia Canada on Sunday, August 3, 2014
Thank you to Chremojora for generously sending me this wishlist book as part of Marita's Great Give-Away. :)

Journal Entry 7 by Brookler at Powell River, British Columbia Canada on Monday, June 27, 2016
I can't say I really liked this book. I didn't find the characters engaging and the plot was thin to the point of being boring. Plus, it was often difficult to figure out which character was speaking, as the narrator switched from one paragraph, page, or chapter to another and often spoke in the first person. Rather pointless and depressing.

Journal Entry 8 by Brookler at Elk Lake Hut in Powell River, British Columbia Canada on Monday, May 21, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (5/21/2018 UTC) at Elk Lake Hut in Powell River, British Columbia Canada

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