The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime Adventures 2)

by Jasper Fforde | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0340835737 Global Overview for this book
Registered by winggreenbadgerwing of St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on 3/3/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by winggreenbadgerwing from St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Second in the Nursery Crime series. Inspector Jack Spratt is back, but after a case of a wolf disguised as a grandmother resulted in several people being eaten alive he's been sidelined from the Nursery Crime Division, so when the psychopathic Gingerbreadman escapes the institution where he's been locked up for 20 years, the investigation is given to another officer. In the mean time a woman known as Goldilocks is missing and it seems as though bears are somehow involved. Although Jack is supposed to be on sick leave, he and sidekick Mary Mary are determined to find her. Also contains the obsessive growing of giant cucumbers and a theme park based on the Somme. Brilliantly funny.

Travelling as a ray:

RonOren (UK, post EU if possible)
rodespringbal (post EU)

Journal Entry 3 by winggreenbadgerwing at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (4/3/2013 UTC) at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire United Kingdom

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Sent to Ron Oren who is first in the ray. Enjoy the book! :)

Journal Entry 4 by RonOren at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Sunday, April 7, 2013
Got it, thanks. Perfect timing, too: I just finished another ring so can get started on this one right away :-)

Journal Entry 5 by RonOren at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Sunday, April 28, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. Easy romp through the strange world of Jasper Fforde's Reading, but with a bit more fleshing out of characters than the first instalment had. I especially liked the descriptions of tangential PDRs (which in itself is a beautiful PC-term, isn't it): Punch & Judy were the absolute best! Who would've thought of an habitually fighting couple making money out of the disturbance they create in the neighbourhood...?

Thanks ever so much for sharing this read, greenbadger! This cheered up my days no end :-). I will send it on to rodespringbal in a couple of days.

Journal Entry 6 by RonOren at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, April 29, 2013
On its way to rodespringbal. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Journal Entry 7 by wingrodespringbalwing at Moerbeke-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen / Flandre Orientale Belgium on Thursday, May 16, 2013
with all those hollidays, this book arrived a bit later as usual, but got it thank you

Journal Entry 8 by wingrodespringbalwing at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Saturday, September 7, 2013
This book as second in the Nursery Crime series was yet again a pearl :-)
I managed to read it in one long day :-) you can not put this book a side
Thanks greenbadger to give me the chance to read it

Journal Entry 9 by wingrodespringbalwing at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Saturday, September 7, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (9/7/2013 UTC) at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium

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This book will go in the F bookring

Journal Entry 10 by bloedengel at Turnhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Friday, September 20, 2013
Not my cup of tea. Stays in the bookring.

Journal Entry 11 by bloedengel at Turnhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Released 10 yrs ago (2/5/2014 UTC) at Turnhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium

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Travelling since some days in the F-bookring :)

Journal Entry 12 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Thursday, March 6, 2014
Arrived with another book for F-letter roundabout. I just got signed for the "Thursday Next" series ring by the same author. Nice!

Journal Entry 13 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Saturday, March 22, 2014
I'm taking it to my workplace OBCZ

Journal Entry 14 by EPAM_obcz_K10 at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Saturday, March 22, 2014
You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!

Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.

Journal Entry 15 by EPAM_obcz_K10 at Kuprevicha, 10 in Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Saturday, March 22, 2014

Released 10 yrs ago (3/24/2014 UTC) at Kuprevicha, 10 in Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus

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Planning to leave it on the table with the other books

Journal Entry 16 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Tuesday, April 22, 2014
No one claimed it for a fortnight, so I took it back

Journal Entry 17 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Released 5 yrs ago (4/2/2019 UTC) at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus

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Happy birthday! Let me know what you think about the book after reading it

You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!

Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть к Вам, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в Вашем лице.

Journal Entry 18 by mcsar at Richmond, British Columbia Canada on Friday, May 17, 2019
Thank you for the book and all the other birthday goodies. I appreciate everything. You are a star!!

Journal Entry 19 by mcsar at Richmond, British Columbia Canada on Thursday, November 26, 2020
I loved it. This was so much fun. I liked it even better than the first book. I will now be seeking out the third book.

Journal Entry 20 by mcsar at Richmond, British Columbia Canada on Friday, December 4, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (12/5/2020 UTC) at Richmond, British Columbia Canada

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. This is part of Holiday Gift Giving 2020. Enjoy this fun book.

Journal Entry 21 by Ametisti at Vantaa, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Friday, January 8, 2021
Oh! I received this book yesterday as a Holiday Gift Giving 2020 gift and am thrilled about it! Huge thanks to mscar who sent it to me. Looking forward to reading it after finishing the pile of current books on my nightstand ;) Happy New Year 2021 to y'all!

Journal Entry 22 by Ametisti at Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Friday, July 1, 2022
Taking on this book as the next in the "Mount TBR 2022 challenge" in the Finnish forum. Have promised to read 6 old books from my shelf and this is the 6th book. I also have some library books on my nightstand so let us see how long it takes me to dig into these new adventures ;)

EDIT 7 July 2022
Settling some confusion and documenting it here to remember it later. This book is part of this ray: https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7242090? and I was listed as the final recipient - but, this here is the BCID that is on the book. The Lost Book ended in 2009. Most of the bookcrossers in the ray that I think could be waiting for the book are no longer active. Will contact a bookcrosser in Finland who has this book on her wish list and a bookcrosser in the NZ who appears to be an active one if they are interested in the book.

Journal Entry 23 by Ametisti at Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Have been in touch with both bookcrossers who'd be interested in this book. I'll read this next and then send it out. I might hold on to this a little longer as the next reader has two books on my TBR pile that are on their wish list. So, I'll read both books and send them off! Awesome! But as we all know, two books out means four books added to TBR. The joy of bookcrossing <3

Journal Entry 24 by Ametisti at Finland, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 7, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (11/8/2022 UTC) at Finland, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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After starting and leaving this book forever on the TBR pile, I decided to put it forward to a fellow bookcrosser who wishes for it. I hope this makes your day; it made my day when I realised I could send you this book with another of your wishlist books! Hooray!

Happy reading and love and light to your November!

Journal Entry 25 by winghetku77wing at Nokia, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Monday, November 14, 2022
14.11.2022 The book package arrived by mail today. Thank you for fulfilling my wish, Ametisti! And thank you so much all the extra in the package - the bookmarks and the Christmas ornaments!

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