The Wooden Sea
101 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 201 by 
Delphi_Reader
at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, July 28, 2017
Delphi_Reader at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, July 28, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (7/28/2017 UTC) at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Off to Austria! Happy Reading!
Journal Entry 202 by 
Lindasaurus
at Wien Bezirk 10 - Favoriten, Wien Austria on Thursday, August 10, 2017
Lindasaurus at Wien Bezirk 10 - Favoriten, Wien Austria on Thursday, August 10, 2017
I returned form my honeymoon today and found this book at home! thanks for sending!
Edit 16.09.2017:
Finished reading today and really don't know what to say. It's a fantastic book - I love Carroll's writing style. And although I don't usually like fiction, I liked the story and almost couldn't put it down. The last part of the book was a little too crazy for me...
Edit 16.09.2017:
Finished reading today and really don't know what to say. It's a fantastic book - I love Carroll's writing style. And although I don't usually like fiction, I liked the story and almost couldn't put it down. The last part of the book was a little too crazy for me...
Journal Entry 203 by Lindasaurus at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 18, 2017
Lindasaurus at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 18, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (9/18/2017 UTC) at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
The book travels on to the next reader. A friend of mine took it to Germany this morning on the plane to mail from there, because it is waaay cheaper than to send it from Austria.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
This book arrived in my mailbox today!
I'm currently reading a book that I have to finish before reading this book.
I'm currently reading a book that I have to finish before reading this book.
I know Spatial! I would be sooo excited to see that book again after 13 years. Imagine!!
I just checked in on this book's Bookcrossing journal after several years because I'm finally reading another book by Jonathan Carroll. I forgot how much fun his books are to read. I'm reading a book called [At the Dog Museum] which I still have to register here on Bookcrossing. I'm no longer doing bookrays, but it sure is fun to look back on the notes from those I've started in the past...and especially this one!! :D
Thank you, everyone, for making this such a very special and long-lasting bookray!
I just checked in on this book's Bookcrossing journal after several years because I'm finally reading another book by Jonathan Carroll. I forgot how much fun his books are to read. I'm reading a book called [At the Dog Museum] which I still have to register here on Bookcrossing. I'm no longer doing bookrays, but it sure is fun to look back on the notes from those I've started in the past...and especially this one!! :D
Thank you, everyone, for making this such a very special and long-lasting bookray!
I just realized how long I've had this book already! I've read some of it already. Will try to get it finished soon and sent on.
I'm so sorry for keeping this book for such a long time. Although the story made me curious about what was going on, I also found it a bit, eh, annoying in a way. So I wanted to read the entire book and see how it ended. But then I lacked the motivation to pick it up. Recently, I forced myself to read for at least 10 minutes every day, which made me get through the book.
It was kind of a strange story. And somehow, I had expected something slightly different to happen at the end.
It was kind of a strange story. And somehow, I had expected something slightly different to happen at the end.
Sent to minesayn. Hopefully it will arrive fast.
Arrived in my mailbox today, thanks to CatherineB. Appreciate that you sent it across the pond. Look forward to reading it.
Journal Entry 210 by 
goldenwattle
at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
goldenwattle at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
For interest, this book is now the 12th 'Most Travelled' BC Book, and some of the books above it on the list are handed from person to person. This book is still part of a Bookray. Wonderful I thought :)
"No two persons ever read the same book."--Edmund Wilson
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.
Surreal, absolutely surreal. This novel has everything: a three-legged dog, time travel, a character with a real-life counterpart to my cousin's husband named Al Salvato, and so much more. There are some gems of wisdom scattered throughout this one. My apologies for the length of time it was in my possession.
Now it is on its way via media mail to the next person in the ray/ring. Enjoy.
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.
Surreal, absolutely surreal. This novel has everything: a three-legged dog, time travel, a character with a real-life counterpart to my cousin's husband named Al Salvato, and so much more. There are some gems of wisdom scattered throughout this one. My apologies for the length of time it was in my possession.
Now it is on its way via media mail to the next person in the ray/ring. Enjoy.
I’m pleased to be the latest reader for this book! Thanks for sharing.
This book is unlike anything I've ever read, and that was why I loved it. So bizarre, so unexpected. I still giggle at the description of the dog as a three-legged marble cake.
I'll have to check out other works by Jonathan Carroll.
I'll have to check out other works by Jonathan Carroll.
Arrived in Minneapolis, MN, USA, safely today.
The book only arrived on May 30, so I must have read it within the last three weeks. And yet when I picked it up now to write a journal entry, I found I could hardly remember anything about it. It had gone through my brain leaving almost no trace behind. What different people enjoy in books is so much a matter of personal taste, and clearly this book doesn't match up very well with mine.
However, I do feel proud to be part of such a long a prestigious collection of BookCrossing readers. And I admire whoever did such a good repair job on the cover, and on gluing pages back into the binding. Thank you!
However, I do feel proud to be part of such a long a prestigious collection of BookCrossing readers. And I admire whoever did such a good repair job on the cover, and on gluing pages back into the binding. Thank you!
Journal Entry 216 by JudySlump612 at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, June 21, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (6/21/2018 UTC) at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Mailed to iiwi for SqueakyChu's well-travelled book ray.
I'm reader number 90!
"There are no rules, man. Get used to it."
This sums up this book quite nicely I think, and therefore it reminded me of Dirk Gently. I struggled with the fact that there seems to be no consequences to the time travel paradoxes, like killing your older self, or changing yourself in the now seeming to have no affect on the you in the future. But it was a nice read. Some quotes I enjoyed:
"Blame is always convenient because it is so decisive: My fault. Your fault. But marriage is never that clear-cut. He pisses you off here, you piss hime off there. Sometimes you end up with a toiletbowl so full neither of you can flush it."
"How am I hearing this? How does this work?"
Gus announced authoritatively, "Linear matrix Tubing."
"Say what?"
"Linear matrix tubing. There's a deliberated fiber-optic conduit bleached through an open-end ekistics feed -"
I will contact kiki66 to sent the book further.
This sums up this book quite nicely I think, and therefore it reminded me of Dirk Gently. I struggled with the fact that there seems to be no consequences to the time travel paradoxes, like killing your older self, or changing yourself in the now seeming to have no affect on the you in the future. But it was a nice read. Some quotes I enjoyed:
"Blame is always convenient because it is so decisive: My fault. Your fault. But marriage is never that clear-cut. He pisses you off here, you piss hime off there. Sometimes you end up with a toiletbowl so full neither of you can flush it."
"How am I hearing this? How does this work?"
Gus announced authoritatively, "Linear matrix Tubing."
"Say what?"
"Linear matrix tubing. There's a deliberated fiber-optic conduit bleached through an open-end ekistics feed -"
I will contact kiki66 to sent the book further.
Well well, after some years of travelling it is back in Germany again..
Would love to draw a map with all the places it's been :-)
Will start reading quite soon I guess, just one book before..
Would love to draw a map with all the places it's been :-)
Will start reading quite soon I guess, just one book before..
Well, what to say?
I did like the book, I liked the style.. it was crazy but it was also fun to read..
there were a great many sentences in there I want to remember.
And I really liked Frannie! guess that's why I was disappointed by the ending.
Probably the romantic in me but I hoped for a different end.
I already have the next address so the book will be on its way soon.
I did like the book, I liked the style.. it was crazy but it was also fun to read..
there were a great many sentences in there I want to remember.
And I really liked Frannie! guess that's why I was disappointed by the ending.
Probably the romantic in me but I hoped for a different end.
I already have the next address so the book will be on its way soon.
Journal Entry 221 by Lizzy-stardust at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Friday, October 19, 2018
Received in today's post. Will read it when I finish my current book. Thank you soooo much for sharing this remarkably well-travelled book with me!
Journal Entry 222 by Lizzy-stardust at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Thursday, November 8, 2018
It was a fun read and worth reading if only for the experience of sharing in this particular copy's epic journey, but what could have been excellent magical realism akin to Garcia Marquez felt more like the literary version of the author laughing at his own jokes. Though I did appreciate the excessive amount of swearing in it.
The book arrived in Canada. I will put it at the top of my TBR and pass it along to the next reader.
Journal Entry 224 by goldenwattle at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Sunday, December 9, 2018
goldenwattle at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Sunday, December 9, 2018
I had an explanation from Lizzy-stardust. (Thank you :) ) She contacted Billbooks 3 times regarding the book and didn't hear back. Then the next person asked to be skipped. So all is fine and list continues as before. I will delete the log with the (now wrong) updated list to save confusion.
Continuing list is:
mcsar – USA
Spatial - USA. (I recently joined the BCinDC group which the original journaler, SqueakyChu, is a member! So it might get another quick reunion!) <- Here
Back to SqueakyChu.
Continuing list is:
Spatial - USA. (I recently joined the BCinDC group which the original journaler, SqueakyChu, is a member! So it might get another quick reunion!) <- Here
Back to SqueakyChu.
Glad it gets sorted out. Will start reading soon and get it going again.
---------------------------------
Updated December 28, 2018
What a blast! I had great fun reading this fantastical book. This is my first time reading Jonathan Carroll and I loved it. I loved the narrative voice of the book and the characters and the intrigue drew me in. I will not say too much because I think the book is best enjoyed when one goes in blind. It reminded me a bit of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the same kind of amazing imagination to create a bizzare universe that totally makes sense when enjoyed with a suspension of disbelief.
---------------------------------
Updated December 28, 2018
What a blast! I had great fun reading this fantastical book. This is my first time reading Jonathan Carroll and I loved it. I loved the narrative voice of the book and the characters and the intrigue drew me in. I will not say too much because I think the book is best enjoyed when one goes in blind. It reminded me a bit of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the same kind of amazing imagination to create a bizzare universe that totally makes sense when enjoyed with a suspension of disbelief.
Journal Entry 226 by mcsar at Next Reader, Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/8/2019 UTC) at Next Reader, Bookray -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On its way to Spatial, the next reader on the list.
Book arrived today! Thanks for sending, mcsar!
Later (Updated January 26, 2019):
Meh. The book was so-so for me.
I’m hoping to take this book to the local BC meet up next month (February) where it will get a reunion with it’s original register, SqueakyChu. I’ll see if anyone in the group, who hasn’t already read it, wants to read it. Then I’ll send on to Femke85 (then it’ll go on to LysMibo).
Later (Updated January 26, 2019):
Meh. The book was so-so for me.
I’m hoping to take this book to the local BC meet up next month (February) where it will get a reunion with it’s original register, SqueakyChu. I’ll see if anyone in the group, who hasn’t already read it, wants to read it. Then I’ll send on to Femke85 (then it’ll go on to LysMibo).
Releasing to other members of the BCinDC group at the Gaithersburg Book Festival who would like to read the book. Also, a visit back with SqueakyChu!
✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩
Ended up not attending the festival due to personal reasons. I’ll pass this book on at a later time.
Releasing at the BCinDC meeting. Hoping to get more journalers before the book heads off traveling again!
✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩
Held this book at the BC in DC meetup. Hope to see where else it goes.
Will send the book on to the next person signed up on the forum sometime soon.
Current list:
CanticleLost (ship International)
Lorelei03 (ship International)
LysMibo (Europe only)
gillsil (ship International)
Femke85
Also, sent a tweet to the author. See the tweet and his response here.
Current list:
CanticleLost (ship International)
Lorelei03 (ship International)
LysMibo (Europe only)
gillsil (ship International)
Femke85
Also, sent a tweet to the author. See the tweet and his response here.
Journal Entry 232 by goldenwattle at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Tuesday, June 18, 2019
goldenwattle at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Great this book is still travelling :) The states mentioned in the tweet; are those only American states (you didn't say), or all states?
The book has been to four states and one territory in Australia.
The book has been to four states and one territory in Australia.
Book went out today to CanticleLost! For some reason I didn’t receive a tracking number (which it was eligible for) but the postal worker said it should arrive by Wednesday the 26th. Mail always takes longer from this area to arrive at its destination (mailed from Moneta, VA).
I picked up this book at our BCinDC June monthly meeting. I heard this book has been well traveled and wanted to see it's travel log. I left the book there for someone else to capture and read.
Have begun this globe trotter!
Journal Entry 236 by CanticleLost at -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Saturday, August 3, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (8/3/2019 UTC) at -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
I enjoyed this strange little story-- more supernatural-ish than fantasy, I'd say. Safe travels, on to NY! Lorelei03 was messaged the tracking info.
Ahhhh! It has arrived! This great book was waiting for me when I got back from a trip to London. Coincidence that it has a bookmark picturing a London phone booth? I think not.
Apologies for the delay but I have received the book at my home. Thanks for sharing!
I have to say that I loved this book! It was the first book I read from this author but it will not be last for sure. His writing is fantastic and the story is very captivating. Thank you very much for sharing this book!
I feel very honoured to now be in temporary possession of this book which has been in circulation for more than 15 years. Thank you very much to LysMibo for sending it on to me and apologies for not making a journal entry straight away on receiving it.
I will be on a couple of long train journeys over the next two days so this will be the perfect companion - I’m looking forward to beginning it!
Also I noticed I’m the 100th journaller!
I will be on a couple of long train journeys over the next two days so this will be the perfect companion - I’m looking forward to beginning it!
Also I noticed I’m the 100th journaller!
Journal Entry 241 by 
Paulanni
at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Friday, October 28, 2022
Paulanni at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Friday, October 28, 2022
The book has arrived in Finland. I am the journaller #101, and the book is today (Oct 28) the #11 of the most travelled books of BC! Wow!
