The Samurai's Garden
4 journalers for this copy...
TB is no joke.
Journal Entry 3 by 
haahaahaa98
at USPS in -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, June 19, 2020
haahaahaa98 at USPS in -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, June 19, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (6/19/2020 UTC) at USPS in -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Received in intentional bookbox. To be released.
Journal Entry 4 by haahaahaa98 at USPS in -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, July 1, 2020
haahaahaa98 at USPS in -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (7/1/2020 UTC) at USPS in -- BookRing, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
To be included in hodgepodge bookbox.
Claiming this one from the Hodgepodge Diminishing bookbox.
Later: There's so much going on in this book, yet it unfolds slowly, in the form of journal entries by young Stephen, a Chinese man who's sent to his family's summer home in Japan after he contracts tuberculosis. This is in 1937, with the story unfolding over a year, and taking place during the first year of the war between Japan and China. Given the way that war would become part of WWII, it presents quite a dark background to the story, and does affect some of the characters and their relationships, but there's a lot more happening - from long-past relationships thwarted by class, family, or even the scourge of leprosy to Stephen's own hopes and fears.
Later: There's so much going on in this book, yet it unfolds slowly, in the form of journal entries by young Stephen, a Chinese man who's sent to his family's summer home in Japan after he contracts tuberculosis. This is in 1937, with the story unfolding over a year, and taking place during the first year of the war between Japan and China. Given the way that war would become part of WWII, it presents quite a dark background to the story, and does affect some of the characters and their relationships, but there's a lot more happening - from long-past relationships thwarted by class, family, or even the scourge of leprosy to Stephen's own hopes and fears.
Journal Entry 6 by 
GoryDetails
at Little Free Library, Federation Dr. in Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Monday, May 3, 2021
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Federation Dr. in Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Monday, May 3, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (5/3/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library, Federation Dr. in Bedford, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.I left this book in this new Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it!
[See other recent releases in NH here.]
*** Released for the 2021 April Showers/May Flowers challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2021 Royalty challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2021 Keep Them Moving challenge. ***
I’m glad I chose this book as one of my summer reads! One of my favorite quotes: “Even if you walk the same road a hundred times, you’ll find something different each time.” I’ve never heard of the bookcrossing until now, so I’ll be passing this along!
