Alentejo Blue : Fiction
4 journalers for this copy...
This is an advanced reader's copy with a different cover. This book is made up of loosely connected short stories about a village in Portugal. I have trouble with books like this that aren't very linear. I had trouble keeping all of the characters straight. Having said that, this is a well written book which has made me move my Brick Lane book up near the top of Mt. TBR. This is available!
RELEASE NOTES:
This is off to Geishabird as a surprise from RABCK.com. Enjoy!
This is off to Geishabird as a surprise from RABCK.com. Enjoy!
What a lovely, lovely surprise! Thank you - I'm so touched! You are such a nice person...
I will pay your kind gesture forward by fulfilling a wish for someone else.
I will pay your kind gesture forward by fulfilling a wish for someone else.
I was afraid that Monica Ali would fall victim to a sophomore jinx, but this is a lovely book - in some ways I think even better than Brick Lane. Some absolutely wonderful writing and some acute and deeply perceptive commentary on human frailties. I kept changing my mind about which section was my favourite as I read each successive installment. Really a very enjoyable and satisfying read. I think Monica Ali will become a writer to be reckoned with in years to come. Thank you for sharing.
Sent this off on Dec 23rd as a RABCK to a Bookcrosser whose screen name escapes me at the moment...hey, it's been a busy week! Well, I hope they enjoy it. :)
Yay! A surprise wish list book tagging along with Truth and Beauty...it's always a thrill to see 2 wish list books in one package. Thanks a ton, geisha, I'm looking forward to reading this! =)
Try as I might (and I tried pretty hard) to like this, I found that I just couldn't get into it. =( For now, I'll set it to available and hopefully I'll find a new reader soon who can appreciate it more than I did!
Journal Entry 8 by yourotherleft at By Mail in By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (2/19/2008 UTC) at By Mail in By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Sent to sejent who grabbed it from the non-genre swap on BookObsessed. Enjoy!
Sent to sejent who grabbed it from the non-genre swap on BookObsessed. Enjoy!
Received in today's mail. I'm looking forward to reading this.