Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Famous Authors and Rare Books

by Rick Gekoski | Biographies & Memoirs |
ISBN: 1845292391 Global Overview for this book
Registered by TheGoblin73 of Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on 1/14/2006
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3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by TheGoblin73 from Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Saturday, January 14, 2006
A collection of thoughts about classic books from a fellow bibliophile. He talks about the following among others:
The Hobbit
Harry Potter
Lord of the flies
Animal farm
Catcher in the rye
The picture of Dorian Gray
Bridehead revisited
Lolita....

Released 18 yrs ago (1/14/2006 UTC) at Controlled Release in -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia

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Given to Skyring at the Picton meeting

Journal Entry 3 by Skyring from Reid, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Sunday, January 15, 2006
Hehehehee! Ron Hornbaker rocks my world too! BookCrossing has been very much a life-changer for me, filling my life full of new books, adventures, amazing people and unmitigated joy.

To which the surprise arrival of this book added three of the four and I imagine another adventure in reading it.

Thank you, Tabitha, you know how to find the way into my heart!

I had a lot of fun with Bilbo Kiwiberry and I'm glad you liked my tiny part in his great adventures.

What else is there?
Rubyjules' Bookcrossing Journal Bookring
Skyring's Convention Journal
Skyring's Washington Journal
The Official Christchurch Bookcrossing Convention Journal
Bailicumber - Guernsey Traveller
BookCrossing Through Middle-Earth

And, of course, there's my LiveJournal where you need to sign on and be friendied to see the more interesting entries, and my Flickr page where I put up my photographs.

Here's a photograph of the Picton gathering, where this book came into my life, selected from my Wishlist on Cliff's site.

Journal Entry 4 by SKingList from New York City, New York USA on Tuesday, April 4, 2006
*Australia to Japan via Air Skyring*

This looks really interesting, I look forward to reading it.

Journal Entry 5 by SKingList from New York City, New York USA on Tuesday, April 25, 2006
I quite enjoyed this book, but it made me realise how woefully under-read I am. I've got a reading goal now and that's to read everything from this book that I haven't read, which sadly is most. Some thoughts:

At first reading a book may satisfy or disappoint, surprise or irritate, cause tears or laughter. But whatever happens is irrevocable: Little Nell will always die, James Bond will continue to defeat the forces of evil, Pooh will keep his paw in that honeypot.

So so true and 100% agreed. At the same time there's something comforting about re-visiting an old favourite. Knowing that whatever else is topsy turvy in the world, old favourites will remain constant.

Such is the pathology of ambition: a goal having been attained is merely redefined

Again, so so true. I look at this with my own life. Wanting to work overseas and I've done that. Now what, it doesn't seem enough though I know by any standards, including my own ten years ago it's plenty.

And now for my reading list for the next...I don't know. No timeline. Just books I think I really need to (re)read:

Lolita
The Hobbit (read this but only in Spanish, suppose I should try English)
Lord of the Flies (read this in high school, would love to reread)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
On The Road (Actually tried this last year, couldn't get into it)
Ulysses
Sons and Lovers (had a copy for a bit, it never caught my interest)
The Catcher in the Rye (reread this one recently)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
The Colossus
A Confederacy of Dunces
Brideshead Revisited
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (must have read this as a child)
Three Stories and Ten Poems
After Two Years
Animal Farm
The Satanic Verses
Poems (1919)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - I'm really in two minds about whether this book belongs on such a list. I like Harry Potter but it's fluff
High Windows

Passed the book on to iAteaBreakfast and then Ute has asked to read it so it will be doing the Osaka rounds for a bit.


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