Labyrinth
4 journalers for this copy...
This book is waiting at the Mount Airy Library Bookcrossing Zone. It's goal is to reach at least 10 counties in Maryland. We can't wait to see how far it goes!
Journal Entry 2 by MtAiryLibrary at Mount Airy Public Library in Mount Airy, Maryland USA on Thursday, May 24, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (5/24/2007 UTC) at Mount Airy Public Library in Mount Airy, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
the zone is inside the library. if you don't see it, just ask the staff, and they will direct you to it!
the zone is inside the library. if you don't see it, just ask the staff, and they will direct you to it!
Thanks MtAiryLibrary! This is a book I've been hoping to read, so when I saw this had been released there, it gave me an excuse to come visit (like I needed one ;)
I'll let you know how it goes, and think up somewhere good to help this book travel.
I'll let you know how it goes, and think up somewhere good to help this book travel.
I loved this book! I've seen Labyrinth compared to The DaVinci Code, but this book is much better written. This book reads more like historical fiction than a thriller. There are many, many short chapters (like a thriller), but the pace is not as fast as your typical thriller.
Kate Mosse weaves 2 stories together: The story of Alais takes place during the 13th century, and the interwoven tale of Alice occurs in current times. She reveals the story bit by bit, alternating several chapters in the 13th century during the times of the 4th Crusade and the Inquisition with several chapters that take place in the current day and we learn how the tale happens in parallel.
I do have a suggestion for future readers of this book: Keep a character list. There are many characters between the 2 stories, and we don't learn the identity of some of them until well into the story; some not until the very end.
Reading Mosse's bibliography, I was interested to notice a couple of books I've previously read. Last year, I read The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs and several years ago I read Allison Weir's Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Thanks for sharing this book, MtAiryLibrary. It will soon be traveling in a bookbox I'm starting - Books about Books - and I think this tale about The Book of Words, The Book of Numbers and The Book of Potions will be a fine addition to this box.
Kate Mosse weaves 2 stories together: The story of Alais takes place during the 13th century, and the interwoven tale of Alice occurs in current times. She reveals the story bit by bit, alternating several chapters in the 13th century during the times of the 4th Crusade and the Inquisition with several chapters that take place in the current day and we learn how the tale happens in parallel.
I do have a suggestion for future readers of this book: Keep a character list. There are many characters between the 2 stories, and we don't learn the identity of some of them until well into the story; some not until the very end.
Reading Mosse's bibliography, I was interested to notice a couple of books I've previously read. Last year, I read The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs and several years ago I read Allison Weir's Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Thanks for sharing this book, MtAiryLibrary. It will soon be traveling in a bookbox I'm starting - Books about Books - and I think this tale about The Book of Words, The Book of Numbers and The Book of Potions will be a fine addition to this box.
Journal Entry 5 by 
maryzee
at Books about Books bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, December 30, 2007
maryzee at Books about Books bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, December 30, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (12/30/2007 UTC) at Books about Books bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Releasing into my "Books about Books" bookbox.
Releasing into my "Books about Books" bookbox.
RELEASE NOTES:
Welcome to BookCrossing!
Please make a journal entry to let me know that this book has been caught so I know that it has found a good home with you. If you are new to BookCrossing, when you join please indicate that you were referred by debnance. I hope that you enjoy the book. You can make another journal entry with your comments when you are done reading.
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I hope that you will enjoy the BookCrossing experience!
I'll be leaving this at Panera Bread next week!
Please make a journal entry to let me know that this book has been caught so I know that it has found a good home with you. If you are new to BookCrossing, when you join please indicate that you were referred by debnance. I hope that you enjoy the book. You can make another journal entry with your comments when you are done reading.
Then, whenever you are ready to send it on its way, make a journal entry if you are giving or sending this book to a known person, or a release note if you are leaving it “in the wild” again for anyone to catch. Then watch its journey. You’ll be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. And it’s confidential (you are known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free.
I hope that you will enjoy the BookCrossing experience!
I'll be leaving this at Panera Bread next week!
In free book exchange basket at a Panera Bread restaurant.
