I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Signet)
10 journalers for this copy...
From the inside cover: "This is the story of a 16-year-old girl who retreats from reality into the bondage of an imaginary kingdom. It is a beautifully written novel that tells of her momentous struggle, aided by a brilliant psychiatrist, to regain the real world. It is an eloquent novel about mental illness, one that makes a poignant plea for compassion and understanding."
I read this a while ago. Fascinating book. You'll be overwhelmed by the power the human mind can have.
I read this a while ago. Fascinating book. You'll be overwhelmed by the power the human mind can have.
Sent to Shausha via Media Mail yesterday as part of a bookring!
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1. Journal the book when you receive it and when you send it to the next person.
2. Check the journal entry for shipping order, as it is likely to change if people are added. Contact the next person on the list when you receive the book, to see if they want to be skipped.
3. Please don't keep the book for longer than one month; pass it on or ask to be skipped. If you think you might take longer, contact me and let me know!
4. Enjoy the book. :)
Shipping order (subject to change):
Shausha (USA-PA) - int'l
Neena11 (Canada) - int'l
Timber77 (Canada) - int'l
Bjorg (Iceland) - int'l
Tregossip (UK) - EU only
London-Shade (UK) - int'l OK (surface mail)
daisyflower123 (Germany) - Europe preferred, int'l OK
Mary-T (Germany) - int'l OK <--- book is here!
lady-anglophile (Kuwait) - int'l
Rules:
1. Journal the book when you receive it and when you send it to the next person.
2. Check the journal entry for shipping order, as it is likely to change if people are added. Contact the next person on the list when you receive the book, to see if they want to be skipped.
3. Please don't keep the book for longer than one month; pass it on or ask to be skipped. If you think you might take longer, contact me and let me know!
4. Enjoy the book. :)
Shipping order (subject to change):
Shausha (USA-PA) - int'l
Neena11 (Canada) - int'l
Timber77 (Canada) - int'l
Bjorg (Iceland) - int'l
Tregossip (UK) - EU only
London-Shade (UK) - int'l OK (surface mail)
daisyflower123 (Germany) - Europe preferred, int'l OK
Mary-T (Germany) - int'l OK <--- book is here!
lady-anglophile (Kuwait) - int'l
received book thank you
book was very good, ready to send to next person in ray. thank you
on it's way to Canada, next in line on bookray.
mailed to Canada today
Arrived safe and sound. Thanks Shausha.
Journal Entry 8 by Neena11 at Sent to another Bookcrosser in Melfort, Saskatchewan Canada on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (6/26/2008 UTC) at Sent to another Bookcrosser in Melfort, Saskatchewan Canada
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Enjoyed this book very much. It's now on it's way to Timber77 in Winnipeg.
Enjoyed this book very much. It's now on it's way to Timber77 in Winnipeg.
Received in the post for a bookring - thanks VividReader and Neena11! Nearly done another bookring so it will be next priority on the TBR Mtn...
I found the Yr world a little confusing to follow at first but then got into the flow of it, and the real world was described a little more. It is so hard to comprehend that this was happening in Deborah's mind - this shed a lot of light on what it can be like from the inside, when us outsiders may perceive it in such a different light or at least can't understand what is going on. What was poignant for me was how much of a struggle it was for her to do something we can do so easily, and how she described going back out in the world time and time again, giving up her secret world. My favourite bit is when the colour comes into her life; a story of hope and of life worth fighting very hard for...
Will send it on shortly for the next person to enjoy.
Will send it on shortly for the next person to enjoy.
Journal Entry 11 by Timber77 at Bookring, Book Ring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (8/2/2008 UTC) at Bookring, Book Ring -- Controlled Releases
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Sent off to Iceland to continue the bookring
Sent off to Iceland to continue the bookring
Journal Entry 12 by Bjorg from Reykjavík, Reykjavík (Höfuðborgar svæðið) Iceland on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The book finally arrived today:)thanks Timber77. Really look forward to read this one, will be able to start on it in a few days.
Journal Entry 13 by Bjorg from Reykjavík, Reykjavík (Höfuðborgar svæðið) Iceland on Sunday, October 12, 2008
I just finished this book, enjoyed it a lot though it was a bit confusing at times. I have though worked at a mental illness hospital so some things very very familiar but of course (and thankfully) so many things have changed since this book was written.
I will send it tomorrow to Tregossip
I will send it tomorrow to Tregossip
Released 15 yrs ago (10/13/2008 UTC) at St. Austell, Cornwall United Kingdom
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Sending this book off to the next person in this bookring:)
Sending this book off to the next person in this bookring:)
Journal Entry 15 by Tregossip from St. Austell, Cornwall United Kingdom on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Thank you and will start soon
Tended to be a bit confusing at first but once into it an enjoyable read and thanks one and all
Tended to be a bit confusing at first but once into it an enjoyable read and thanks one and all
Released 15 yrs ago (11/3/2008 UTC) at St. Austell, Cornwall United Kingdom
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off to London-Shade
off to London-Shade
Thanks Tregossip for sending on to me. It sat in the flat upstairs for a week- whilst I was avidly wanting to get reading...
I found this hard going, in part I think because the type is so tiny. I wonder what difference a bigger font and more spacious pages would have made? Of course the fact that Deborah was living in such a confused place also contributed, and to have made the story 'easy' to read would have been missing the point of how difficult Deborah's world was.
I found the relationships between the girls on the ward touching, and that getting out into the outside world, only to return to the ward, was a possibility so worrying for them.
Overall a very well written book, interesting and insightful and a very rich account of mental illness which wove in the aspects of childhood- overlooked or considered insignificant- that made for such disturbance in adolescence.
On its way to Daisyflower 123- apologies for the delay
I found the relationships between the girls on the ward touching, and that getting out into the outside world, only to return to the ward, was a possibility so worrying for them.
Overall a very well written book, interesting and insightful and a very rich account of mental illness which wove in the aspects of childhood- overlooked or considered insignificant- that made for such disturbance in adolescence.
On its way to Daisyflower 123- apologies for the delay
Journal Entry 19 by daisyflower123 from Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, December 22, 2008
Arrived today, looking forward to reading it.
Journal Entry 20 by daisyflower123 at -- Per Post geschickt / Persönlich weitergegeben --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (2/17/2009 UTC) at -- Per Post geschickt / Persönlich weitergegeben --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
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Unfortunately, I couldn't make the time to read this book. Therefore I pass it on to the next person on the reading list.
Unfortunately, I couldn't make the time to read this book. Therefore I pass it on to the next person on the reading list.
Thanks - this book was waiting on the door steps when I arrived this evening.
Well - lots of rings and rays came for a meeting recently.... sooo I fear I need some time until I will get to read this.
Hope that's not a problem.
If it's getting too long... please let me know!
29-June-09
Well - I just gave up after half of the book.
This is just not my cup of tea... I didn't really want to know how it was going on. I just cannot slip into these shoes.
As soon as the new address is here, I will send it off again.
Well - lots of rings and rays came for a meeting recently.... sooo I fear I need some time until I will get to read this.
Hope that's not a problem.
If it's getting too long... please let me know!
29-June-09
Well - I just gave up after half of the book.
This is just not my cup of tea... I didn't really want to know how it was going on. I just cannot slip into these shoes.
As soon as the new address is here, I will send it off again.
I'm sorry I didnt journal this book sooner. I was pretty sure that I had journaled it!!!! Maybe there has been a mix up with another book!
Anyway, Ive finished reading the book and I need to get it moving!
Anyway, Ive finished reading the book and I need to get it moving!
