The White Tiger
9 journalers for this copy...
Another tiger to go... after the first one took the wild road.
Hope this is bit more tamed and keeps on the track, all the way back home.
Hope this is bit more tamed and keeps on the track, all the way back home.
Journal Entry 2 by AgdaAgulina at book ring/ray, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, September 2, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (9/2/2010 UTC) at book ring/ray, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Here comes the Tiger n:o 2!!
I received the book today, I am so relieved that the tiger didn't get lost this time.
Looking forward to reading the book!
Edit: the link to the lost copy of this book is here: The Lost Tiger and the other participants in this ring are as follows:
glitterbee (Hamburg, Germany; shipping EU)
sintra (Bonn, Germany; shipping EU) <-- skipped
bookmaniac70 (Sofia, Bulgaria; shipping EU) <-- skipped
Tsjara (Noord-Holland, NL; shipping EU)
Hayes13 (Rome, Italy; shipping int'l) <-- skipped
spoiledrotten (NewJersey, US)
tiatia (Virginia, US; shipping US only)
6of8 (Maryland, US
valpete (California, US)
back home to ruzena (Finland)-> book is home
Looking forward to reading the book!
Edit: the link to the lost copy of this book is here: The Lost Tiger and the other participants in this ring are as follows:
glitterbee (Hamburg, Germany; shipping EU)
Tsjara (Noord-Holland, NL; shipping EU)
spoiledrotten (NewJersey, US)
tiatia (Virginia, US; shipping US only)
6of8 (Maryland, US
valpete (California, US)
back home to ruzena (Finland)-> book is home
Overall I liked the book. I enjoyed the story, it is very well written. I didn't know what to think of the narrator though. Certainly didn't find him very likable and that made it difficult for me to get into the story at first. I was about to give up, just not being in the mood for this kind of book. In the end I'm glad I didn't give up, it was a good book!
The book is now (finally) on its way to Tsjara.
My apologies for the delay, but my roomie asked if she could also read the book. She lived India for a while and she told me she truly enjoyed reading the book. She said she could hear the people talking and smell the scents of India while reading.
My apologies for the delay, but my roomie asked if she could also read the book. She lived India for a while and she told me she truly enjoyed reading the book. She said she could hear the people talking and smell the scents of India while reading.
It's here! (I had almost forgotten about this one :p) Thanks for sending glitterbee! I'm quite curious about this one, looking forward to read it. I do have a couple of bookrings in front though, somehow they always arrive at the same time :s But will get to it as soon as I can. Thanks for organizing the ring ruzena!
Update January 18th: I'm about 2/3 into the book now, quite interesting though I'm not sure what to think of the narrator...
Hayes13 already has a copy of the book, so I will be sending it to spoiledrotten when I'm finished.
Update January 18th: I'm about 2/3 into the book now, quite interesting though I'm not sure what to think of the narrator...
Hayes13 already has a copy of the book, so I will be sending it to spoiledrotten when I'm finished.
Released 13 yrs ago (1/24/2011 UTC) at Assendelft, Noord-Holland Netherlands
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I finished reading the book a couple of days ago.. still not sure what to think of it. Especially of Balram, I guess you have to admire how he escaped from the Darkness or the "Chicken Coop", but I didn't find him very likeable (rather amoral at times). But he tells his story with sarcasm, and it's quite humorous sometimes (and harsh at other times). It is an interesting view of the class struggles in India, the contrast between the rich and the poor, but also of the politics and globalization...
(I wonder if Premier Wen Jiabao has read the book.. since it is sort of addressed to him :p)
The White Tiger is now travelling across the ocean, on its way to Spoiledrotten :)
Happy reading!
(I wonder if Premier Wen Jiabao has read the book.. since it is sort of addressed to him :p)
The White Tiger is now travelling across the ocean, on its way to Spoiledrotten :)
Happy reading!
Received in the mail today. Please be patient. I have two reads in front of this one. Thanks so much for sending and including me.
I too found this to be an interesting story, not something I would normally read. I liked Belram's honesty even if I didn't agree with some of the things he has done. I have the next person's addy & will mail next week. Thanks so much for including me and sending it on.
Mailed out the book this morning so it can continue its journey!
Forgot I was waiting for this...almost done with my last book so should be able to start by the weekend.
Started it, got sick, started it, work travel, started it, out of the country, started it, BC Convention, started it, sick for 10 days, started it, misplaced it, played catch up for work, found it, started it...now done. Thank you for your patience.
I enjoyed the details of ordinary life and the class difference when the media would have us believe the caste system is gone. The "rooster coop" syndrome resonated --- especially for many indigeneous peoples. Thank you for sharing. I will get the next address and pop it into the mail ASAP!
I enjoyed the details of ordinary life and the class difference when the media would have us believe the caste system is gone. The "rooster coop" syndrome resonated --- especially for many indigeneous peoples. Thank you for sharing. I will get the next address and pop it into the mail ASAP!
Released 12 yrs ago (6/12/2011 UTC) at Washington, District of Columbia USA
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Hand off at BC in DC meeting at the West End/Dupont Circle Soho (coffee shop). Trying to be speedy since I sat on it so long.
Thank you, tiatia, for bringing this along to the meet-up, especially since you had such a hassle finding parking at the OBCZ! I just got another bookring book last week that is in line ahead of this one, but I should have it done by the end of June at the latest. Then it will be off to valpete.
Finished this one on the plane yesterday -- very interesting look inside the real India. It is common knowledge that the caste system still exists in some form, unacknowledged, but this was a good introduction to what that world is like even in modern times. Some parts of this book were very hard to read (which was, after all, the point), but I think it was definitely worthwhile. I can see why it won awards. I found his comments on the Rooster Coop most enlightening and the theory makes a great deal of sense.
Will send this off to valpete today or tomorrow.
Will send this off to valpete today or tomorrow.
Popped this in the mail to valpete today while I was out exploring Corvallis OR.
Thanks for sending this. I do have some before this, so since it is the end of the line before I return it to Ruzena, it will be some time before I get to it. If you find I'm taking too long, please send me a reminder. Thanks for your patience and for including me in this Ring.
This was a difficult and disturbing book to read, as I have the feeling most of the things portrayed are accurate. It did give me an insight of what it is to be rich and to be poor in India. Balram is the narrator of this darkly comical view of life in contemporary India. He was born in the "darkness," inhabited by the working class and rural poor, as contrasted to those who are wealthy, living in the "light." The story tells how Balram is able to escape the "rooster coop."
Thanks for your patience. I'm ready to ship this off to Ruzina in Finland. Thanks for including me in this Ring.
The deputy for my lost tiger has arrived and will stay by me for a while, as I'd like to read it once more. Thanks to valpete and others, and a special praise to AgdaAgulina who substituted the first copy that went missing in the post.
Journal Entry 21 by 
ruzena
at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
ruzena at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Released 11 yrs ago (1/9/2013 UTC) at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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The Tiger is seen on a wish list.[Kirja on vastaanottajan toivelistalla, ja osallistun tällä vapautuksella MINKULAn toivekirjahaasteeseen.]
Yes, this was my wish list book and now the tiger has landed to the west coast. I'm really looking forward to read this book. Looks promising!
Thank you, ruzena! Once again... :)
Thank you, ruzena! Once again... :)
