It's a new month... time for some new bug fixes!
While Matt is still working on harnessing the book data that we all have contributed to, and making it available for searches, he's also been rather busy fixing other things, and even adding some nifty little features. Read all about it in this Announcements forum post.By Gaslight
2 journalers for this copy...
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Enjoy the site, the book and hopefully the BookCrossing community. If you’re already a BookCrossing member, thank you for picking up this book.
Happy BookCrossing!
Thank you for picking up this book. If you’re new to BookCrossing and find this book and this site (www.bookcrossing.com), please make a journal entry to let me know that this book has found a good home with you. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (it's free). If you join, you’ll be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry for this specific copy of this book (other copies of the book are travelling with their own ID number. Every copy of every book has a unique ID).
I hope you'll join BookCrossing (doesn't cost anything to join!) and if you do, please consider using me, Cassandra2020, as your referring member. When you’ve finished reading this book and are ready to send it on its way again, make a journal entry then a release note: either 'controlled' if you are giving or sending this book to a known person, or a 'wild' release if you are leaving it somewhere hoping for anyone to catch.
Then watch its journey. You’ll be alerted by e mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address) and spam-free.
Enjoy the site, the book and hopefully the BookCrossing community. If you’re already a BookCrossing member, thank you for picking up this book.
Happy BookCrossing!
By Gaslight by Steven Price - Good
William Pinkerton is on the trail of a shadowy figure from his father's past: Edward Shade. He's in Victorian London with all its atmospheric fog, gloom and deprivation. The woman he thinks holds a clue to Shade's whereabouts runs from him and throws herself into the Thames - eventually bits of her body are recovered and Pinkerton thinks he's at a dead end. But then he comes across the woman's ex-lover: Adam Foole. Together (and separately) they search the sewers and opium dens, drawing rooms and seance halls to find the answers.
But it's much more than that. Slowly but surely we learn each man's back story, their childhoods, their involvement in the American Civil War and their lives to this point in time until it all becomes clear.
Very clever book, but 731 close type pages took some time to work through. At the time I thought it needed editing down, but on reflection it was worth the effort.
Some things did amuse me - unintentionally. It's written by a Canadian about Americans in London so I expected that it wouldn't use English words exclusively. It still gave me a moment when the dapper and proper English detective was said to be in his office in his vest.... yep, waistcoat - but I did laugh when I realised.
#review
William Pinkerton is on the trail of a shadowy figure from his father's past: Edward Shade. He's in Victorian London with all its atmospheric fog, gloom and deprivation. The woman he thinks holds a clue to Shade's whereabouts runs from him and throws herself into the Thames - eventually bits of her body are recovered and Pinkerton thinks he's at a dead end. But then he comes across the woman's ex-lover: Adam Foole. Together (and separately) they search the sewers and opium dens, drawing rooms and seance halls to find the answers.
But it's much more than that. Slowly but surely we learn each man's back story, their childhoods, their involvement in the American Civil War and their lives to this point in time until it all becomes clear.
Very clever book, but 731 close type pages took some time to work through. At the time I thought it needed editing down, but on reflection it was worth the effort.
Some things did amuse me - unintentionally. It's written by a Canadian about Americans in London so I expected that it wouldn't use English words exclusively. It still gave me a moment when the dapper and proper English detective was said to be in his office in his vest.... yep, waistcoat - but I did laugh when I realised.
#review
Journal Entry 3 by 
Cassandra2020
at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, December 29, 2023
Cassandra2020 at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, December 29, 2023
Released 5 mos ago (12/29/2023 UTC) at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Although this book is registered at www.bookcrossing.com, you don't have to be a member. It's perfectly OK to just take the book and enjoy it. Of course, if you can visit the website and let us know that you've picked it up, that would be even better - you don't even have to join, you can add your comments anonymously - you can also post your review when you've read it, then return it or pass it on to someone else.
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
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Retrieved from obcz
Journal Entry 5 by Cassandra2020 at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Cassandra2020 at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Released 3 mos ago (2/20/2024 UTC) at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Although this book is registered at www.bookcrossing.com, you don't have to be a member. It's perfectly OK to just take the book and enjoy it. Of course, if you can visit the website and let us know that you've picked it up, that would be even better - you don't even have to join, you can add your comments anonymously - you can also post your review when you've read it, then return it or pass it on to someone else.
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
Retrieved from LFL
Bringing to Old Gang meetup for Bookfrogster.
Although this book is registered at www.bookcrossing.com, you don't have to be a member. It's perfectly OK to just take the book and enjoy it. Of course, if you can visit the website and let us know that you've picked it up, that would be even better - you don't even have to join, you can add your comments anonymously - you can also post your review when you've read it, then return it or pass it on to someone else.
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
Join Bookcrossers at the BCUK Durham Unconvention from 20-22 September 2024
Although this book is registered at www.bookcrossing.com, you don't have to be a member. It's perfectly OK to just take the book and enjoy it. Of course, if you can visit the website and let us know that you've picked it up, that would be even better - you don't even have to join, you can add your comments anonymously - you can also post your review when you've read it, then return it or pass it on to someone else.
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
Join Bookcrossers at the BCUK Durham Unconvention from 20-22 September 2024
Caught at the Old Gang meet up. Thank you!
Well, I did like this at first, but then I felt as if I was reading and reading and reading and not getting anywhere. :/ I'm not sure if it really needed to be this long. It's a shame as I thought the author had some great plot ideas.
