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Wyrms by Orson Scott Card

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CollectionsReviewed but Unowned (1), Your library (584), All collections (585)

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TagsFiction (511), Fantasy (163), Manga (159), Historical Fiction (75), Non-fiction (70), Science Fiction (64), Seinen (52), Collection (35), Short Stories (33), Shoujo (32) — see all tags

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Favorite authorsIsaac Asimov, Kiyohiko Azuma, Terry Brooks, Orson Scott Card, Fyodor Dostoevsky, H.P. Lovecraft, Juliet Marillier, Vladimir Nabokov, Tsugumi Ohba, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare (Shared favorites)

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About meA love of books took hold of my heart at an early age. My parents taught me to read as soon as they could, both being quite intelligent and rather passionate about literacy.

My tastes tend to lead me to fantasy and science fiction, though I'm also often drawn to philosophy, mythology, "classic literature" (much as I abhor the term), history, poetry, and anthropological writings. I also indulge in comic books and manga because sometimes you just want to read something frivolous.

About my libraryMy shelves are overflowing and I must assemble a new case for those unfortunates now stacked in miniature towers on top of the shelving all about my apartment… again.

This catalog represents my current collection and thus does not include books I once owned or have simply read.

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Member sinceApr 30, 2007

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Allama reviewed, rated, added:
What Was I Thinking?! How Not To Date by Annie Earley

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The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki

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Japanese Tales by Royall Tyler

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

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Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation by Silver RavenWolf

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Aesop's Fables by Aesop

All the books are in my house (except the 1700 I've gotten rid of). I have a room that is floor to ceiling shelves, yay! I'm still constantly running out of room though. Most of the OCDers I know are not the hoarding kind, so they don't have massive collections, but they are readers. I think its a way to escape the thoughts in our heads.

posted by nykolaibasket at 12:50 am (EST) on Apr 15, 2009

Yeah, half the battle was convincing myself that it was actually feasible to temporarily suspend the addiction :)

posted by markusnenadovus at 11:15 pm (EST) on Dec 21, 2008

Totally understood about the disclaimer :)

About book crowding: Last year I vowed not to buy any books until I reached a certain ratio of read-to-unread. I did not buy a single book from January 1 until May or so. That was quite an ordeal, but I stuck with it and it feels like a big accomplishment! And it allowed me some time to catch on the ratio of books yet to be read.

posted by markusnenadovus at 6:25 pm (EST) on Dec 19, 2008

It is pleasing to the eye. Then again, I haven't found too many "ugly duckling" libraries. Books are so...beautiful. Sometimes I think I'd be better off if I treated them more like copper rather than gems (utility/reading rather than displaying/collecting/buying) :>

I looked at "Books you share", and got a major kick out of finding "Something Under the Bed Is Drooling" after some seemingly more serious volumes :)

posted by markusnenadovus at 11:06 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008

Hi,

We sent you a friend request because you received our book Cul de Sac in the Advance Readers contest and I we thought you might be interested in being friends. We appreciate your review of the book. Rest assured we won't abuse the privilege of being your friend should you choose to accept.

Thanks,

Susan Patton
Andrews McMeel Publishing

posted by AndrewsMcMeel at 7:07 pm (EST) on Oct 21, 2008

I have enough points to mooch the 12 Animorphs books!
Let me know if/when you can send them :)

posted by mene at 12:51 pm (EST) on Sep 23, 2008

I found another book (Bridget Jones' Diary English version) so I'll put that in my inventory after I've read it :)
Then I'll have enough points for the 12 Animorphs books anyway until you're able to send them.

posted by mene at 8:51 am (EST) on Sep 17, 2008

Ah, I'm sorry for not saying in which country I am! I thought you had already checked.
You can also change your status temporarily to "ask me first".
My book I just added got mooched, which now got me 22.8 points.
Let me know when you can send them (if it's not too expensive). I'll try to gain two more points soon (though I have no idea if I can find books that people will mooch soon).

posted by mene at 2:09 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2008

I currently have 19.8 points - I just added another English fantasy book (http://bookmooch.com/m/detail/0575070129).
I think it's 12 books(*), right (not counting 5)? Then I'd need 24 to mooch them all.

...

I think I miscalculated (._.) Even if above book is mooched I'll only have 22 points to mooch! Then I can mooch all books minus one...

*1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14

posted by mene at 4:51 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2008

I got a bunch of books that will probably get mooched as soon as I upload them (they're on many wishlists) so I'll put them up after the weekend - this will get me enough points to mooch the Animorphs books, I think (if I calculated well).

posted by mene at 12:51 pm (EST) on Sep 6, 2008

I'm still doubting about 5, but I'd love to mooch the other books :) I hope to add some books later today or tomorrow which have a more likely chance of being mooched than the Dutch/Chinese books I have in my inventory (English manga, for example).

posted by mene at 4:45 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2008

In reply to
> 74 I just happened to come upon a box of my old Animorphs books in my mother's attic that I have not yet posted. Let me know which ones you still need and I'll be happy to reserve whatever I have for you.

Thank you (^-^)

I still need book 1-to-10, 12, 13 and 14.
What's the condition of your books?

I only have 4 points at the moment, though. I'll check your wishlist later today (have to leave in 5 minutes...) to see if I happen to have anything you're interested in. Otherwise I'll try to find more books to put up on BM. I hope someone mooches from me again soon!

My bookmooch page is http://bookmooch.com/m/bio/selene

posted by mene at 7:58 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2008

Hi

Send me your BM user name and I'll reserve it for you.

Beth

posted by mcna217 at 2:03 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008

Thanks, and thanks for the prarie dog metaphor too, I am going to steal that one. ;-)

posted by tanstaafl at 4:03 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2008

Yay! I'm glad they made it.
(It was fun to see them pop up today in my Connection News, too:) )

Hope you enjoy them,

~Mona

posted by monarchi at 5:09 pm (EST) on Jun 25, 2008

I'm glad I could please the Llama. ^_^

posted by Severne at 2:02 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2008

Sorry, it's so late a response, but ye this is Allen and I finally remembered my password. :p

posted by Severne at 1:47 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2008

The Translator is going out in today's mail.

Beth

posted by mcna217 at 9:45 am (EST) on Mar 6, 2008

I'd love to send the Translator to you. Send me a private message with your address and I'll mail it. I think you'll find this book a worthwhile read.

I have a 21 year old hippie/nerd type daughter so I really enjoyed reading your profile also.

Beth

posted by mcna217 at 11:54 am (EST) on Mar 5, 2008

You've got loads of books that I read, but don't have anymore. I'm going to have to hit the used book store!

posted by jocelynds at 7:01 pm (EST) on Feb 26, 2008

I'm glad that you've found my library interesting, and that it's helped you find some ideas for what to read next. If you ever want some more, er, specific recommendations, especially on manga, feel free to ask - I've read a lot I don't own, too. :)

posted by unforth at 12:20 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2008

Thank you much for adding me to your interesting libraries! You've got a great library so far, so I'll be interested when you update your collection.

Much Love, Laura

posted by guyalice at 8:31 pm (EST) on Dec 14, 2007

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