Member: Alloutofwords

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Tagsin english (89), french (59), in french (50), humour (43), american (41), british (31), comics (24), classic (18), humour glacé et sophistiqué (18), non-fiction (17) — see all tags

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GroupsCthulhu Mythos, Feminist Theory, French Connection, I Survived the Great Vowel Shift, Knitters Inc., Language, Non-Fiction Readers, Poetry Fool, Project Gutenberg Readers, Short Stories — show all groups , Steampunk, The 'verse, Writer-readers

Favorite authorsCharles Baudelaire, Colette, Neil Gaiman, Gotlib, Robert A. Heinlein, George Orwell, Boris Vian (Shared favorites)

About meI was descended from a long line of fervent readers and more or less talented writers, and the love of books was instilled in me before I could read (which, as an aside, did not take very long).

I love second hand books from flea markets, especially ones with notes scribbled in the margins - while I was taught very early on that books are sacred, I find that mistreating them a little is a form of worship of its own.

About my libraryMy native language is French, but when I became fluent enough to read in English, my reading tastes slowly migrated towards it.
Recent additions to my library are almost invariably in English, but old favorites remain in French, and I have yet to find English poetry that moves me in the way French poetry does.

I'm not a picky reader - I will read the back of cereal boxes just as enthusiastically as anything else. That said, I read a lot of poetry (French, of course), science fiction and horror, as well as historical nonfiction. What is generally called "contemporary fiction", for lack of a better term, rarely catches my attention, but when it does it does for good.

I'm more attached to style than content. It's good indication that I will like a book if I find myself wanting to quote every sentence on the first page, regardless of what it actually says.

Maybe I lied a bit about reading everything enthusiastically - I generally dislike the summer thriller genre and absolutely hated the Da Vinci Code, again more because of the style (ugh, unfounded arrogance) than the content. But hey, I read it anyway.

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Member sinceJun 25, 2009

Currently readingGlass Books of the Dream Eaters by G.W. Dahlquist
Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Looking For Alaska by John Green