Member: Baviv

CollectionsYour library (3,029)

Reviews87 reviews

TagsLit (55), RPG (47), COC (43), MMP (35), Dark Carnival (27), Reference (23), Paperback (22), Anthologies (22), Pictorial works (18), Lowest common denominator (18) — see all tags

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GroupsBooks in Books, Christianity, Cthulhu Mythos, Entheogens, Hardboiled / Noir Crime Fiction, Librarians who LibraryThing, Rare, Old or Offbeat, SF Bay Area Librarythingers, The Weird Tradition

Favorite authorsStephen Biesty, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, David Gerrold, David G. Hartwell, Arthur Koestler, Jonathan Lethem, H. P. Lovecraft, Luigi Serafini, Shaun Tan, Max Weber, Colin Wilson (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBibliomania, Black Swan Books, Book Zoo, Dark Carnival, Dr . Comics & Mr. Games, Green Apple Books, Half Price Books - Berkeley, Issues, Moe's Books, Pegasus Books, Pendragon Books, Sagrada, Serendipity Books, Spectator Books

Other favoritesEndgame, Games of Berkeley, It's your move

About meProfessional cataloger, libertarian, polylector, and compulsive book collector. I am deeply irreligious, generally curious, and suspicious of people who use jargon in casual conversation and cite authorities for fun.

About my librarySo, my landlady made me a deal: same rent but a larger apartment that's harder to rent. What's this mean? It means that I now have a room devoted to my books.

The collection is fairly diverse, but there are a few categories that get me reaching for my wallet: good horror anthologies, psychiatric case studies, Call of Cthulhu RGP stuff, certain other RPG items, anything on Mexican and Mayan antiquities, funky Biblical translations in weird languages, a bit of crime fiction, anything related to the Zohar, cool illustrated works, and most anything else that grabs my fancy without insulting my intelligence. I tend to not piss away my time/money on the tastes of the mean, though on occasion I regret to say I have ventured in to the pre-approved realms of popular media with mixed results.

If you're interested in what's on my fantasy menu, my wish list may be found on LT under the username, "Livyatan."

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LocationKensington, CA

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Member sinceOct 29, 2006