Random books from Bookmarque's library
Switcheroo by Olivia Goldsmith
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Darling Jim: A Novel by Christian Moerk
The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors by Ernest Herbert Williams
Understanding Tropical Fish (Interpet Handbooks) by Gina Sandford
Kindness of Women by J. G. Ballard
Green Iguana: The Ultimate Owner's Manual by James W. Hatfield, III
Members with Bookmarque's books
Member connections
Interesting libraries: devenish, EarlyReviewers, ellevee
LibraryThing authors: Douglas Hunter (DouglasWHunter), Arthur Phillips (arthurphillips), David Liss (davidliss), David Mitchell (davidmitchell), Erin Hart (erinhart), Joe Hill (joehill), Elizabeth Bear (matociquala), Matthew Pearl (matthewpearl), Susie Bright (susiebright)
Member: Bookmarque
CollectionsYour library (1,097), Currently reading (4), To read (6), Ken's Books (196), Favorites (3), Corralled (58), Read but unowned (310), Childhood books (58), Stuck in the Middle (14), Of Interest (7), ER Requests (6), Kicked to the Curb (41), Loaned Out (2), Wishlist (15), All collections (1,743)
Reviews573 reviews
Tagshb (360), series (358), crime thriller (267), 1st ed. (196), Ken (189), mmpb (174), shb (149), mystery/detective (148), British (132), general fiction (128) — see all tags
Cloudstag cloud, author cloud
Groups40-Something Library Thingers, All Things New England, Blog the Book, Cemeteries & Gravestones, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Early Reviewers, History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture, King's Dear Constant Readers, Outdoor Readers, Someone explain it to me... — show all groups
Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, T. C. Boyle, Raymond Chandler, Robert Crais, Michael Crichton, Jeffery Deaver, Edward Gorey, P. D. James, Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Patrick McGrath, Sue Miller, Ruth Rendell, John Sandford, Martin Cruz Smith, Ross Thomas (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Manchester, RiverRun Books
About meAm in my early 40s, married, no kids unless you count 3 spoiled cats. Besides a persistent tendency to read I have been known to occasionally travel, hike, take photographs, make jewelry, cross country ski, ride motorcycles and drive fast cars. I also have a love of food, wine and heavy metal. My iPod almost never leaves my side and I'm an avid fitness walker averaging 25 miles a week.
My other obsession is movies...when I'm not reading or doing one of those other things, I'm watching a movie. If there were a MovieThing...I'd be there, too, cataloging away.
I'm also a jewelry artist and sell my work via two online markets with different styles of pieces -
Strictly modern - http://www.thewiresmith.1000markets.com
Not-so-Strictly modern - http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=601...![]()
LTUN 59825
About my libraryIf you’re looking for method or correctness, this is not the library for you. I buy books on a whim, but stick with authors I like until they disappoint me {coughPatriciaCornwellcough}. Some years I buy a lot of books, some years I don’t (that whole no money thing sure is a drag, huh?). Sometimes I purge my collection. Once nearly all my books were stolen. I rarely ever give books away.
Turn ons include thrillers and books about crime with an occasional foray into some historical fiction and what I would call “quality modern literature”. I like a good detective series, but not too many because there is only so much time to read and collect and remember the characters. My lust for coffee table books must be reigned in with discipline. Turn offs include romance, fantasy, “heartwarming” Oprah choices and classics labeled as such because they are merely old.
Notes on Collections:
Yeah, I’m one of those. A LibraryThing Purist. Until Collections released I only entered books I owned. Those are housed in the My Library collection. All else is vaporware and collected in the following ways;
Childhood Books – pretty self-explanatory, these are books I owned or read as a kid; those I can remember anyway.
Corralled – books contained within omnibuses in my collection.
Kicked to the Curb – books purged over the years; either accidentally on or purpose.
Read not Owned – self-explanatory.
Wishlist – books I plan to purchase at some point. Stars indicated level of desirability.
Of Interest – books that caught my eye, but haven’t made it to wishlist status.
Stuck in the Middle – books I still own that I’m stuck in. Maybe I’ll finish them, but maybe they’ll get Kicked to the Curb.
Ken – my husband’s books.
Loaned Out – self-explanatory. Dates and borrower’s name in comments.
Some tag info -
hb = standard hardback size
mmpb = mass market paperback
tpb = trade paperback
shb = hardback with the page size of a tpb (these bug me!)
lhb = hardback larger than standard, but not a coffee table
ospb = over or odd sized paperback
ken = books owned by my husband Ken
cover scan = actual scans of my books, fascinating huh?
lovcov = covers that I particularly like or was drawn to
Reading habits: I always have a few books going. Almost always fiction and different enough to suit my individual moods. I can read riding in the car or a plane or waiting for my turn in the dentist chair. Once I had a commute that was about 110 miles round trip so audio books were a lifesaver, and I still listen to them even without the drive.
For many years I have kept a Book Journal because my memory for things is pretty poor. That’s where I get most of my review material. I try not to include plot-spoilers, but will warn of such if it occurs to me.
So…enjoy. Have a laugh at my weird taste. Drop me a comment or two. Then leave me alone and let me get back to my book.
Cheers!
Homepagehttp://www.thebookmarque.blogspot.com
Also onEtsy, Flickr, StumbleUpon, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger
Membership
LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway
Real name
LocationNew England, USA
Account typepublic, lifetime
Connection NewsConnection News
URLs
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Bookmarque (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Bookmarque (library)
Common KnowledgeSeries (278), Awards (275), Characters (6272), Places (1002)
Member sinceJul 19, 2006
Currently readingThe Gentle Axe by R. N. Morris
Wicked Prey by John Sandford
In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences by Truman Capote
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker







(
(
(
Leave a comment
Sign up or sign in to leave a comment.
posted by possumfish at 4:26 pm (EST) on Oct 22, 2009
The term fiction reader needs quotes? Are we a euphemism? Do you not believe in us? Are we your fiction?
Totally cracked me up! Thanks!
(notice how I cleverly avoided the phase 'LOL', even though I DID!)
posted by ealaindraoi at 9:00 pm (EST) on Oct 9, 2009
thanks for the comment on my rant about The Ruins, BTW even though I'm a Uiversity student, it's part time (distance learning), I'm one of those rare horror lovers in their 30s.
I do have to admit, it is a LOT harder to scare me lately, so I have to search even harder, the last really scary book I read was Robert Bloch's Psycho - which is weird bacuase I had seen the movie so I alreaday knew how everything turned out. I guess that's just the benefit of a really well done book.
Again, thanks!
posted by bookmonkey00k at 11:07 am (EST) on Sep 11, 2009
Also, it was great to meet you. It's definitely fun to sit down and chat with a fellow LTer.
posted by bluesalamanders at 4:44 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2009
posted by darklorelei at 5:13 am (EST) on Aug 3, 2009
Haha! Have a good day!
~Jenny
posted by goddessladyj at 5:49 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2009
posted by kenazari at 2:03 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2009
no one does St. Evanovich as well as you do.
posted by danielx at 2:07 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2009
It's a slow night at Open Library. Sorry.
Mary Lou
posted by MerryMary at 9:59 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2009
posted by -AlyssaE- at 1:52 pm (EST) on May 30, 2009
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/02/1...
Hope it works for you.
posted by clamairy at 2:02 pm (EST) on Feb 13, 2009
Well done!
posted by n.williamsfike at 11:09 am (EST) on Dec 19, 2008
posted by stringcat3 at 1:13 am (EST) on Dec 12, 2008
That's 26 pages that I won't be reading... and 26 pages of that drivel is enough to warrant a medal, if not an hour of your life back!
posted by trishtrash at 10:31 am (EST) on Dec 11, 2008
Some books are just bad enough to warrant taking the effort to slate properly, aren't they? This was clearly one; your sacrifice in having to read the infernal thing is noted and appreciated!
posted by trishtrash at 9:52 am (EST) on Dec 11, 2008
All that aside, I thought your review was entertaining and I have a feeling it's a much better read than the book would ever be. Keep up the good work and I only hope to aspire to the heights of your reviews!
posted by Sean191 at 9:17 am (EST) on Dec 11, 2008
Joyce
posted by Joycepa at 8:38 am (EST) on Dec 11, 2008
Joyce
posted by Joycepa at 4:45 am (EST) on Dec 11, 2008
posted by arcona at 9:37 am (EST) on Dec 10, 2008
posted by prettysinister at 6:39 pm (EST) on Dec 9, 2008
Interesting library, although we have little overlap I sense a kindred spirit in our attitude. And I'm very covetous of those 'What life was like' titles - I must try to hunt them down.
Nice meeting you...
posted by Goldengrove at 2:56 pm (EST) on Dec 9, 2008
posted by readaholic12 at 2:32 pm (EST) on Oct 23, 2008
Mel
posted by readaholic12 at 11:51 am (EST) on Oct 23, 2008
Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
Jan Wong's China - Reports From a Not-so Foreign Correspondent
Beijing Confidential: a Tale of Comrades Lost and Found
By the way she is third generation Canadian Chinese from Montreal.
posted by pmarshall at 11:42 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2008
posted by timspalding at 12:15 pm (EST) on Aug 21, 2008
Enjoy!
Mary
posted by Storeetllr at 10:51 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2008
However, I do have an answer to your question, "Would a modern populace still go to these absurd lengths to force their ancient, cryptic texts to come true?"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/0...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1000...
For what it's worth!
posted by nancyewhite at 10:06 am (EST) on Jul 10, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZ1d6ovV...
posted by Medellia at 7:06 pm (EST) on Jun 24, 2008
Glad you agree about Invisible Prey. I emailed John Sandford's website yesterday and spoke to the webmaster. Apparently Sandford has considered killing off Weather but he has discovered that 50% of his fans LOVE Weather and so he thinks that by killing off Weather, he would alienate half his fans. I told the webmaster that perhaps an attempted murder and a permanent coma might be in order instead!!!
Mark (obsessedwithbooks)
posted by obsessedwithbooks at 9:54 am (EST) on Apr 17, 2008
As for P. K. Dick I think the only one of his I've read is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, which I found enjoyable. Not sure if I would in my present frame of mind though.
posted by TheBookImp at 8:59 pm (EST) on Mar 31, 2008
I just noticed that you completed the Series field for Fethering Mysteries. Unfortunately you didn't put the book in brackets i.e. Fethering Mysteries (book 1) and so the books each received a Series page. I was so bold to correct it ^^.
Happy reading!
pratchettfan
posted by pratchettfan at 9:09 am (EST) on Jan 17, 2008
I just wanted to let you know that we share a love for Pete Steele. I saw the comment (and wonderful pics) you left in the GD thread. Several years ago I saw them in concert and a friend of mine got back stage, sadly I did not. However, he told Pete that I was a little obsessed with him. Pete asked my friend to give me a present, it was a signed copy of bloody kisses that said "Kelly (my name), kiss these lips. love, Pete Steele. I'm older and married now...but still sigh when I see a pic of him, especially if it is from his playgirl layout :)
have a good day!
-drsol
posted by drsol at 12:23 pm (EST) on Sep 20, 2007
I've just seen that you have added me to your "Interesting Libraries' listing,so many thanks for that.I also see that we share 186 books overall and thats not bad either.
All the best.
posted by devenish at 12:51 pm (EST) on Aug 10, 2007
posted by ellevee at 1:07 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2007
posted by VictoriaPL at 1:05 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2007
I saw we had a lot of books in common, so when I have time I am going to look for some recommendations in your library!
Have nice day!
posted by sophies_choice at 1:05 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2007
Preludes is pretty awesome :)
I'm actually already a member of the messageboard, my username there is thefrenchinhaler88 :D
-Eliza
posted by warrenzevons at 2:20 am (EST) on May 12, 2007
posted by cdnshopaholic at 9:06 pm (EST) on Apr 16, 2007
Read your comment in Happy Heathens. Just wanted to say well done. I was lucky not to be born into a religious family. Whilst I am pleased about that now it's also a bit scary not knowing if I could have worked things out for my self if I had been.
Kudos to you.
Regards,
Mark
PS for historical fiction try [Patrick O'Brian]
posted by psiloiordinary at 11:05 am (EST) on Jan 20, 2007
The Mouseball.
by Manfred Kyber
Illus. by Trudi Oberhänsli. [English translation by Roseanna Hoover.]
New York, Atheneum [1969]
[20] p. col. illus. 31 cm.
4.95
When they discover a tub of butter in their cellar, the mice decide to hold a ball to celebrate the occasion, but first they must get the cat to cooperate.
Amazon resellers are showing 8 used copies available from $3.50-$38.00
posted by jibble421 at 10:14 am (EST) on Nov 25, 2006
http://www.globeriders.com
posted by robhill at 11:40 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2006
posted by robhill at 11:00 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2006