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Member: DerBuecherwurm

CollectionsYour library (3,479), Currently reading (3), Deutsche Schmöcker (225), Bookers (winners, short & long) (79), Food, Entertaining (268), Art (22), Travel (31), Bookmooch (94), Read but unowned (23), All collections (3,502)

Reviews88 reviews

Tagsmystery (326), fiction (294), German (254), regency romance (230), historical fiction (226), general cooking (158), historical romance (147), classic (135), British saga (129), contemporary fiction (77) — see all tags

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GroupsBookMooching, British & Irish Crime Fiction, Californians Who LT, Combiners!, Common Knowledge, WikiThing, HelpThing, Early Reviewers, Historical Mysteries, Scandinavian detectives and thrillers, The Prizes, What Are You Reading Now?

Favorite authorsAravind Adiga, Jakob Arjouni, Kate Atkinson, John Banville, William Boyd, Wilhelm Busch, Michael Chabon, Charles Dickens, Michael Ende, Diana Gabaldon, Kerry Greenwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, Erich Kästner, Siegfried Lenz, Loriot, Henning Mankell, Armistead Maupin, Ian McEwan, Ingrid Noll, Jacques Pepin, Ian Rankin, Laura Joh Rowland, Bernhard Schlink, Diane Setterfield, Alexander McCall Smith, Martin Suter, Leonie Swann, P.G. Wodehouse, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Markus Zusak (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresAbbey's Bookshop, Borders - Milpitas, Half Price Books - Fremont, Schmorl & von Seefeld, The Book Depository, Universitätsbuchhandlung Bouvier

Favorite librariesSanta Clara County Library - Milpitas Library

About meBooks with characters that provoke thought that are well written are my favourites. If there is also a mystery to solve, it is an added bonus.

I intersperse my international crime fiction reading with books from the Booker winner list, including the long and short list, and grab whatever German author I can lay my hands on.

LT is my helpful memory crutch that almost avoids my not buying duplicates, which used to happen rather frequently BLT (before LT).

About my libraryMy catalogue consists of the books I presently own (except for a small contingent I can track now thanks to collections). It reflects many years of reading and encompasses awful literary mistakes, cereal boxes (pre-ISBN), changing tastes, and varying genres, which I might still occasionally enjoy.

I like to browse the catalogue sorted by tags - even now that collections have arrived. It sorts everything by author and books in a series in reading order, regardless of publication date.

If there are errors in my library, they are all mine, and I really appreciate a note so that I can correct/improve.

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Real nameBritta

LocationBay Area, CA

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Common KnowledgeSeries (551), Awards (407), Characters (7200), Places (966)

Member sinceMay 18, 2007

Currently readingThe Cranford Chronicles (Vintage Classics) by Elizabeth Gaskell
Kismet. by Jakob Arjouni
Digital SLR Pro Secrets by David D. Busch