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1001 Books to Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall

Bradman by Charles Williams

King Dork by Frank Portman

The World According to Clarkson by Jeremy Clarkson

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

The Valhalla Exchange by Harry Patterson

Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie

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Groups1001 Books to read before you die, Club Read 2009, Group Reads - Literature, It's a LondonThing, Lovers of NZ Literature, New Zealand Thingamabrarians, Unread Support Group, What Are You Reading Now?

Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, Jenny Bornholdt, Jasper Fforde, D. H. Lawrence, Bill Manhire, A. A. Milne, Kurt Vonnegut (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstores(Nameless venue), Borders - Wellington, Bruce McKenzie Booksellers Limited, Unity Books

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About meI'm a Librarian, or as my latest job title describes it, a Knowledge Analyst. I've been reading since I was a wee thing, probably because I was read to a lot as a kid. These days I keep a paper and online journal to keep track of it all. My tendency is toward literary fiction, but there is a good dose of non-fiction and poetry thrown in there as well.

The photo is me in "Shakespeare & Co." in Paris, happily ensconced among the books!

About my libraryI finally finished cataloging my library in 2008. There is a bit of tidying to do, and I have a sneaky suspicion that I've missed a box of books somewhere, but it's basically done.

Some of the books belong to the lovely hubby (read: Sport, Dinosaurs, Jeremy Clarkson, fantasy), but I've put everything together as we do read each others books from time to time.

I have a second LT catalogue, with just my kids books in it here. I've not quite finished with it though (there is a pile of another 50 or so books to add - they're looking at me right now...).

Best of 2008
Death and the Penguin by Andrei Kurkov
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
The Lonely Hearts Club by Raul Nunez
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Trial by Franz Kafka
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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Currently readingHalf Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer

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Hi Laurie

Thanks for the info on the 501 Great Writers book. I live in Australia so I will check out the bookshops in Sydney. I'm due for a trip into the city soon to stock up on holiday reads and christmas presents. I like the photo of you in Shakespeare & Co in Paris - I'm so jealous.

posted by socialpages at 1:28 am (EST) on Nov 18, 2008

Ha - just saw your post about a book-buying diet. If you finish all 70 and need extras, feel free to go through my library and you can borrow anything (although I'm sure you've discovered the Wellington library system again...).

And I see you've finished Swann's Way. That was fast!

Have joined about 5 new groups since our meet-up, but I've finished some books too.

posted by cmt at 4:18 am (EST) on Nov 1, 2008

Hey Laurie! Thanks for your interest in my library. I think that in another life I was a librarian - I love books so much.

I like your picture - surrounded by books is the only way to go.

Good luck cataloging everything. And, good idea to keep a separate account for your kids books, although I'm going to keep my daughter's books in mine with her initials to identify them, and I will put my husband's books in mine with his initials. He reads SF.

Take care and see you around LT!

karenmarie

posted by karenmarie at 9:02 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2008

Hi Killeymoon - I've seen your posts on the NZers board but it's nice to see another Kiwi on the What are you Reading thread! And welcome home to rainy Wellington...good book weather this winter.

posted by cmt at 4:33 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008

Lucky you to be going to Africa! If your journey includes South Africa, [Centennial] by James Michener would be great to take with you. His history of the country enhances a visit there. I share many of your books.

posted by kerrlm at 10:33 am (EST) on Aug 3, 2008

Hi, i've just seen your latest reads, and found the list very interesting. I see that you've read Saramago's Seeing --- have u read the accompanying book, Blindness? If yes, did u like it too?

posted by deebee1 at 1:43 pm (EST) on Jul 9, 2008

Hi! Sorry I didn't see your comment until now (Although I have been on holiday over Christmas). Maybe the curriculum changed or was quite different at the school I went / bad luck of the draw? I remember when in 7th form thinking "Wow we are actually going to read a book for English!" (To the Island) first time reading a book for English! And yet I had to study Braveheart, the Mel Gibson film twice - ugh. I hated English so much yet to my family that seemed weird because I was always reading! English at University however was completely different and I loved it. It wasn't easy, like I didn't get perfect grades, but it was so interesting and keeping up with the reading was hard. The ratio for each class was 1 book a week which is ok if you are taking one class but if you take two or three classes all of a sudden thats 2 or 3 books a week.

posted by kiwiflowa at 11:46 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2008

You're welcome! BTW, there's also an older version of Cold Comfort Farm, done by BBC in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Can't remember who is in that one. Both were good (but I'm a big Rufus Sewell fan).

~Deborah

posted by Cariola at 12:45 pm (EST) on Nov 25, 2007

Thanks for adding mine to your list of interesting libraries. We do share a lot of contemporary fiction titles! I'll be browsing your catalogue as soon as I have a little more time--on the way to work right now. Lucky you, to be in London! I am in the US and only make it over for one or two brief visits per year, generally to go to the theatre.

~Deborah

posted by Cariola at 7:37 am (EST) on Nov 12, 2007

Recent recommendations from NZ Lit. You probably caught up with the fact that Lloyd Jones has the nod from this corner of the globe for his novel "Mr Pip'for the COmmonwealth Prize... uneven, good in parts, especially in the middle but ending dribbles on self-consciously. Set in Bougainville rather than NZ though.
"Hibiscus Coast' by Paula Morris is a recent one - a bit of a thriller and set firmly in Auckland. Again a bit slow in the beginning but some memorable characters and some good tension.

posted by Zeldaz at 9:24 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2007

Hello, am new to LT but love it! We have many of the same books (McCall Smith, McEwan, Lawrence, Tartt, Austen and Atwood. I am an English teacher in New Brunswick Canada, very interested in good literature and good children's books. I see you have a copy of The Master and Margarita. I have recently bought it and am looking forward to reading it. Since you are from New Zealand, do you have any recommendations concerning New Zealand writers? Drop by my library and see my list of great Canadian novels. Brenda O.

p.s. Did you love Atonement and Saturday as much as I did?

posted by brendaough at 6:26 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2007

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