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Favorite authorsDavid Guterson, Haruki Murakami, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jeffrey Lent, Denis Johnson, Barbara Kingsolver, Marilynne Robinson, David McCullough, Steven Millhauser, David Mitchell, Rose Tremain, Thomas Wharton (Shared favorites)

About meI have had a (lengthy) career in finance, but spent my first college years as an English major. I continue to read avidly, although in the last five years have devoted more time and effort to it. I'm married, live in Colorado, and do financial work in the publishing field. I love modern literature, but I'm glad I can take it up at my own pace. That way I'm left free to consider, write, and visit "LibraryThing" whenever I want. I was gratified recently while answering a poll question about my activities, to find "avid reader" as one of the choices. The pollster seemed to understand that it can take up quite a bit of time.

I also love jazz music in all forms and variants; I enjoy the theater and movies, and otherwise am pretty much a homebody.

About my libraryI'm a relative newcomer to LibraryThing; I have only included books I've read since 2004 (and not all of those). Nothing here so far by Twain, Austen, John Barth, Saul Bellow, or so many others I'm going to have to work on. Mostly what's here is late-model serious fiction, with a little biography (particularly of the American Founding Fathers) mixed in.

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Noticed you liked Paint It Black, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about grief (and also a bit dark). I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 9:32 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Hi,

Your reviews are stunning. I share many of your favorite reads and am a huge fan of Jeffrey Lent and Marilynne Robinson, among others. I have used your ratings to rerank my tbr pile, as I find our opinions very like minded and have so little time to waste on average reads! Very nice to meet you, I found you on laytonwoman3rd's page; I could have written this comment:

"If you're enjoying "In the Fall" enough to be in awe of it so far, then I'm sure we will be in agreement. How could a person write like that the first time out??

For some years in college (I too was an English major for a time - does it show?) and afterward, I was convinced I wanted to write. But then someone like Jeffrey Lent or Barbara Kingsolver ("Prodigal Summer" is totally stunning!!) or Marilynne Robinson or David Guterson comes along, and it's just ... I would never have measured up."

Happy reading, I can't help wondering how many more great reads we would share if your list was cumulative like mine.....I've added you to my interesting library list so I can see what you like next.
Mel

posted by readaholic12 at 7:19 pm (EST) on Jul 30, 2009

Thanks for the add! Drop me a line anytime!

posted by JeffRiveraAuthor at 4:35 am (EST) on May 25, 2009

Thanks, Luke, I appreciate your comments on my reviews -- they gives me the motivation to keep going!
Laura

posted by lindsacl at 3:53 pm (EST) on May 12, 2009

Thanks, Luke. Aren't you kind. I just checked out your review of the book I'm currently reading, In the Fall. I'm about 3/4 through it. It looks like we're going to be in agreement on that one, too!

posted by laytonwoman3rd at 1:13 pm (EST) on May 12, 2009

Nice review. I also enjoyed my first experience with this author. Want to read Midnight's Children soon, M

posted by novelcommentary at 10:08 pm (EST) on May 9, 2009

Thanks for the note on Edwin Mullhouse -- I'm about 40 pages from the end, and I'm stalling because I don't want it to be over!

posted by zugenia at 12:57 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

Hi Luke,

I'll definitely add The Other to my read soon list! So far I've only added books I love here, and only a small portions of those :) I'm in writing mood these days--a week or two away from finishing a novel--but will delve into more reviews once I have a draft in hand.

All the best,

Hannah

posted by HannahHolborn at 12:01 am (EST) on Apr 13, 2009

Thanks, Luke - I had actually thought further and come to think of this unifying theme too - it's certainly a bleak unifier of the stories! I shall look at the review you suggest.

posted by evening at 11:12 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2009

Thanks for the compliments on my reviews. I suppose that with your endorsement of him, I will begrudgingly move Murakami from the list of authors that I will never read again, onto the list of authors that I may possibly give a second chance a long way down the line.

I'm currently reading Ghostwritten, by the way, and so far finding it to be as enjoyable as Cloud Atlas. I doubt it will be quite as brilliant, but I'm very happy to have discovered David Mitchell.

posted by edgeworth at 3:00 am (EST) on Mar 25, 2009

Thanks for enjoying my small, but beloved library! You have written some fine reviews, Luke. A few are of some of my favourite books (I've just finsihed Cloud Atlas for the fouth time), and some which I'm sure will soon be!

Warmly,

Hannah

posted by HannahHolborn at 11:06 pm (EST) on Feb 18, 2009

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