Member: MonkeyRobo

CollectionsYour library (886), Comics (168), Read but unowned (3), All collections (889)

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Tagsscience fiction (211), comics (169), Marvel (156), non-fiction (153), fiction (150), fantasy (94), comedy (61), Iron Man (55), Wolverine (43), politics (43) — see all tags

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GroupsAtheism and humanism, Board for Extreme Thing Advances, Brits, Combiners!, Comics, Group Reads - Sci-Fi, It's a LondonThing, Librarything Local, Philosophy and Theory, Progressive & Liberal! — show all groups , Purely Programmers, Science Fiction Fans, Science!, World History

Favorite authorsIain M. Banks, Bill Bryson, Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond, Tibor Fischer, Michael Frayn, Edward Gorey, Peter F. Hamilton, George R. R. Martin, Charles Palliser, Tim Powers, Alastair Reynolds, Tom Robbins, Matt Ruff, Michael Marshall, Neal Stephenson, Charles Stross, J. R. R. Tolkien (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBlackwell Charing Cross Road, Blackwell Oxford, Daunt Books, Forbidden Planet - London, Foyles, Kenyon College Bookstore, Much Ado Books, Strand Bookstore, Waterstone's Piccadilly

Favorite librariesBritish Library, Kenyon College - Olin and Chalmers Libraries

About meI'm an IT professional, born and raised in the US, now resident in London.

LibraryThing appeals to me in a number of ways. For one thing, I'm simply enough of a geek to be pleased by well-ordered databases full of stuff. I am also appreciative of the amount of power which LT devolves to the end user -- allowing you to tweak titles, covers, and the rest of it. It's always the users who know best what an application is supposed to do, since they're the ones trying to get something done. Too few organisations recognise that. Lastly, I'm impressed by the responsiveness and openness of the LT team. They listen to the community, and they explain what they're doing and why, and they're enthusiastic. I like it.

About my libraryEverything I actually own is now listed here. There's a long way to go to get tags, ratings, and reviews sorted out, but I'll work on those at leisure.

I left behind quite a lot when I crossed the pond, so most of my academic stuff (philosophy and theatre, mainly, since you ask), as well as the fiction I found early on, is no longer with me.

When reading for pleasure, I'll most often choose science fiction. I also enjoy mainstream literature, science writing, and humour. I'm currently getting back into the comic-book characters I loved in my youth, and adding a lot of graphic novels. I claim not to like much fantasy writing, but there's a fair bit of it in my library -- I guess I do rather like it so long as it's not too stereotypical. In contrast, there aren't many IT books in my library -- I usually persuade my employers to purchase these, as they'll do more good if shared around (and anyhow, most of the technology-specific ones date quickly).

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Real nameRobert Schroeder

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Member sinceNov 7, 2007