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About my libraryI am an omnivore with particular interests in cookbooks, gardening, comparative religion, poetry, natural history and popular science. I actually read fantasy, mysteries and science fiction unless motivated into better effort by a reading group or LT. Which is why I join reading groups and why I rejoice in LT.

I am in slow, intermittent process of sorting through and sorting out three lifetimes worth of collecting: my own, and both my parents'. Not to mention those passed to me by friends and family: I provide a home for wayward books.

Much of what I own is in boxes in the basement; little of it is as yet listed. I have thus far worked my way through all my gardening books, minus those hiding randomly in crates designated to hold other kinds of books. The rest of those I have so far cataloged were all random access and incoming. I have decided to sort through my crates and boxes next, paring and pruning as I go. Plus catching up on all the trash and candy I am collecting on my Kindle.

Translating my stars:
* = Vile content badly presented
** = Not worth reading but not actually vile
*** = Adequate for its genre
**** = Quite good for its genre
***** = Excellent, a favorite

My 999 Challenge thread is at http://www.librarything.com/topic/47562

My 2010 Category Challenge thread is at http://www.librarything.com/topic/70716

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Currently readingAmericans' Favorite Poems by Robert Pinsky
Best New Fantasy by Sean Wallace

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Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker

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Kent Island: The Land That Once Was Eden by Janet Freedman

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City of Bones by Martha Wells

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The Fellowship Of The Ring - Being The First Part Of The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

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Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook

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The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

Thanks very much for your honest review. I will keep my eye out for a copy of it, despite its flaws. I think the personal history of the area will be interesting; I have wondered what it was like before the development, as I came to the region well after it had started.

posted by bfertig at 9:30 pm (EST) on Nov 22, 2009

Interesting to find another "book boxer". That is how I have presently arranged my collection. I am thinking about adding smaller shelves for particular groups of books. I have about 10 collections of different kinds of books, one of which is travel books. When I take a trip I purchase selectively and realize that I have been doing this for some time.

posted by carterchristian1 at 9:04 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2009

Take your time! It will be fun to read again--I don't remember a lot.

posted by RidgewayGirl at 2:02 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2009

Thank you for your kind sentiments about the list of women authors I posted about in Science Fiction Fans. I've read only Joan Slonczewski's first work [Still Forms on Foxfield] and was unimpressed by the book as a science fiction novel, but I saw many hints of the potential of excellence that others have described of her latter works, and so I'm glad putting her name out has found another interested reader.

posted by psybre at 12:43 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2009

That you may be interested in one of my threads.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/69879

posted by callmejacx at 12:36 am (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

I saw your post in the Digital Publishing group re: "current ephemera" on your Kindle... I'm curious! Do you put that content on there yourself? If so, what format? Or do you pull it down via the Kindle service? Do you tag such ephemera here in your LT account?

I have found the Kindle as fun as you have and also see it "disappearing" as I use it more.

posted by trav at 4:34 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2009

I just joined on Christmas. I have been looking for a website like this one to list my books and be active in the forums. I'm still working on listing all my books. I started with my Virginia/Genealogy section because it's right behind my computer. I see that you like gardening too. I have vegetable & flower gardens and I love plants in the house. I have a bookshelf full of books on that subject, that should be the next bookshelf I list. I am very into my family genealogy and I'm the family historian. I just picked up the New Amsterdam book recently at a book sale. It sounded very interesting. I've decided this is the year for non-fiction. I'll still read my author favorites when they have a new book out but I want to try to read more of my history books etc.

posted by Bklvrinva09 at 2:16 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2009

you're welcome! I'm looking forward to reading about everyone's books! My TBR is expanding exponentially...

posted by VictoriaPL at 3:57 pm (EST) on Oct 30, 2008

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