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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

A Spy in the House of Love by Anais Nin

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005 (World Almanac and Book of Facts) by Ken Park

From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies by Molly Haskell

Time and Again by Jack Finney

Best Man to Die (Chief Inspector Wexford Mysteries) by Ruth Rendell

Wolf by Albert Payson Terhune

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Tagsfiction (226), humor (126), mystery (103), literature (74), Fiction (55), classic (37), Literature (36), biography (33), reference (25), memoir (23) — see all tags

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GroupsHumor, INFJ, Myers-Briggs: All Types, Progressive & Liberal!

Favorite authorsJane Austen, Carson McCullers, Charles Portis, Patricia Cornwell, James Crumley, David Sedaris, Donna Tartt, P. D. James, Toni Morrison, P G Wodehouse, Ruth Rendell, Sarah Vowell, Anne Tyler (Shared favorites)

About meUT grad in American Studies; MLIS student at TWU; lifelong Austin resident. Full time library worker and also care for dogs. Most of the books I'm listing now are ones I've read but may not currently own.

About my libraryFiction/literature, esp. Southern, mysteries, humor/comic novels, American culture, other cultures, history, politics, film studies, feminism, dogs, horses, other animals, naturalists, art, Youth fiction,children's picture books, cookbooks, biography, reference.

Rating system takes into account genre; i.e. mysteries that are well-written or infused with humor might rate 4 or 5 stars even though they are not considered great literature. Literature may receive less than 5 stars if the novel is not "tight" i.e., extremely well-edited or a tad wordy. Wordy tomes, esp. Dickens, however, may rate 5 stars if every word fits, enhances the story.

Reference,cookbooks,art books are rated according to comprehensiveness.

Children's picture books are rated according to quality of illustration/art and charm.

Youth fiction is rated according to storyline and emotional truth and quality of writing.

Non-fiction: history, politics, culture, biography,naturalist accounts are rated according to quality and depth of thought, writing skill and crafting: how well the ideas are presented.

Humor rating: funny or not.

"The sunlight dripped over the house like golden paint over an art jar, and the freckling shadows here and there only
intensified the rigor of the bath of light."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Ice Palace"

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Compulsion (Alex Delaware, No. 22) by Jonathan Kellerman

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In the Woods by Tana French

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Reference and Information Services: An Introduction by Richard E Bopp

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Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky

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Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

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The Secret House of Death. by Ruth. RENDELL

No! I am no Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be!

I am, however, pleased that you admire the collection. What is represented here is only a third/fourth of it all, and I hope to have all of it fully cataloged by spring, if too many other projects don't interfere.

If ever in the area, my library is open to the public by appointment, you may email me, and I will happily divulge further information as to how you may come and browse and converse. I open my library to all who are willing to enter.

-"J. Alfred" (Steven)

posted by prufrock9 at 11:43 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2009

Dunno. It just popped up on Amazon after I ordered another pre-order book. I didn't even know it was coming out, now I look and see that it has a separate release date back in January (but maybe that was an import). At any rate, I haven't started it yet, but it has cut in line a few places on the TBR pile.

posted by Dogberryjr at 12:23 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2009

Hi PsibrReadHead,

Thanks for your acknowledgement . The first thing that comes to my mind in scanning the titles in your lilbrary is "Balance". (To me, variety is an element of what I call "balance". It has some authors that I personally admire, e.g. Hesse (even though his [Demian] is one of my all time UN-favorites. Then there are several that are long term TBR items to me, e.g. Lessing, Morrison,and Crumley.

The item most interesting to me in your Literature section is [The Gay Place] by [Billy Lee Brammer] (aka [William Brammer], as the edition I used to own called him. Maybe still own it, though I couldnʻt find it going through my Americana. (It is very scarce within LT. It was probably the first paperback of the title -- n o portrait of Johnson on the cover as the "Billy Lee Brammer" edition has.)

posted by rolandperkins at 3:35 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

I'm a late comer to the Portis party. I've read DOTS and Norwood, both of which I loved, and I have Masters of Atlantis in my TBR stack. Odd thing is that my wife- who has a great sense of humor- did not like DOTS.

posted by Dogberryjr at 12:14 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

I added your library while I was reading Portis' "Dog of the South," so I probably checked other libraries for that book and saw yours, which also includes HST, Jean Shepherd, Sedaris and Vowell. I use the "interesting library" function to keep an eye out for books I would otherwise never hear of.

posted by Dogberryjr at 4:18 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2009

Noticed you liked I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, 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 a disturbed young girl's mental illness 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 1:19 pm (EST) on Aug 13, 2009

I was kind of surprised with myself for seeing the royal names connection in 'The Secret History' but who knows if Tartt even meant it. I love your review for 'Something Happened'!

posted by SeriousEmily at 12:42 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2009

Thanks very much for your comment. I'm just getting started here and still a little bit of a stranger... I think I'Äll continue by reading your reviews! Greetings from Vienna!

posted by DieterBoehm at 4:52 am (EST) on May 25, 2009

Hello there,
I saw your screen name on "Name that Book". Love it!

posted by JolieLouise at 12:39 am (EST) on May 22, 2009

Thanks for your comment. I hit reply, but I guess this doesn't provide you with the original to let you know what I am replying to. You were writing about class, and that my comments made you want to read Sherman Alexis and Baldwin. I would recommend also Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, a Scottish writer.

posted by solla at 10:21 pm (EST) on Apr 13, 2009

I understand completely. Good luck with your own work.

posted by cmtusa at 10:34 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Happy Reading to you.
As someone who also finished a degree while working full-time, I really can sympathize. It isn't easy!

posted by Whisper1 at 9:22 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Thanks! She certainly likes to "help" me read.

I hadn't heard that about the veg critters. I hope I have her and her adopted sister that long!

posted by Editrixie at 8:21 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Hi,

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. Saw you liked Butcher Boy, and I thought you might like my novel since it's also about a disturbed adolescent and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...

Thanks,

posted by cmtusa at 2:21 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

i have not met or heard of anyone who actually worked there, just heard the book was good, but i haven't actually read it yet.

posted by amanaceerdh at 2:57 pm (EST) on Feb 23, 2009

our four books in common are about redheads, dogs and art. of course!

i just list books i've read- i use this as a tool to remember all the books i read even after i forget the titles!

i am deep in the throes of third grade right now... it's got its ups and downs for sure. i'm applying for library certification in march, hopefully!

posted by pacifickle at 11:00 pm (EST) on Feb 16, 2009

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