Member: Rivercassini

CollectionsYour library (2,463), To read (445), All collections (2,463)

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Tagsfiction (883), contemporary fiction (617), to be read (444), history (390), literary criticism (151), literature and nation (146), literary history (135), children's books (93), science fiction and fantasy (85), biography (82) — see all tags

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Groups50 Book Challenge, BookCrossers, Early Reviewers, I Love Jane Austen, Richard III, Slightly Foxed - An appreciation, What Are You Reading Now?

Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Paul Auster, Arnold Bennett, Dick Francis, George Gissing, Graham Greene, William Hazlitt, Salman Rushdie, Richard Zimler (Shared favorites)

About meI'm confirmed biblioholic. Happily married and now living in London although I hale from Shropshire, England's most rural county, and spent several years living in Dundee in Scotland and then Coventry in the West Midlands. I love to read, to write, to go the cinema, theatre and the odd museum or gallery (Dulwich Picture Gallery is one of my favourite places) and enjoy walking, swimming and cycling. The idea of more formal exercise leaves me with the urge to reach for the nearest chocolate bar and a good book. Oh yes, I also own a small, online, second hand bookshop. (All the books catalogued here are my own - not shop stock.)

I'd just like to add a word of thanks to LibraryThing for making it so easy to catalogue my books. It's a wonderful tool and gave me the excuse I needed to sort through the shelves and do a little weeding - even replacing a few volumes that were battered beyond readability.

The picture is a detail from John William Waterhouse's The Lady of Shallot. It is my favourite painting and she's much prettier to look at than the alternative!

I'm a bookcrossing addict too: http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/rivercassini

About my libraryI'd love to be able to say that I collect books but I don't - my shelves are filled with an accumulation that reflects my changing reading tastes over the years. I do have one or two prized volumes slotted in among the heaving piles of paperbacks, but for the most part these are special because they have a personal association or connection rather than as a result of any inherent value in the books.

I was interested to note that over half the books I have catalogued to date - which represents the bulk of my library (I still have a few shelves to go) appear to be unique among librarything users. I've never thought of my books as unusual, in fact I would have said that my tastes were somewhat mainstream. I have no idea what to make of this fact. Perhaps this is usual; and maybe it will change as librarything attracts more and more users.

I buy books to read, but that doesn't mean that I have read all the books in my library - far from it. A significant proportion of the books included here were in fact bought for my husband to read. That accounts for the preponderance of the likes of Dick Francis and Tom Clancy (not that I don't enjoy them too). I originally decided not to catalogue Rod's computer books, but have since changed my mind and decided to add them. They are, after all, a significant part of our library and probably the books Rod uses and refers to most of all.
There are also a fair number of children's books included. These are only the ones I have here with me in London. There must be several hundred more back at home on my parents shelves. Most of the ones I have here I have kept with me because of the wonderful illustrations which are a real pleasure to look at.

Those books which appear in my library with the tag BX are only part of my library on a temporary basis. They are "bookcrossing" books which I will read and then re-release or pass on to another bookcrosser. If you want to know more about the wonderful serendipity of bookcrossing, visit www.bookcrossing.com. It's brill.

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Real nameJessica Mulley

LocationLondon

Emailrivercassinigooglemail.com

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Member sinceDec 27, 2005