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About meI became an avid reader before I started first grade and the habit has only gotten worse as I grow older. I can't imagine how anyone can be a non-reader in an age when movies and television have set such low standards. I was born with the "collector gene" and, when I really admire and enjoy an author, I feel the urge to be a completist and want to own everything they've written. This habit has rewarded me in the past because I now own some nice first editions that have appreciated in value very nicely...but they won't be sold because I plan to give my granddaughter the library someday.

About my libraryThe size of my library is limited only by a lack of shelf space (and cash). I've even built shelves inside some of the lesser used closets in the house but it's a constant battle to find space for new books. I'm a big fan and admirer of Joyce Carol Oates, Larry McMurtry, Ruth Rendell, James Lee Burke, Elmer Kelton and writers of Civil War history. My library largely reflects that fact.

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Currently readingJohn Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings (Library of America) by John Cheever

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SamSattler reviewed, rated, added:
Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel by John Irving

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Across the Endless River by Thad Carhart

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Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil by Peter Maass

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Nibble & Kuhn by David Schmahmann

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62) by David Wroblewski

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The Book of Fathers by Miklos Vamos

You are quite welcome - my "kind words" as you termed them were meant sincerely and when I posted my comments, as usual upon finishing a book towards one of the reading challenges, I called out your review specifically. As far as normally receiving only negative comments, I was inclined to discount that statement until I read the comment posted here just below mine. Well, I guess agplus3 was having a bad day back on Aug 5. Of course, some people seem to have 7 bad days every week. I'm sorry if you're routinely subjected to them, but that thought makes me want to be more diligent about passing along positive comments when I have them.

posted by sjmccreary at 9:34 pm (EST) on Sep 23, 2009

Sam, I wanted to compliment you on a great review of "Stone's Fall". I finished the book yesterday and have been having trouble putting my reactions into words. You did a fabulous job summarizing a long and complicated book without revealing any important details. Now I don't have to attempt to write my own review - I will simply refer to yours instead. Thumbs-up!

posted by sjmccreary at 11:30 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2009

Sam
Just read your review on the book "Waiter Rant".
It is interesting to always hear the views of a bad tipper. Those who have a million excuses for being cheap. Some one who has never had a boss asking why his check average is down, or have you? Is it not the same as a CEO asking why stocks are down and firing the sales rep responsible? But if our averages are down, it directly reflects the groceries in my family's cupboard that same day. I once had a customer put five $1 bills under the sugar caddy and told me that for everything he wasn't happy about he would take back a dollar. I refused to serve him and gave that table to another server. Every now and then the customer needs to be reminded that I am your server and not your personal servant. Just because I am a server doesn't put me at the bottom of the food chain. Do unto others as you would have done to you, try being a server for a couple of weeks. Or better yet, learn how to cook and stay home.

posted by agplus3 at 12:37 pm (EST) on Aug 5, 2009

Dear Sam-

Hello down there in Texas.

There's a new ETTA Facebook page!

Maybe you could start the discussion!

Here's the link!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58...

Thanks,
GK

posted by gkolpan at 12:08 am (EST) on Jan 28, 2009

Hello, again Sam-

The ETTA website is up and running!

www.geraldkolpan.com

I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to play the song!

Best,

GK

posted by gkolpan at 12:55 pm (EST) on Jan 18, 2009

Hi Sam,

Your blog is one of my very favourite book blogs, so I thought I might befriend you here as well :)

Tigertwo (who blogs as thebooktiger)

posted by tigertwo at 11:20 am (EST) on Nov 27, 2008

Hi Sam
I finished the Joyce Carol Oates book and found it to be well written and very interesting!

I took a break from reading her books because she seemed rather dark and foreboding. But, perhaps I'll re-visit some of her latest works.

posted by Whisper1 at 8:57 pm (EST) on Jul 28, 2008

HI
I'm currently reading Wild Nights by Joyce Carol Oates and found your review. Thanks for your well written comments and insights...

posted by Whisper1 at 12:41 am (EST) on Jul 28, 2008

If you're looking for Canadian fiction, a book that I really enjoyed was The Way the Crow Flies by
Ann-Marie Macdonald. It had a real sense of place - a Canadian military base in the 1960s. I'd be interested to know if you like it - it was my choice for my book club's discussion & everyone loved it (although they weren't happy at first when they saw the size of it!), but we're all women (and we all work on a military base).

posted by JGoto at 12:09 am (EST) on Jul 23, 2008

I really liked your review of No Great Mischief by MacLeod. And I agree that the conversations with the twin sister were the weakest parts of the book. This is the second book I've read of MacLeod's, the first being a collection of short stories - also beautifully written.
Judy

posted by JGoto at 5:28 am (EST) on Jul 21, 2008

Sam,
I posted about this (the "police" issue) on another forum and one of the book fanatics there said it is a construction they use all the time on "The Wire", which is set in Baltimore. Apparently, it is the common local construction, but it still strikes me like a wrong verb tense or something.
Lisa

posted by LisaLynne at 10:08 pm (EST) on May 12, 2008

I have talked with several friends who have lived in Baltimore and the surrounding areas and none of them were familiar with it. I did talk to one person who thinks she heard one of the detectives on Homicide use it, which sparked quite the tv debate, the conclusion being that if the guys on The Wire don't use it, the it's not right. Now I'm going to have to look for a website or something where I can contact her.

posted by LisaLynne at 8:26 am (EST) on May 6, 2008

Sam,

I came across your review of What the Dead Know after posting my own and I am SO glad that someone else mentioned her use of "police" as a singular noun. "I'm a murder police" sounds like something a 5 year old would say, and I have a hard time believing that this is some sort of Baltimore slang. Glad to know I'm not alone.

Lisa

posted by LisaLynne at 12:02 pm (EST) on May 5, 2008

You have such a refreshing outlook on life and technology.

I am so glad to have other like-minded people in my life.

posted by frank2775 at 2:24 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2008

Hi,

My name is Dawn and I am a librarian and the host of Toronto Public Library’s online book club: Book Buzz and a fellow LibraryThing member.

This month we are reading Consolation, by Michael Redhill. I noticed that you include Consolation in your library and I enjoyed your review of the book.

I’d just like to invite you to visit us and share your thoughts about Redhill’s book. It’s a friendly easy-going book club with over 500 members and we are always looking for new points of view.

We will also be hosting the author himself until the end February.
Post your questions for Michael Redhill and he will answer from his current home in France.

If you are interested, visit us at http://bookbuzz.torontopubliclibrary.ca .

Thank-you for your time,
Dawn
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Book...

posted by BookBuzz at 2:54 pm (EST) on Feb 8, 2008

Hi, Sam! I came by today to update my Librarything library and saw someone else owned my new novel, "The Witches of Dixie." Since it just came out, I immediately clicked on the link and found it is you. I had forgotten you mentioned on your blog that you are a member of Librarything. Neat! I also belong to Goodreads.com and have been spendng lots of time there getting my Author page set up. Now that it is done, I am back and thrilled to find you here. Well, enough chatting (grin)...I'm off to finish revamping my Librarything library. Happy reading and magickal blessings!

posted by LauraStamps at 2:52 pm (EST) on Oct 6, 2007

Hi! Esta here. . . envious of all your reviews! (I didn't even finish full catalog/revise my profile etc etc and meant to do lots of reviews. . . . but glad to get your note!) You asked about my Gordon Baxter: I picked it up at used book sale, and it is an autographed copy! It seems to have changed hands twice: "From Julia to me!" in ink: date 2/22/80 in pencil. Then "From me to Jack Happy Birthday! 6/11/80 Dad" And there's an address sticker = John J. Davis Sr. 9835 Shadydale Lane Dallas TX 75328 ( probably Dad). . . Julia might have gone to a bookstore reading. (Written in haste. More another time.) Esta 1923

posted by Esta1923 at 7:14 pm (EST) on Jul 22, 2007

Hi, Sam. I appreciated your thoughtful review of Leave Me Alone, I''m Reading. I'm of the female extract, and I find Maureen Corrigan's feminism annoying, so I can understand why you would, and why it would deprive you of a lot of enjoyment in the book. I'm definitely not for women's oppression, but I get tired of those who interpret every event in life, and every book, and every everything in light of its oppressiveness to women. Women are a lot more than victims!!! The rest of the book I've truly enjoyed, especially her efforts to trace the influence of books in shaping her life and thought, and her writing about how certain books, often unlikely ones, like people pop up at just the right time in one's life to make a huge difference. I've also enjoyed her emphasis on mysteries and her consideration of them as "real" literature. Blessings, Martha Huntley

posted by MarthaHuntley at 8:30 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2007

Sam, thanks for posting a review on the book called "Season of the Witch" by Natasha Mostert. I had seen in at the book store but was waiting for someone to review it before I spent the money on it. Great job on the review.
Kathy

posted by Oklahomabooklady at 1:02 pm (EST) on Apr 24, 2007

Welcome to Books Compared. Hope you'll feel inspired to contribute a comparison review!

posted by margad at 9:51 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2007

I agree with you about ditching a book that isn't "working" for you. (Quote marks because that might not be the best word!) I notice we share Anne Tyler books, and that's a case in point. I was one of her earliest enthusiasts. Bought them, read them, put other people on to them. And then one came along that seemed to lack any spark of sense! For the first (and only) time I returned it to store for credit. Generally I've had good luck with library books, but some go back unread. I'm now at a stage where I'm re-reading off of my shelves at home. Listing them here has reminded me how very good some are! Esta 1923

posted by Esta1923 at 5:13 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2006

Thank you for joining Reading Resolutions!
Oddly enough, I was at the 140th Gettysubrg Reenactment, where Newt Gingrich was signing [Grant comes east]. I've had a passing interest with the Civil War, but I'm afraid though that I've only read the Sharras' novels of your fiction list.

posted by parelle at 12:29 am (EST) on Dec 19, 2006

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