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Member: Talvalin

CollectionsYour library (2,079), Currently reading (6), To read (11), Favorites (16), All collections (2,079)

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GroupsAsian Fiction & Non-Fiction, It's a LondonThing, Japanese Culture, Manga!, Purely Programmers, rllmuk, Science Fiction Fans, The Culture

Favorite authorsIain M. Banks, Dave Duncan, David Gemmell, China Mieville, Terry Pratchett, Philip Reeve, Dan Simmons, Matthew Woodring Stover (Shared favorites)

About me"The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it." Anthony Burgess in the New York Times Book Review; 4 December, 1966.

“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a cousin of stamp collecting, a sister of the trophy cabinet, bastard of a sound bank account and a weak mind.” Jeanette Winterson

I have a compulsive book buying habit, I have more unread books than I could reasonably finish given 4-5 years of not buying any new books, and to top it all off I have an OCD about the condition of my books such that I cannot damage my books in any way without near crying.

To say that I am obsessive about books would be a mild understatement

About my libraryAt some point this will contain a list of all the books that I own. As I own a fair few, and they are all in a large number of boxes and bookcases scattered over a few locations, this could take a while.

Last book read:
The Separation by Christopher Priest
- WW2 alternate history with Priest's now patented style of conflicting narratives and seriously fucked up characters. Well written but left me feeling cold.

Currently reading:
Thicker Than Water by Mike Carey
- okay, so I shun all other urban fantasies involving magic and/or the undead but make an exception for Carey, possibly because these are set in London or maybe because they are very readable. More on this later.

LocationLondon, UK

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Member sinceOct 12, 2005

Currently readingRaw Spirit by Iain Banks
DEATH NOTE (4) by 大場 つぐみ
One piece (巻2) by 尾田 栄一郎
20世紀少年―本格科学冒険漫画 (1) by 浦沢 直樹
Imajica by Clive Barker
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
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