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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J. K. Rowling

Saplings by Noel Streatfeild

Scottish Poems by Gerard Carruthers

Nemed My Hawk by Yashar Kemal

The 13 Clocks (Childrens Collection) by James Thurber

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CollectionsYour library (719), Wishlist (109), Currently reading (2), To read (329), Reference (81), Read but unowned (527), Favorites (53), All collections (1,351)

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Groups75 Books Challenge for 2009, Anglophiles, Bookmarks, Felony & Mayhem Press, Hogwarts Express, New Yorkers, Persephone Readers, The Drones Club (all things P.G. Wodehouse)

Favorite authorsRay Bradbury, Geraldine Brooks, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anne Fadiman, Paul Feig, Neil Gaiman, Tony Horwitz, Stephen King, J. K. Rowling (Shared favorites)

About meInitially I started cataloging my books on Library Thing so I would know exactly how many books there were in my very large TBR pile. I hoped that by knowing how many unread books there were in my apartment it would curb my book buying.( I buy 2-3 times as many books in a year as I actually read) It hasn't worked.
My favorite genres are fantasy (esp YA fantasy), graphic novels and literary fiction.Over the past year I've started reading alot of mysteries.My favorite subject matter includes books, dragons,libraries,the arctic/antarctic, the plague, OCD, math and magic.

I am a registered nurse specializing in pediatrics and pediatric research. I'm considering going back to university for a masters degree in either Nursing Informatics or Information and Library Science with a medical library concentration.
Besides books, my other interests include music, travel, knitting (I'm not very good), holistic medicine and obsessing over various television shows - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Pushing Daisies and Freaks and Geeks.

About my libraryI like to collect publishers series -- Persephone books, New York Review Children's Books, Collector's Wodehouse, etc. I also collect graphic novels, illustrated children's books and books about New York City.

The rating system I use for my library has nothing to do with the relative literary merits of any given book. The ratings I use indicate how much I liked the book. A 5 star rating refers to books I loved or books I found particularly informative. Also, all the books I loved and continually re-read as a child are rated 5 stars. 3 and 4 star books are good, 4 star books better and potentially re-readable. If I didn't finish a book I leave it unrated -- unless I was close to the end before I gave up.

My 75 Challenge thread for 2009 can be found here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/53773

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Currently readingThe Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff
Leave It To Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse

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As a first Bollywood movie, I think it would be great! I've only watched 2 others so far - Dhoom and Dhoom 2 - but Om Shanti Om was the best of the 3, and I'm looking for other similar films. A few have been recommended to me, I'll let you know what I think once I get around to watching them! I wanted to mention though, there's one part in the movie that I think would make more sense if I/we knew more Bollywood actors (like... a billion cameos in one scene/song), so I plan to go back and watch that particular scene once I've seen more films. I got a few of the jokes because I've watched Dhoom, but I bet the whole scene is HILARIOUS if you're more familiar with Bollywood. You'll know what scene it is when you get there. But in the meantime, enjoy Om Shanti Om!!! Great storytelling, just the right amount of cheesiness, fun songs, talented actors... an all around super film in my opinion. Can you tell I liked it? LOL.

posted by dk_phoenix at 4:55 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2009

Just saw the comment you posted to Foxen's thread about enjoying books on pandemics - 'my' bookshop has just published one of their Reading Guides on that topic so thought you might like to take a look! Tehir recommendations are usually pretty reliable. It's at: http://www.lrbshop.co.uk/pandemics

Best,
FT/Rachael

posted by FlossieT at 6:53 am (EST) on Jul 10, 2009

Book Expo is the last weekend of May and I'm very excited. I don't think you have to be in the business to go, but if you aren't, the cost is quite a bit more. Apparently, there hasn't been a great response to Book Expo this year because of the economy. It may not be as wonderful as in past years, but being around authors and books is always great for me!

posted by suballa at 10:31 pm (EST) on May 17, 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,
Chris

posted by cmtusa at 2:25 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Hi and many thanks for your outreach. I hope you are well and migrane free these days.

Take good care,
Linda

posted by Whisper1 at 10:42 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2009

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