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Member: WaxPoetic

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Favorite authorsUmberto Eco (Shared favorites)

About meMidlander in her midthirties, living with cats (two)(littermates) works at the public library and slowly divests herself of stuff. This is more because I intend to travel widely and for long periods than any aversion to dusting. Really. I knit, crochet, read, write, go to poetry slams, watch movies, laugh with friends and family, eat, cook (not as much as I eat), enjoy the world and being alive!

About my libraryAs a child, my parents' library was a room filled with possibility and silence. Nothing was forbidden or denied my curiosity. Books are more important than furniture. In the last few years, my priorities have shifted, so my library is slowly becoming less filled and more well-defined. In the last 2 years, I have removed over half of the books with no intention of replacing them. The shelves speak more clearly to me now that they speak in some kind of unified way. I have begun seeking out Everyman editions of many classics as they are exactly the right size to stick in a cargo pants pocket or shove with a few others into a not-oversized bag.
I would like to own a complete collection of Umberto Eco (including his non-fiction) as well as the Absolute Sandman. More and more I find that the beautiful copies of well-loved books take pride of place in my surroundings.

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Currently readingRuling Pine Ridge : Oglala Lakota politics from the IRA to Wounded Knee by Akim D. Reinhardt
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods by Umberto Eco
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God: Retracing the Ramayana Through India by Jonah Blank