Member: fancett

CollectionsTo look at (1,109), Your library (3,236), Wishlist (27), Wishlist 2 (poss buy) (44), Wishlist 3 (if v. cheap) (84), Not want to buy (229), To sell or swap (134), Got rid of (524), Never owned (207), DJ only (98), update printout (255), Currently reading (1), All collections (5,660)

Reviews22 reviews

Tags@n (4,123), @1 (3,251), @f (1,454), @5 (1,108), @8 (525), @ste (463), @6 (228), @9 (208), edkef (180), @7 (133) — see all tags

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Groups50-Something Library Thingers, Bits for Brits, Book Care and Repair, Bookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, BookMooching, Books on Books, Brits, Charity Shop Swap - UK, CueCat questions and help, Editors, Researchers, Whatever — show all groups , Folio Society devotees, Go Review That Book!, MyPeopleConnection Book Clubs, Non-Fiction Readers, Persephone Readers, ReadItSwapIt, Stalking Tim & Company, Starting Your Own Personal Library, Used Books, WAWG bookclub

Favorite authorsAlan Bennett, Bill Bryson, Tracy Chevalier, Alan Coren, David Crystal, Elizabeth David, Anne Fadiman, Margaret Forster, Jane Gardam, Stella Gibbons, Morris Gleitzman, Andy Goldsworthy, Jerome K. Jerome, Francis Kilvert, Barbara Kingsolver, Miles Kington, Pierre Magnan, Michael Morpugo, Nigel Slater, Rosemary Sutcliff, Flora Thompson, Barbara Trapido, Anne Tyler, Jenny Uglow (Shared favorites)

About my libraryAlthough the books listed include those originally bought by my husband, I only include in the 'Your Library' collection those of interest to me (or at least will once I have time to separate out those just of interest to him in 'DJ only'). Likewise the wishlists, to look at and other collections are just mine. So, to summarise my collections:

Your library = books owned and of interest to me
Wishlist = books I would particularly like to get
Wishlist 2 = books to possibly buy
Wishlist 3 = books I might buy if I see them particularly cheap
To look at = for notes of books I have seen reviewed or heard about in some other way that I would like to borrow from the library or look at if I get the chance
Not want to buy = books I have seen that I don't want to buy
To sell or swap = fairly self-explanatory - still own but plan to get rid of them
Got rid of = those already gone. I have got rid of a lot more books over the years, but these are ones I specifically remember owning
Never owned = reference books plus some I have worked on as editor or proofreader where I did not get a copy
DJ only = owned books only of interest to my husband, so separated out so that they do not count in my recommendations

For now (until collection details can be exported) I have also kept my old tags @1-@9 that I used in PC (pre-collection) days.

Other tags:
@f = fiction and @n = non-fiction
(these last two may not always be accurately assigned but give me an idea where in our 'library' to look for the book).

Other @something tags are to do with locations, and then there are odds and ends of other tags to remind me where I saw a book reviewed, the publisher of a book I worked on, whether it is available in our local or county library, etc.

I have reviewed a few books, including any Early Reviewer books I've received, but I am afraid I mainly use 'Comments' for any notes from reviews as well as my 'notes' after I have read a book (that way I don't have to worry so much whether it is a 'proper' review, whether it has typos etc!). I've tried to rate books read or looked at since I joined LibraryThing, plus enter start and stop dates (though the latter are often a bit vague).

I was trying out using my user wiki page for notes on possible follow-on books from ones I read (though abandoned for now!). However, I have left WikiThing (LT) as a link via Also on (mainly for my own convenience, though I will try to update here if I start using it for anything that might be more generally useful).

Also onBookMooch, WikiThing (LT)

Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

LocationWinchester, Hampshire, UK

Account typepublic, lifetime

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URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/fancett (profile)
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Member sinceSep 5, 2005

Currently readingMonsieur, or the Prince of Darkness by Lawrence Durrell