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Muriel's Wedding [Videorecording] by P. J. Hogan

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CollectionsYour library (2,066), Fairytale Adaptations (428), Read but unowned (1,108), Wishlist (531), Currently reading (3), To read (917), Favorites (321), Comics (939), DVD-Video (196), Music (116), Games (3), Magazines (5), Gaiman Shelf (39), Phantom Shelf (39), Books to be Thrown Across the Room with Great Force (19), Weed? (154), Replace (231), All collections (4,817)

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Tagsfiction (3,749), fantastic fiction (3,098), comics (2,282), Sorta Fairytale (1,927), adventure (1,845), science fiction (1,668), fantasy (1,507), superheroes (1,357), youth (1,208), novel (1,087) — see all tags

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Recommendations52 recommendations

GroupsBooks in Books, Children's Literature, Comics, Fairy Tale Readers, Fairy Tales Retold, Feminist Theory, Japanese Culture, Mythology, Phantoms of the Opera

Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, W. H. Auden, Cicely Mary Barker, Kate Beaton, Berkeley Breathed, Jan Brett, Amanda Conner, Karen Cushman, Peter Allen David, Emily Dickinson, Peter Dickinson, Roger Ebert, Anne Fadiman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Gebert, Rumer Godden, William Goldman, Jacob Grimm, Shannon Hale, Heidi Anne Heiner, Karen Hesse, Trina Schart Hyman, Henrik Ibsen, Diana Wynne Jones, Susan Kay, Gary Larson, Tanith Lee, Madeleine L'Engle, Charles de Lint, Lois Lowry, Daphne du Maurier, Linda Medley, A. A. Milne, Hayao Miyazaki, L. M. Montgomery, Alan Moore, Terry Moore, Donna Jo Napoli, Audrey Niffenegger, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Katherine Paterson, Danny Peary, Edgar Allan Poe, Terry Pratchett, Jane Ray, Jon Ronson, Louis Sachar, Saki, William Shakespeare, Shel Silverstein, Gail Simone, Chris Sims, Jeff Smith, Jon Stewart, Natsuki Takaya, Shaun Tan, James Thurber, Mark Twain, Brian K. Vaughan, T. H. White, Billy Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder, William Carlos Williams, Terri Windling, Jane Yolen (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstores2nd Chance Books - Cary, Beach Book Mart, Book Shop New & Used, Edward McKay Used Books & More Greensboro, Edward McKay Used Books & More Raleigh, Foundation's Edge, Mr. Mike's Used Books - Cary, North Carolina Museum of Art, Quail Ridge Books & Music, Reader's Corner, The Book Vault, Wentworth & Leggett Fine Books

Favorite librariesHarrye B. Lyons Design Library - North Carolina State University Libraries, North Carolina State University Libraries - D.H. Hill Library, Wake County Public Libraries - West Regional Library

Other favoritesThe Joel Lane Museum House

About meI was raised on books by my dear Mom, have volunteered and worked in libraries since I was 9, and currently work in an academic library as a cataloging assistant. It's in the blood.

Aside from books and reading I also like film, mythology, folktales, animation, comic books, Corgis, and hedgehogs.

My favorite book has to be The Arrival by Shawn Tan, my favorite novel is The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, and my favorite authors include Neil Gaiman, Donna Jo Napoli, Charles de Lint, Karen Cushman, Poe, Roger Ebert, and Jane Yolen. I'm an eager collector of novels based on fairy tales, and I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and Charles de Lint's Newford books.

I've also participated in flash-mob cataloging parties, and am proud to have been a part of this group: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2009/03/flash-mob-cataloging-ncsu...

About my libraryI'm a compulsive book-hoarder and have had to give up on frequenting used-book stores (Borders and Barnes & Noble are out of the question!) until I make a hole in the unread books that take up most of my closet.

The genres I tend to gravitate to are fantasy, children's, YA, mythic fiction, fairy tale fantasy, and books about books.

Homepagehttp://www.guyalice.tumblr.com

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Member sinceMay 16, 2007

Currently readingJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Therefore, Repent! [E-book] by Jim Munroe
The Demon by Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov

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The Brave and the Bold #33 by J. Michael Straczynski

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Swamp Thing Annual, Vol 2, # 7 (The Children's Crusade) by Nancy A. Collins

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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall [Videorecording] by Nick Morris

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The Phantom of the Opera (TV Miniseries) [Videorecording] by Tony Richardson

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The Phantom of the Opera (Usborne Young Reading: Series Two) by Kate Knighton

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Secret Six: The Darkest House by Gail Simone

LT says we share 43 books, but maybe it is 44, if we throw in Hoban's "The Sea-Thing's Child." (Mine isn't listed because I only have Xerox from library copy longlong ago.)

posted by Esta1923 at 2:16 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2010

Stopped by to check out your collection a bit, and I just wanted to tell you I LOVE your category called "Books to be Thrown Across the Room with Great Force." Nice.

posted by leirali at 11:00 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2010

I love your collection! We share a lot of the same interests (in comics). I'm in Library School at San Jose State, I also hope to work in academic libraries. I hope you'll accept my friend request! I'm always looking to expand my literary interests.

posted by teewillis1981 at 11:54 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2010

Noticed you liked As I Lay Dying, and I 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. Thought you might like my book since it's also southern and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter)in case you'd like to read more about the novel before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 10:13 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2009

Thanks! I think we have a lot of the same reading interests ;)

posted by llusby23 at 2:48 pm (EST) on Jun 10, 2009

You're too kind - I loved your list of "sorta fairytale" tags and the retold fairy tales! I definitely see that as a category for a reading challenge next year (although I hope it's not 10/10/10!)

:)

Thanks for the add back!

posted by stephmo at 3:37 pm (EST) on Jan 27, 2009

You're welcome, Laura!
I've already requested holds on some of your recommendations
and I'm looking forward to sampling more from your library.
Take care.

posted by deslivres5 at 8:53 am (EST) on Jan 21, 2009

Because of your review, I decided to make Enchantment my next Audible download. I'm in the final 4th of the book now, and it's very good so far. Thanks for doing the review. Otherwise I might not have bothered with it.

posted by Rob_E at 6:09 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2009

Hi,
I read in the Lost Girls discussion, that you like fairy tale adaptations. I see you have Fables, but did you ever see the comics by Frank Cammuso: Max Hamm Fairy Tale detective ? 4 comic books so far, a bit hard to find.
Then there are Loisel's Peter Pan comic books. The story of the flying boy told very differently.
Patrick Atangan retells Japanese folk tales in his Songs of our ancestors series in a comic style format.

posted by Papiervisje at 10:44 am (EST) on Dec 30, 2008

I've changed my user name to jhwmsls

posted by night_sky at 8:55 am (EST) on Dec 19, 2008

Thanks for the congrats (and sorry it's taken so long to write that!)

Do you know where you're going to school?

I have just radically changed my library, you might want to take me off your interesting libraries list. But we can stay in touch if you like!

posted by night_sky at 1:55 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008

Your name turns up all the time on my Connections and I thought I had added you to my Interesting Libraries! But I hadn't (have now!) Thanks for adding me to yours!

posted by night_sky at 10:28 pm (EST) on Nov 25, 2008

Thanks for adding me to your Interesting Libraries, too, Laura! A few of the books on your list have quite intrigued me and may soon be added to my collection. ^_^

Fond Regards,
Alana

posted by Allama at 6:45 am (EST) on Dec 17, 2007

Just wanted to drop by and say thank you for the "Interesting Libraries" add. Plus, I ADORE your profile pic! Fizzgig is SO cute! LOL! :D

posted by purpledragon42 at 4:31 am (EST) on Sep 18, 2007

Thank you for introducing me to No Rest for the Wicked!

jill123

posted by jill123 at 9:14 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2007