Member: karenthib

Noticed you liked The Glass Castle, 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 about a dysfunctional family (and also 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). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 2:49 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

Verses on a Butterfly

FAIR Child of Sun and Summer! we behold
With eager eyes thy wings bedropp'd with gold;
The purple spots that o'er thy mantle spread,
The sapphire's lively blue, the ruby's red,
Ten thousand various blended tints surprise,
Beyond the rainbow's hues or peacock's eyes:
Not Judah's king in eastern pomp array'd,
Whose charms allur'd from far the Sheban maid,
High on his glitt'ring throne, like you could shine
(Nature's completest miniature divine):
For thee the rose her balmy buds renews,
And silver lillies fill their cups with dews;
Flora for thee the laughing fields perfumes,
For thee Pomona sheds her choicest blooms,
Soft Zephyr wafts thee on his gentlest gales
O'er Hackwood's sunny hill and verdant vales;
For thee, gay queen of insects! do we rove
From walk to walk, from beauteous grove to grove;
And let the critics know, whose pedant pride
And awkward jests our sprightly sport deride:
That all who honours, fame, or wealth pursue,
Change but the name of things--they hunt for you.

Joseph Warton

posted by theoldman at 8:26 am (EST) on Mar 14, 2009

Hi-thanks so much for adding my library to your collection; I would also like to add yours to my list. This is the absolutely best site for book and author recommendations. I am currently reading Tallgrass by Sandra Davis, and enjoying it - it's about a Japanese internment camp in Colorado and its effect on the residents who live nearby. If you haven't read it already, Chris Bohjalian's Skeletons at the Feast is also riveting. Are you reading anything noteworthy? Hope to hear from you,
Pat

posted by pdebolt at 9:20 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2008

you are quite welcome. i saw that we shared 100 great books! it makes me very happy indeed to look over my collection :) happy reading!

posted by amanaceerdh at 8:59 am (EST) on Jul 7, 2008

Thanks for having my novel in your library and accepting my friendship.

posted by lisaunger at 3:14 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2007

Hey. Just go to http://www.librarything.com/er/list.php and sign up :)

posted by timspalding at 5:56 am (EST) on Aug 3, 2007