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CollectionsYour library (1,755)

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GroupsAdvance Reading Copies (ARCs), ARC Junkies, BCF, Black Books, Book Care and Repair, Books in Books, Books on Books, Charity Shop Swap - UK, Fairy Tale Readers, Fairy Tales Retold —show all groups

Favorite authorsSteve Augarde, Kit Berry, Holly Black, Francesca Lia Block, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Coben, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Neil Cross, Chris Curley, Frank Delaney, Jennifer Egan, Neil Gaiman, Rod Glenn, Jacob Grimm, Linda Haldeman, Julie Hearn, Joe Hill, Susan Hill, Alice Hoffman, Shirley Jackson, Neil Jones, Garry Kilworth, Stephen King, Clive Linklater, Charles de Lint, Betty MacDonald, William Mayne, Christopher Morley, Edgar Allan Poe, Bill Richardson, Betsy Whyte, David Wroblewski, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBooks @ Hoddesdon, Books@Hertford

About meI love to receive ARCs so I can read and review them before they hit the stores. I find some readers prefer to hear the thoughts from amateur reviewers - I know I do. I also enjoy reading and reviewing books from debut authors.

I work in a silver jewellery store and can be found reading during quiet moments.

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About my libraryNever big enough and always adding to my TBR pile. I even have a book shed to store all my overflowing books. I'm trying to add my TBR books but it is a mammoth task. I'll get there eventually, Lol!

My favourite genres are memoirs of 'ordinary' folk, gothic faery tales, urban fantasy, books about books and anything that is Gypsy related. I aslo love a gripping crime thriller but I am hard to please in that genre.

My Top Ten for 2009 after much deliberations are as follows -
1 The Crying Tree - Naseem Rakha
2 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
3 The Changeling - Terri Windling
4 The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
5 The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'Farrell
6 Once Upon a Time in England - Helen Walsh
7 The Rapture - Liz Jensen
8 The Tin-Kin - Eleanor Thom
9 Under This Unbroken Sky - Shandi Mitchell
10 The Onion Girl - Charles de Lint

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Member sinceFeb 5, 2008

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Thanks for the comments - you are the best!

David

posted by DavidBurrows at 11:50 am (EST) on Jan 12, 2012

Thanks for letting me know and hope you enjoy it

David

posted by DavidBurrows at 12:50 pm (EST) on Dec 7, 2011

It's in the post. May take 7-10 days.

David

posted by DavidBurrows at 9:52 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2011

Hi Karen

I bought Miracle on Regent Street because I love books about shops. I'm not sure when I will get to it but I thought it looked quite good. You only gave it a 3 though, I see.

Hope things work out at your shop.

Nicola x

posted by nicx27 at 5:27 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2011

It did Karen. Sorry I was talking about in on the book group forgetting that you don't go on there any more. My apologies!

posted by SmithSJ01 at 2:06 am (EST) on Feb 5, 2011

I just saw that you've rated Kin by Holly Black- is someone stealing my books again? ;P

posted by Rubbah at 2:44 pm (EST) on Jan 27, 2011

Are you sure about the Dawn French book? I'd love it but please don't put yourself out.

posted by SmithSJ01 at 4:08 am (EST) on Jan 1, 2011

Not read it Karen, I got offered it on Vine but I didn't know if it would appeal. Might hunt it out now.

posted by SmithSJ01 at 1:26 am (EST) on Dec 17, 2010

I have an old tatty copy of Bambi and loved it! You have reminded me I need to read the follow up. Glad you enjoyed it.

xx

posted by CarolineCC at 4:27 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2010

I've just been too busy Karen getting better and getting back to nursery to have updated my books lately. Consequently (can you tell my mam's an English teacher) I missed your message.

posted by BabySmith at 1:28 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2010

Thanks for your comment. Apartment 16 won't be for everyone, but I think if you liked Banquet For The Damned, you should do fine with this one. :)

posted by michelle_bcf at 3:50 am (EST) on Jun 14, 2010

I'll let you know what I think of them! They do look good. I've read a couple of Alice Hoffman's books and enjoyed them. Looks like she has a new one out next year - The Red Garden. 'Garden' seems to be a trendy name for books at the moment! LOL.

posted by VanessaCW at 12:19 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2010

Thanks for the tip kehs; I looked it up on Amazon, and it does look like my cup of tea exactly! I will have to add it to my wishlist :)

posted by Hobbitlass at 6:36 am (EST) on May 31, 2010

Sorry i don't need it, but you could sell it :)
are you going to watch the new pratchett fil tomorrow on sky? its going postal, I cant watch it here:(

posted by Rubbah at 8:19 am (EST) on May 30, 2010

Hi,
Sorry it took so long to reply - I have been absent from LT for a while.
It really made my day to see that you enjoyed Seventh Heart so much. I'm so glad! Thank you for letting me know. And have a great week. :-)
Jim

posted by bibliojim at 1:18 pm (EST) on May 2, 2010

Thanks for replying. I had just finished reading Silas Marner again for the 3rd or 4th time. The first time was in high school as a class assignment. I like reading English Victorian novels and when I noticed that we had Silas Marner in common I picked yours as an interesting library. I am almost finished with Middlemarch and I much say it is a great book. I think it will be one of my all time favorites and George Eliot a favorite author. Also I read Jane Eyre again not long ago and London by Edward Rutherford a while back. What is your favorite English Victorian novel? How did you like "To kill a mockingbird"? Maybe I can recommend some good American books. Hope to hear from you soon. Happy reading. PrairiePage

posted by PrairiePage at 1:35 pm (EST) on Mar 12, 2010

Hi,
I'm glad you got The Seventh Heart. I know how the TBR pile goes!!! The chances of me ever getting to any particular book I have are darned low unless I commit to reading it next or next after that because I simply want to be absolutely certain I get to it for one reason or another. Otherwise it gets buried and is gone indefinitely - happens every time. :-) For that reason I only finish about 30-50% of all the books I start - if my interest flags, I'd rather try something else I already bought that has a greater chance of grabbing me. The Seventh Heart was one I never considered leaving unfinished, I thought it was great. Well anyway, if you read it, let me know what you think. Meanwhile, have a great holiday season.
Jim

posted by bibliojim at 9:21 pm (EST) on Dec 11, 2009

You have an absolutely adorable profile pic! I love it! Where did you find it?
Velma

posted by Kirconnell at 3:58 am (EST) on Nov 23, 2009

I tracked your G Bramwell Evens book to the Betsy Stanley memoir... and have more books on my wish list. Thanks for the reviews.

posted by muumi at 10:45 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2009

Thank you Aunty Karen :)

posted by BabySmith at 12:54 am (EST) on Jul 5, 2009

Hi! I noticed that you are the only other person who has catalogued Honey Bees and Fairy Dust--one of my favorite childhood books!

posted by Mellifica at 2:35 pm (EST) on May 13, 2009

Thanks so much for the info and the link! The magazine looks very interesting, I'll certainly be checking out their website. Nice review as well :-)

posted by Jenson_AKA_DL at 3:23 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2009

Thanks everso. You are too kind.

David

posted by DavidBurrows at 3:41 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009

thank god there's someone else who doesn't get 2666!

posted by ghefferon at 10:31 pm (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

Hey! It's actually not out till the middle of April. I lucked out and received an Advanced Readers Copy.

I loved the story and the way Marr tells it. Plus the ending totally leaves it set up for the sequel. It was wonderful. I hope that came across in my review. I didn't want to give away too much of the plot. But, wow, it was so good.

posted by faither at 11:27 am (EST) on Feb 1, 2009