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The City by Jane Gaskell
John L. Stoddard's Lectures (Volume VII: The Rhine; Belgium; Holland; & Mexico) by John L. Stoddard
Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone
The Fire This Time: U.S. War Crimes in the Gulf by Ramsey Clark
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About meI'm a part-time analyst for the Federal Govt. I have 4 fish tanks, a Maltese, an orchid and bonsai shed (couldn't afford a greenhouse), love news, films and BBC television. And thousands of books! Which I'm having problems cataloging because they're boxed in the garage, our earthquake shed and a couple of rainwater barrels.)
I can't cook though. And not much of a housekeeper although people say my house smells like the sea. (On account of my saltwater tank and the reef tank). I guess I have too many hobbies to pay much attention to my surroundings-- other than the number of shelves I have and whether my zoo is comfortable.
About my libraryMy taste is a bit of a ragout. I love books on Biblical archaeology and hard science. Monsters. Travel. Horror (King, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Farris, James Herbert) and the paranormal. Ghost stories by M.R. James and of that ilk.) I love adventure thrillers by Rollins, techno-thrillers by Tom Clancy, and anything by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
I love tech books and tech culture. Dark fantasy by Tanith Lee. Books about books (Umberto Eco) and intellectual (for want of a better word) mysteries by Reverte . . . I have too many books and I have more unread in piles in my living room. I read several books at a time. Usually a lightweight book like a mystery in the bathroom, a history at work, a horror book in bed and in the living room -- anything goes, I suppose.
Whenever a book arrives (I read a review or someone recommends it) I put it on my Shopping Cart in Amazon and wait until it becomes a paperback. This way, I can afford more books. And if the book turns out to be terrible, I don't feel so bad about spending $16 on it.
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posted by gregfindley at 6:24 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2007
"I absolutely LOVED [Usher's Passing], that, [Wolf's Hour] and [Swan Song] were favorites. My very favorite McCammon, though, was [Going South]! It's the ultimate pulp homage!"
SILLY ME, I confused GOIN' SOUTH with BOYS LIFE!!! THAT was the pulp homage!
posted by mrgrooism at 10:00 pm (EST) on Jan 26, 2007
posted by MyopicBookworm at 7:24 am (EST) on Jan 26, 2007
Thanks! We'd have been more than happy to let you do part or all of that chore except that some writers have asked us to edit minor infelicities, misspellings, etc, and we can only do that for posts we originated.
Sorry about being slow to update the coherent thread. Your five-word game moves at a tempo like championship pingpong, while ours is more like Sunday afternoon croquet. Any way, we're looking forward to the limerick you've promised.
Best,
Fogies
posted by Fogies at 11:29 am (EST) on Jan 18, 2007
posted by mrgrooism at 9:57 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2007
What a wonderfully wild and wacky group! Thank you for doing this!
I see you're also a Robert McCammon fan, as well! Love his style, wonderfully weird stuff, especially THE WOLF'S HOUR, my first McCammon book!
posted by mrgrooism at 7:31 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2007
You have certainly penetrated to the heart of what we are all about with these group stories. Yes, we would appreciate your keeping a running coherent version of The Thing in the Library: it looks as if our opening sentence needs a paragraph of its own (well, we warned you about long sentences!).
Thanks again.
Fogies
posted by Fogies at 4:56 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2007
posted by katylit at 12:10 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2007
I've written two more Trent stories and am thinking about a third sequel; the story after 'Arkham' is called 'The Trapezohedron Caper' and involves our guys stealing the Shining Trapezohedron from the headquarters of Starry Wisdom, Inc. The next one is 'The Innsmouth Affair', and details a jailbreak from the Innsmouth prison and the raising of an ancient god. 'Trapezohedron' is under consideration for publication at Worlds Beyond, and I'm trying to find a home for 'Innsmouth' - I'll let you know whenever they see print.
Thanks for your kind words and I'm sincerely glad you liked my story - it's wonderful to get feedback!
posted by john_sunseri at 5:50 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2006
I'm not sure which Burroughs book it is that you're talking about. I actually haven't read all of those, I got them all in a big chunk. I'll cut this message short, but write back sometime. I totally love the idea of meeting people based on similar tastes in books.
posted by Curtisss at 5:21 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2006
And YESSSS, there are a lot of wonderful women who write great books.
That is one of the things I love about the Virago imprint: those books revealed to me a number of excellent writers who, if not published by them, would be virtually unknown.
Enjoy!
Paola :-))
posted by aluvalibri at 9:13 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2006
Paola :-))
posted by aluvalibri at 7:46 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2006