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About meI'm a lawyer.

About my libraryAug 27, 2009. Finally getting around to sorting books into collections:

My Library: Books I own, that are presently on my shelves, whether I've read them or not.

Read but unowned: Books I don't own, but remember reading, and would consider buying if money were no object.

Wishlist: Books I haven't read that I would like to buy.

Books I've Lent to Others: Books I own but that are not presently on my shelf because they've been lent out. They may not be coming back.

Currently Reading: Pretty self-explanatory, though I'm probably not the best at keeping this updated.

Read - [YEAR]: Books I read in [YEAR]. I'm keeping track because I have no idea how many books I read.

Reviewed: The subset of My Library containing books that I've reviewed on LibraryThing.

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Real nameRyan W.

LocationShreveport, Louisiana, USA

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Common KnowledgeSeries (54), Awards (144), Characters (1956), Places (411)

Member sinceJul 13, 2007

Currently readingThe Civil War, a Narrative: Fredericksburg to Meridian by Shelby Foote
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

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Nope, I haven't read Crime and Punishment before! I haven't started reading it yet, to be honest - it's beside my bed along with about 15 other books, ha ha! So many people have espoused its greatness, so I will be sure to begin it as soon as humanly possible :)

I'll try to keep the character alignments in mind as I read; maybe I could read one after the other so as to keep them separate. Reading multiple books at the same time is difficult.. somehow I always end up doing it though!

Have you read anything interesting as of late?
I really enjoyed your Borges review - I love his non fiction, his fiction is great too.. reading him is all just a wonderfully enriching experience!
Thank you for the warm glow!
In a different world I'd try to read linguistics or philology or something so that I'd actually know what I talk about. Otherwise, I'm operating on some very basic - but thorough - education. Meanwhile, it is interesting, isn't it?
Hi!
I am always pleasantly surprised to find somebody that I "know" online here when I am. I won't pester you ---- just wanted to speak in almost-real time.
Peggy
Hi Polutropon

Thanks for confirming my supposition.
Hi Polutropon:

Is it OK to ask: where does your screen name come from?

The first thing I htought of was Homerʻs [Odyssey] Book I, line 1: "Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, [polutropon] os mala pollon / plankhthe...." (Muse, tell me of the man [of many devices] who, indeed, wandered much....
Sup, Ryan? Almost finished with my thesis and cannot wait to get out of the desert.
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