Dirty girl on top - I have an earlier book by this author in my library.

posted by jaltergott23 at 10:13 pm (EST) on Apr 16, 2008

Hi! did you get anything from this batch? I did nab another one...

posted by jaltergott23 at 5:40 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2008

Hi! We share some of my long-time favorites, but this is about the Gilchrist we are reviewing for ER. I know wartime makes folks think of having babies (replacement) so perhaps that's why these 30-ish women are anxious to get pregnant. My question is this: how soon after conception will a home test confirm? I tried to figure it out. . . Gilchrist suggests the morning after, which I doubt. Do you know? (I will not raise the quibble in my review, but it's been nagging at me.) Thanks Esta1923

posted by Esta1923 at 8:10 pm (EST) on Mar 3, 2008

Thanks for the kind words over on my LibraryThing profile. I also wrote the publisher and received a nice email. I think it's important that we Early Reviewers thank the publishers and complete the reviews (the least we can do). I've been very lucky in receiving Early Review copies.

I post my reviews on my book blog: http://manyaquaintandcuriousvolume.blogspot.com/ (newly designed from my old blog: http://randomwonderer.blogspot.com/). I'm also in the process of setting up a children and young adult book spot: http://thewildrumpusstarts.blogspot.com/ (WARNING: still under construction!).

Nice to meet you :-)

posted by Tasses at 10:19 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2008

Yeah..."Bringing Home the Birkin". Don't tell anyone :) How about you??

posted by jaltergott23 at 11:54 am (EST) on Feb 23, 2008

You were my first comment on LT. Now I feel official, I guess I should really get going with adding my library now.
Thanks and DFTBA

posted by lmoreno at 8:02 am (EST) on Feb 22, 2008

Mel,

Thanks for the kind note on my profile page. I apologize for taking so long to reply.

I was really overwhelmed by Seasonally Fit. Not at all what I had expected.

I "rotate the stock" as well. I hang on to books that really touch me, have sentimental value, are good reference books or are by the few authors that I am collecting. Otherwise if it's been read, it's out the door to my Mom or a friend or to the next used book sale!

Well, I hope that you enjoyed looking at my library. I have to admit that I stopped by and took a peek at yours, too. Very interesting!

Wendy

posted by wcath at 12:00 am (EST) on Feb 19, 2008

Thanks for the nice words! I'm SOOOO glad your daughter is liking it. After all, I wrote it for young people, so that's a good thing.

Man, reading some of these LT reviews is hard on the ole self esteem. :-)

posted by jamesdashner at 1:26 pm (EST) on Feb 13, 2008

Hi - I think that we are the choosen couple...seven books is the record so far :) Nice to meet you and look forward to looking through your library.

posted by jaltergott23 at 12:23 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2008

Thanks for dropping by my profile page. I wish I could tell you where that picture came from---I found it googling images of bookshelves, but it was on someone's blog, and I couldn't trace the source. "Magical" was the word that came to my mind when I saw it too. The History of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties you asked me about was actually published in 1880. There is no indication anywhere of authorship. It is a marvelous book, and I could get lost in it for hours. The same is true of the 1893 Bradsby history. Many members of my husband's family are mentioned in their pages, which I presume is why these books were in the family treasure trove to begin with. It's been a few years since I did much on-line genealogical research. The PA Digital bookshelf is new to me, believe it or not. I sense a time-sink looming! I enjoy dipping into the Spear book for glimpses of early 20th century history. It has some great photos and illustrations. If I have anything you don't have access to, and you'd like me to browse for specific information, don't hesitate to ask. I love an excuse!

posted by laytonwoman3rd at 9:32 am (EST) on Jan 28, 2008

Mel, Just wanted to let you know the book arrived on Tuesday. Thanks again!

Susie

posted by mariacle at 8:42 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2008

Oh excellent, thanks! You can send it here:

LibraryThing
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Cambridge, MA 02139

Want a t-shirt in return? I've got tons, just name your size and color (here)...

posted by ablachly at 2:57 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2008

Thanks for the charming and welcome note on the big moths. Delighted to meet you! The closest we came this season was a hawkshead moth caterpillar which met its demise to some parasitic wasp larvae. Perhaps I'll order some cocoons so the rest of the family can appreciate the beauty of a cecropia!

posted by mosaic42 at 11:06 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2008

Oh goodie... and I just received my copy of The Somnambulist today, and I'm waiting for three books through paperbackswap, so I've got lots of new, free books to read... now if only the spring semester weren't starting next week... oh my.

Once again, thanks for the book. At least I don't feel obligated to get a review of this one up as quickly as I do for The Somnambulist.

Susie

posted by mariacle at 1:57 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2008

Thanks for taking the time to read (and comment on!) my reviews! I enjoy writing them, and enjoy having the record for my own sake of whether or not I liked a book, so if they're helpful to other people, that's just gravy!

I discovered John Green 100% through LT, so I'm not familiar with his other stuff (and actually, I haven't gotten around to reading An Abundance of Katherines yet - although it's on the pile, for sure).

posted by fyrefly98 at 7:33 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2008

Not annoying at all! I still have quite a bit of books to upload, but I ran out of steam. I also was uploading my music and movies, but it seems that LT is now frowning on that practice and have actually deleted a lot of the information and images that were attached to those items. So, not everything on my LT account are books, but the books that are on here are ones I have in my house right now. My list would be double this in size I have a feeling if I also included all I have read but don't have an actual copy of at home. Most of the books on my list have been read, but I did also upload all my kids' and husband's books.

I have always loved reading, but come from a family that doesn't really read. (Hmm... I wonder if that is why I thought I must have been adopted as a child?) I taught myself to read before starting school and would read anything I could get my hands on --- including the backs of soup cans and cereal boxes. My first memory of book love was The Little House by Virginia Lee Barton. I would beg my mom and grandparents to take me to the public library in my county and that seemed like heaven to me. I still feel that way to this day about Libraries and even though I am ashamed to admit it, I even feel it at the local behemoth chain booksellers.

There are a handful of books that have had a profound effect on me and have helped shape the person I am, just like you mentioned and it does seem that timing was important. Some books I thought were profound at 12 or 22 don't seem quite so amazing as I continue to grow in my own personal wisdom. ... but then there are other books that stun me on a later read so it is interesting. I am constantly struggling with whether to read a new book or re-read an old love!

I will write more later ... if I haven't rambled enough already!

Take care,
Annie

posted by atlaswinks at 7:52 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2008

NerdSister! I wish you could see the ear to ear grin on my face.

I smiled when I saw some of the books we have in common, but then it doesn't suprise me in the least. I look forward to perusing you library later today after I get the kids off to school and check off the morning items on my to do list.

What did you think of Housekeeping? Was it a current discovery or did you read it quite a while ago?

posted by atlaswinks at 8:32 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2008

Hello Readaholic (that is a handle that could apply to me as well) and thanks. btw, I love, love the picture you have from the Field museum in Chicago.
"so many excellent rabbit holes in which to get lost". I'm not familiar with some of the digital libraries on your list (but plan to become so, very soon).

hmm about Stardust and Neil Gaiman - I read an interview from October 2006 on Bookslut and I'm not sure if I'd like his other books or not. Unlike most authors, he writes across various genres, and while I happen to be very fond of fantasy, I don't know about other things he's written. The rule that has worked well for me in the past - that if I like a book, I'll like what else the author has written, does not seem to apply to him and he comments on that himself in the interview - that people like one thing he writes and then hate the next thing (which is why I thought I should mention it...). Our son likes his graphic novels, but I haven't seen them.

Yes, so many libraries, so little time :)

April D.
(PandaBaby)

posted by Pandababy at 6:58 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2008

Hi Readaholic,

It interests me that you find my library interesting. Thanks for noticing (whatever it was that you noticed). I just add whatever it is that I'm currently reading to make a nice little sidebar on my blog (www.colinsky.blogspot.com). Like you, I've got a house overstuffed with books. Though I can't say I remember what's in all of them, I do remember how each one came into my house and how it connects to my life. This must mean something.

Take care.

Colin

posted by colinsky at 12:12 pm (EST) on Dec 29, 2007

Hello there ~ Thanks for the interesting libraries add. After browsing your collection, i hope you don't mind that i've reciprocated.

i notice you've not read any Tim O'Brien and think you may enjoy him. The Things They Carried is a shortish book that manages to briefly touch on so much.

i see you also enjoy art books. You might wish to check out Jim Brandenburg's Chased by the Light. He's a well known photographer who took a 90-day break during which he took just one photograph per day while walking the land. The results are extraordinary.

Thanks again and take care!

posted by NativeRoses at 8:29 am (EST) on Dec 29, 2007

Hello,

You caught me at a weird time. I had an error with my library that LT couldn't fix, so I am in the process of re-uploading my entire library. Luckily, I borrowed a friends CueCat, so it hasn't been too terrible. I love Charles Baxter. Haven't read First Light yet, but I love his works. Haven't seen the film version of Feast of Love yet, but I plan on it. Where are you in Illinois? I'm originally from the Alton area.

Annie

posted by blissfulwitch at 5:46 pm (EST) on Dec 19, 2007

Hi! I love your profile pic - I see that it's a poster, but is the original a stained-glass? That's sort of what it looks like. Regardless, it's stunning.

Cheers
Dani

posted by philosojerk at 10:10 pm (EST) on Dec 15, 2007

Hi Mel -

I was so glad someone knew the origin of my Dad's quote (he didn't even remember!)

To refresh your memory - From the Pearl of Wisdom thread...."Buckaroo Bonzai (played by Peter Weller) "remember, no matter where you go, there you are." One of my favorite movie quotes of all time!"

Thanks! I've been so busy and LT can be a big obsession when I get into it... I just caught up on the threads there and saw your post.

As things go, I just picked up a copy of The Year of Magical Thinking... why should I be surprised to see it mentioned here in your profile posts (I didn't mean to be nosy even!)... it looks like an interesting book.

I think your "about me" paragraph was great... I can totally relate. I've too many books to list so my library is a bit off balance with more recent obsessions.

If you don't mind, I may get back to you with some thoughts after reading Didion's book... its always nice to hear what someone else got out of a book.

Iris

posted by villandry at 5:09 pm (EST) on Nov 21, 2007

Mel, I am glad that you find the Year of Magical Thinking both interesting and powerful. I read the book shortly after a ten year relationship ended. That first year was a year of grief, growth, and lots of magical thinking. When the telephone ring, my first thought and hope it was Nancy calling me. I think when we lost something so powerful in our life to keep going we need magical thinking.
Michael

posted by michaelbartley at 6:21 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2007

Hullo. Glad that you found my library interesting. And yes, Housekeeping is one of my favorite books of all time... Oddly enough, the woman who originally recommended the book to me originally about eleven years ago just dropped into my life again about a week ago.

I've read a bit of Bloom, but have yet to make it to Away. The book that I normally recommend as an accompaniment to the Robinson is Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, which I see you have in your catalog but without rating. I'm not sure whether that means that you've not read it yet or not.

I was talking to Katharine Weber the other day, and she told me to check out Annie Dillard's first novel (whose title escapes me at the moment) for something in a similar vein. And she also recommended Kate Maloy's Every Last Cuckoo, which I've not read yet. I'm a bit wary of the Maloy recommendation as Kate's a bit of a friend of Katharine and me. I'm not always so fond of reading things that friends have written. It can put one in an uncomfortable position if we don't necessarily like what's going on.

After looking through my reading journal for the past 2ish years, I'd probably say that if I were to make one recommendation based on our shared like of Housekeeping, it would be William Maxwell's So Long, See You Tomorrow. Aside from that, maybe some of the lesser Garcia-Marquez books or the less strident Jeannette Winterson's.

Thanks again for that add.

posted by Jesse_wiedinmyer at 1:26 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2007

Hi Mel, this is Michael Bartley, thank you for adding my library to your interesting list. As a book lover, I like it when other book lovers share my interest and like my books. I am happy to see that you have and hopefully read Angle of Repose. That is one of my all time favortie books. At the moment I am to read Sodom and Gomorrah by Proust, it is v.4 in 6 volumes of In Search of Lost Time, my goal is to read all 6. He is very good, but also very hard. I also just started Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt. A study on evil.
I am glad that your kids are also readers it is a great gift to give to young people. I work as a volunteer in a middle school, last year I started giving books to students that were doing well or just needed some adult to say I believe in you. I was suprised how much the kids loved it. By the way Moby Dick was a big favorite with the boys. Happy reading
Michael

posted by michaelbartley at 2:31 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2007

Lovely to meet a fellow Annie Dillard fan. And reading Hunter Thompson's "Las Vegas" novel utterly changed my life...though for reasons I can't give because the statute of limitations for certain activities has yet to pass. Keep reading critically and often...

posted by CliffBurns at 10:37 pm (EST) on Oct 21, 2007

read water for elephants over the weekend. loved it!

posted by amanaceerdh at 8:41 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2007

thanks for the tip on water for elephants. i actually just purchased it last week when i went on vacation but never got around to doing any reading :) i will try to get into it this weekend. i am praying i will be as impressed as everyone else!!

posted by amanaceerdh at 9:06 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2007

Hello Mel!

I'm honored, indeed, to know that you like my library. I'm looking forward
to browsing through your collection as well.

As far as my posted photograph, I've been trying to recall the threads that
brought me to her. Isn't she so beautiful and interesting! I think, from here
on out, I'll do better in documenting my captured images, as I so often return
to them and wish to explore them more deeply.

I promise you, when I uncover her origins, I shall disclose them at once!

Cate

posted by bleuroses at 11:29 pm (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

Thanks for joining Art is Life! Look forward to seeing a comment from you there real soon.

posted by TheresaWilliams at 4:18 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

Hi!
Thanks for stopping by my library and leaving a comment. I see we share many books, as well as the fundraising urge! I have always thought of books as an alternative form of currency anyway -- trading books instead of all those sheets of green paper!

I am in awe of your library....I can't believe the number of books you have listed. Great work, and I look forward to seeing more of your listings.

Take care, and warm regards,
Laura

posted by Lcwilson45 at 8:45 pm (EST) on Feb 15, 2007

well thanks for the tip. i have over 200 books on my to be read shelf at home already so it may be a while before i buy any new ones. :) the red tent is wonderful. you will absolutely love it! browsing your to be read list, i must suggest you read the poisonwood bible and the awakening soon, they are both excellent as well! good luck with your reading list!!

posted by amanaceerdh at 8:55 am (EST) on Feb 12, 2007

Hi again from Saint John. I checked out your reviews since we have so many books in common. I totally agree with you about Fall On Your Knees....I hated it. I also love John Irving...he is probably my favorite American writer. I noticed you had written a positive review of The Kite Runner. I have bought it recently and although I have heard it is very sad, your review has made me think I need to read it. Right now I am reading Helen Keller's book on spirituality along with a P.D. James mystery. So little time....so many books!!! bye for now, Brenda

posted by brendaough at 5:49 pm (EST) on Jan 31, 2007

we share just 1 book: The Corrections by J.Franzen. I share your review of it, i felt the same reading it. I just finished another book by J.Franzen which i liked very much: Strong Motion

posted by muni at 5:15 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2007

Re: your comment--your reviews are good! I was actually afraid to write reviews that were much longer, because they took up so much space on my editor page--I didn't realize that people could read them all on a separate page with a different layout where they'd look much less crammed. You're also much more widely read than I am. : )

posted by cleolinda at 6:18 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2007

Hello! I read your "about me" and thought to myself....wow, another person who haunts used book stores and yard sales for books. I am a teacher in New Brunswick Canada and love love love to read both to my students and myself. If I go to a used book store and see a bargain, I have to buy it even if I have it....I can always pass it on to a friend! We have quite a few books in common. You have great taste! Drop by and visit my library some time!

p.s. Sounds like we could use you at our school...that is amazing how much you were about to collect for your school---congratulations! There is nothing better than encouraging and giving children the opportunity to read.

Brenda

posted by brendaough at 8:04 pm (EST) on Jan 17, 2007

welcome to librarything and prepare to be addicted. my to be read list has doubled since i signed up!! ;) your library is impressive. feel free to stop by my page with suggestions anytime! happy reading!

posted by amanaceerdh at 8:52 am (EST) on Jan 8, 2007