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Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Americus, Book I by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Philosophy and Literature by Cameron Thompson
The Whitechapel Conspiracy by Anne Perry
Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters
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About meI'm an avid reader of fiction, especially the kind that can make me both think and laugh. I try to keep up with some of the current titles while at the same time chiseling away at the pile of classics I'm embarrassed not to have already read. Non-fiction interests tend toward biography and memoir, cooking, travel writing, science, and cultural studies. I work as a librarian so my to-be-read list grows exponentially. I normally have two books going at a time: one for myself, and one for out-loud with my daughter, who has clearly inherited the book gene.
About my libraryI descend from a long line of packrats and bibliophiles. Those ancestors having now entered that great archive in the sky, I am the lucky inheritor of their collected volumes as well as their bookish proclivities. Hence there are a lot of books around here. I'm not sure I want to read them all, but it's my lot to at least organize and dust them for future generations. I am a casual collector of modern first editions, particularly mysteries and children's books. My facilitating (read: co-dependent) husband used to buy me a new bookcase for Christmas every year until there was no more room for bookcases. I really have no sense of how many volumes there are - I am going to guess 3000 and will see how close I come.
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Currently readingCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Family Happiness: A Novel (Perennial Fiction Library) by Laurie Colwin
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs: A Novel by Irvine Welsh
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
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posted by aldoesntreadenough at 7:14 pm (EST) on May 19, 2009
posted by CraigChaffin123 at 10:19 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009
posted by lesliecp at 11:38 am (EST) on Jul 31, 2008
posted by Prop2gether at 12:20 pm (EST) on Jun 30, 2008
Have a great day!! J. Bower
posted by jbeth at 5:18 am (EST) on May 27, 2008
On the last day of class I got him to sign it. He wrote, "To ---, with deepest condolences that she has to read it."
posted by istartedthejoke at 5:34 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2008
posted by istartedthejoke at 5:11 pm (EST) on Mar 14, 2008
Thanks for putting me on your 'Interesting Libraries' list. I am always pleased when someone does this as it shows that I am doing something right with the way I'm putting me collection together.
I do like your comment about Bookcases,and believe me I understand perfectly. I wouldn't like to think of the number of cases that we have here.
Anyway nice to hear from you and all the best from the UK.
posted by devenish at 3:18 pm (EST) on Feb 15, 2008