Member: ryvre
CollectionsYour library (1,209), Wishlist (49), Currently reading (15), To read (440), Read but unowned (370), Favorites (39), Audible (153), Ebooks (33), All collections (1,753)
Reviews113 reviews
Tagsfiction (656), graphic novel (493), nonfiction (486), spec fic (463), fantasy (175), scifi (150), superhero (145), dc (137), history (134), queer (122) — see all tags
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About meWhen I was a child, I wanted to be a unicorn when I grew up. Or, failing that, the Pope.
By day, I'm a mild-mannered comic shop manager. By night, I dream of world domination.
My 2013 Reading Challenge
2012
About my libraryI have a massive amount of books that I own, but have not read yet. I love it when I randomly feel like learning about a subject, and I have a book that I can read just sitting on my bookshelf, waiting for me. I can't resist thrift stores and library sales, so my to-read list keeps getting longer and longer.
Feel free to drop me a comment if we have similar tastes or if you want to discuss a book. (Or if you want to prod me to read a book on my TBR list so we can discuss it.)
If any of my data is wrong, or if changing something will help editions combine better, let me know.
GroupsA Quieter LibraryThing, Alternative Sexuality, Arab, North African and Middle Eastern Literature, ARC Junkies, Audiobooks, Biblical History, Book Liberation Project, BPAL Fiends!, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fiction/Non-Fiction, Bug Collectors —show all groups, Chicagoans, Children's Fiction, Combiners!, Comics, Comics by Women, Cthulhu Mythos, Dystopian novels, Esoterica, Fairy Tales Retold, Feminist SF, Feminist Theory, Flash-Mob Cataloging, Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests, Gamers, genderqueer, Gilmore Girl Addicts, Girlybooks, GLBT History, Hacking LibraryThing, Jim Butcher, League of Emergency Santas!, LibraryThing Community Outreach, Librarything Local, Librarything Series, Men Are Not From Mars, Non-Fiction Readers, Norse, Outlander: Gabaldon's series about Jamie and Claire, Queer and Trans Lit, ReadaThing, Roleplayers, Sandman, Science Fiction Fans, Sex Between the Covers, SlashThing, Slashy Fantasy, Spam Fighters!, Taggers!, The 'verse, The Dice & Table, The Island - Books from Lost, Urban Fantasy, Used Books, Where LibraryThing leads..., World Religions
Favorite authorsJorge Luis Borges, Michail Bulgakov, Jim Butcher, Octavia E. Butler, Jacqueline Carey, Colleen Coover, T. S. Eliot, Neil Gaiman, Nalo Hopkinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, N. K. Jemisin, Sherryl Jordan, Sarah Monette, Garth Nix, Nnedi Okorafor, Ayn Rand, Greg Rucka, Mary Doria Russell, Brandon Sanderson, Scott Snyder, Mark Waid, Jo Walton (Shared favorites)
VenuesFavorites | Visited
Favorite bookstoresAmazing Fantasy Books & Comics - Lockport, G-Mart Comic Books
Other favoritesLogan Square Community Book Exchange
Homepagehttp://www.lunatic-fridge.com
Also onTwitter, Yelp
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Real nameRyvre
LocationChicago, IL
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Member sinceSep 29, 2006
Currently readingMaster and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race by Edwin Black
The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Deadman Book One by Various
Quiverfull : inside the Christian patriarchy movement by Kathryn Joyce
Sovereign by C. J. Sansom
Visionary Women: Three Medieval Mystics by Rosemary Radford Ruether
The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert
The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories by Emma Donoghue
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon K. Penman
Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
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Thanks!
posted by Macon at 12:53 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2013
posted by Macon at 12:48 pm (EST) on Mar 7, 2013
I received my books yesterday and I can't wait to dive into them! They are all a departure from the books currently in my library and I look forward to expanding my reading choices. Thanks so much, and Merry Christmas!
Linda
posted by boblinfortino at 10:45 am (EST) on Dec 14, 2012
posted by somegirl at 10:42 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2012
Wishing you a happy new year!
posted by monarchi at 11:42 am (EST) on Dec 27, 2011
posted by Stevil2001 at 11:36 pm (EST) on Dec 13, 2011
posted by Stevil2001 at 11:02 pm (EST) on Dec 13, 2011
Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law by Nonie Darwish. You might find this interesting, I certainly did.
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox. It's an interesting read, seeing how a super intelligent woman was treated back in the day, which wasn't so long ago really.
posted by bj at 12:35 am (EST) on Dec 8, 2011
posted by Peripa at 12:24 pm (EST) on Jan 20, 2011
-Tiara (tiaralynn)
posted by tiaralynn at 12:06 pm (EST) on Mar 6, 2007