Member: saraslibrary
Books2,581 books cataloged
Favorite authorsNicholas Adams, Harry Allard, Bill Amend, V.C. Andrews, K. A. Applegate, Francesca Lia Block, Judy Blume, Eve Bunting, Chelsea Cain, Ellen Conford, Caroline B. Cooney, Stephen Cosgrove, Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, Emma Holly, Dick King-Smith, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Gary Larson, Edward Lee, Tanith Lee, Mercer Mayer, Melinda Metz, Mark Nykanen, Barbara Park, Francine Pascal, Christopher Pike, Louise Rennison, Anne Rice, John Saul, Shel Silverstein, Vivian Vande Velde, Bill Watterson (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresHalf Price Books - Tacoma, Powell's City of Books
Favorite librariesPierce County Library - Lakewood Branch
About my libraryRATINGS:
1/5 stars = Didn't like & donated/sold
2/5 stars = Not for me, but I've kept it anyway, whether to complete a series or because I like the author, etc.
3/5 stars = It's OK
4/5 stars = I liked it, but . . . (1 or 2 little things that bugged me)
5/5 stars = I loved it (I'm pretty forgiving with juvenile books, so you'll probably see a lot of them with 5 stars.)
My average rating (as of August 18, 2009):
(4.5)
TAGS:
Mysteries and thrillers I've lumped into the "suspense" category, just to make it easier for me. Same with childrens and teens: lumped into "juvenile." Ditto with occult, paranormal, urban fantasy, etc. (into "horror"), and novellas (into "short stories").
MY CHALLENGES:
2010: Paranormal TBR Challenge
2009: Paranormal 999 Challenge | 75 Books Challenge for 2009: #1 and #2 and #3 (finished)
2008: 888 Challenge (didn't finish) | 75 Books Challenge for 2008 (finished)
UPDATES:
10/31/2009 — In the spirit of Halloween, I'm dumping my ongoing challenges (Dewey Decimal, Newbery, and A-Z Author/Book) so I can focus on my Paranormal 999 Challenge. Happy Scare Day! :)
8/18/2009 — [work in progress] Another LT project for moi: Scan covers of books without 'em. (Count: 80 naked books--eeps!)
6/7/2008 — My library is now private. I'll make it public again once LT creates privacy features.
2/7/2008 — [still a work in progress] I'm adding year tags to the books I've finished reading (starting in 2001), just to get an idea of how many books I read per year. However, several of these books are rereads/skim-throughs (mainly the juvenile books), so it's not entirely accurate.
1/27/08 — I no longer review books. Too many books; so little time to review them. :)
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posted by Kat32 at 9:42 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009
posted by Kat32 at 5:35 am (EST) on Aug 17, 2009
Are you me? I guess I'm only 22 and a leo, but otherwise I felt I was reading my own bio. It's a pity your library is private. You seem like you would some amazing books!
posted by RebeccaAnn at 1:06 pm (EST) on Aug 2, 2009
posted by Ganeshaka at 10:31 am (EST) on Mar 25, 2009
GLAD that I live am I;
That the sky is blue;
Glad for the country lanes,
And the fall of dew.
After the sun the rain;
After the rain the sun;
This is the way of life,
Till the work be done.
All that we need to do,
Be we low or high,
Is to see that we grow
Nearer the sky.
Lizette Woodworth Reese
posted by theoldman at 12:20 pm (EST) on Mar 13, 2009
posted by clowndust at 9:53 am (EST) on Mar 3, 2009
posted by crazy4reading at 9:19 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2009
posted by crazy4reading at 5:50 am (EST) on Feb 20, 2009
posted by suslyn at 1:18 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2009
hopefully,
Susan
posted by suslyn at 8:51 am (EST) on Feb 3, 2009
Thanks for leaving me a note. It was a nice New Year's surprise!
:D
posted by quillmenow at 8:03 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2009
Thanks for the comments and ideas on the 999 challenge. My husband likes to tease me because I'm so ridiculously in love with this website (I haven't stopped thanking my friend, Jamie, for introducing me to it). I'm jealous of the number of books in your library. I have maybe half of my books entered in (though none from my classroom library). Every now and again I get on a kick and enter a whole bunch in, but there's too many! I do force myself to keep entering in new ones as I get them. If you have any recommendations for books, I'd love them.
Happy New Year!
Amy.
posted by amysnortts at 7:14 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2008
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posted by anjileyes2001 at 12:54 pm (EST) on Dec 13, 2008
However, the link to the whatshouldireadnext.com website has not only started my ‘to be read’ list but has giving it a good length as well! That website is awesome!
Thanks!
posted by BooGirl at 3:52 pm (EST) on Dec 10, 2008
Thanks for making your library public so that I could browse it...I've finished looking and put some things on my wish list! (I thought I'd do that quick so you could privatize it again). I couldn't figure out what tag you were using for 'unread,' though. You have almost as many books as I have, so I assume there are some you own that you've yet to read. I was curious how many of those you have. My unread list currently numbers 1,178...
I did read Ann Rice's witches books this year and am currently working through the vampire chronicles, as those series merge towards the end. I am enamored with the Taltos; I think they're fantastic. What a rich set of characters she's created!
posted by lilyfyrestorm at 2:01 pm (EST) on Dec 7, 2008
I can understand that. However, I like to taunt my ridiculously religious mother with my collection of books about witchcraft and sex. (It's revenge for her burning books she considered 'of the devil' when I was younger and brought them home). Now that I'm almost 30 and have my own house, she can't really do anything about it. It amuses me...but that's my own personal issue...
I am glad that we share so many books...what are your favorites of the ones we both have?
~Lily
posted by lilyfyrestorm at 10:34 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2008
Thanks for your comment. I was trying for 200 books this year, but it doesn't look like I'm going to make it!
I'm curious, why did you make your library private? I was going to come over and browse what you have since we both like YA.
~Lily
posted by lilyfyrestorm at 12:29 am (EST) on Dec 6, 2008
My profile picture is of a hamster we used to have. My daughter did the animation.
Can you believe I'm thinking of doing the 999 challenge when I finish the 888 one?! I must be nuts! :)
posted by SqueakyChu at 9:06 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2008
:) Thanks for your response and making your library visible to me temporarily. The links in your profile now work. You have about 450 books rated with 5 stars! So I will have to focus on tags or authors.
I can now see which books we share: 3 books by Anne Rice. I actually read 5 books by her and entered only the ones I own in my library. "Interview with the vampire" I liked best, from the first sentences of the book you are "in" the story.
You have 1 book by James Herbert: "Sepulchre". What do you think of that book? It's not rated. I've read "The rats" and "The fog" by James Herbert and really liked them.
From your tag "Time travel" you have two 5 star books. I've read books about time travel but they're not in my library on LT since they were borrowed from the library. I'll take a closer look at your library later, so that within a week you can make it private again. Thanks!
Do you know what would be a good way to make covers? I don't have a scanner so I made pictures with a digital camera. It works, but even without the flash you can see a reflection of light. And the ratio of the books (length/width) are not the same as the ratio of the photos.
By the way, the coming 3 days I will be in a training (for work) and probably will not have access to internet or E-mail. Nice communicating with you. :)
Regards,
Richard
posted by Richard. at 4:44 am (EST) on Nov 16, 2008
posted by eljabo at 9:54 pm (EST) on Oct 13, 2008
posted by ToReadToNap at 7:01 am (EST) on Apr 16, 2008
I haven't seen the other book about what pets do while you are out but I will definately look for it now. The other book was so funny. I've often wondered what my dog does while I am out and have thought about setting up a web cam on her. My husband laughs at me because I sometimes call the answer machine to 'talk' to her while we are out. He comes home to a message saying "Scottie, what are you doing Scottie? Sit! Good Girl!" and for some reason he thinks that is funny. I'd love to know what she gets up to while we are out.
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 11:40 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2008
Where is WA? I'm not very good with remembering all the states and their abbreviations but am guessing Witcheta. Sorry if that's wrong.
I've just had a look at your library and seen you have the Bad Dogs book. I just borrowed that from my SiL and it's really funny. I love the dog that says "The only difference between lovable old me and a hideous creature is half an inch of gum."
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 7:17 pm (EST) on Mar 14, 2008
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posted by themstandsformonster at 5:56 am (EST) on Mar 19, 2007
Nice Roger icon thingy ^_^
posted by AmethystFaerie at 6:05 am (EST) on Dec 3, 2006
posted by Quaisior at 12:32 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2006
I'm having fun adding more cover images right now.
posted by Aquila at 2:25 pm (EST) on Dec 20, 2005