Member: sturlington

CollectionsYour library (277), Dystopia Collection (99), Classics Collection (83), Collectibles (28), Graphic novels and comics (6), Food and cooking (55), Other (48), Books for Sean (42), Marty's books (73), Lending library (33), Kindle (48), Favorites (30), To review (1), Currently reading (2), To read (9), Wishlist (13), Read but unowned (158), Read but unowned (other) (267), Sampled or unfinished (47), All collections (975)

Reviews676 reviews

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About meWriter, reader, mother, cook, geek, cynical idealist.

About my libraryMy Library represents books that have shaped my reading/writing life. It doesn't include every book I've read, or indeed every book I own, just those books that for some reason I consider significant to me. I've tried to write at least a brief review of every book I've read since 2001.

My primary interests are speculative fiction, particularly dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction. But almost anything that leaves behind the "real world" captures my interest. I also enjoy books about books and writing, food and cooking, and I am endeavoring to reread many of the classics in the Penguin Classics and Puffin Classics series. These books make up the bulk of my collections.

I have a 4-point rating scale:
- Loved it
- Meh (the bulk of the books I read)
- Hated it
- Didn't finish it

Needless to say, this doesn't correspond well to LibraryThing's 5-point scale (or 10-point scale, if you count half stars). I use the ratings to assess both how much I liked the book and also how significant it was in my overall reading life. Therefore, perfectly good but forgettable books may fall down to the bottom of the scale, while not perfect but very significant books may float to the top. Sometimes the rating may not seem to correspond with the review. It might be better to just ignore the ratings altogether.

Groups(BOMBS) Books Off My Book Shelves 2012 Challenge, Bloggers, Book Listers UNITE!, Book reviewers, Cookbookers, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Dystopian novels, Feminist SF, Flaggers!, Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests —show all groups, Historical Fiction, Hobnob with Authors, King's Dear Constant Readers, Monthly Author Reads, North Carolina LT Group, Post-apocalyptic Literature, ReadaThing, Reading Through Time, Science Fiction Fans, Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night, Zero Growth Challenge in 2012

Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Ray Bradbury, David Brin, Octavia E. Butler, Michael Chabon, Michael Cunningham, E. M. Forster, Neil Gaiman, Edward Gorey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kazuo Ishiguro, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, John Lanchester, Jonathan Lethem, Cormac McCarthy, Christopher Moore, Kim Stanley Robinson, Mary Doria Russell, John Steinbeck, Neal Stephenson, Kurt Vonnegut, Oscar Wilde (Shared favorites)

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Real nameShannon Turlington

LocationHillsborough, NC

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Member sinceJan 5, 2009

Currently readingThe Dark Tower (Comics) by Peter David
Wool - Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey