Member: xicanti

Hola! I have today received my little SantaThing satchel, and have reached 'maximum excitement' mode. I don't have any bookish friends so am rather chuffed to be receiving books outside of my own selection. I simply cannot wait to begin reading :D Thank you.
I note we are both Whedon fans, too, which is extra-nifty - Karla

posted by dearkarla at 12:42 am (EST) on Jan 5, 2011

You´re very welcome! Both books are amongst my absolute favourites so I hope you´ll enjoy them as much as I did :-)

posted by Rosa_Saks at 2:56 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2010

Hi Xicanti

I've just finished reading your review on The Road and it's one of the few written that I can relate to.......so many of the others seem to be "love it" or "hate it". I thought the book was an interesting read and although the style was different it didn't worry me, but I did have a few problems with the characters and the way they behaved. The father spoke about "the good guys" but never seemed to make any real attempt to make contact with them and yet within a few days of his death, there they were! The child's reaction to his mother's loss seemed unrealistic to me and her own behaviour didn't quite ring true either but we were never given any real insight into those relationships. I hope you don't mind me approaching you like this but I can see that we enjoy some of the same books and I was pleased to read your review.

Kim

posted by imager at 4:18 am (EST) on Aug 24, 2010

Memory, Thank you so much for your Guy Gavriel Kay suggestions! I'm looking forward to reading him, hopefully sometime this summer.

posted by TerriB at 3:57 pm (EST) on May 6, 2010

Hi Memory! You know me from blogland (Terri B. at Tip of the Iceberg). I notice that you are a fan of Guy Gavriel Kay. I'm thinking about reading something by him, but not sure where to start. Suggestions? Thanks!

posted by TerriB at 7:00 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2010

Hey, I see you've been adding Girl Genius - do you read it online? It's kind of cool - feels like a real "comic" that way. www.girlgeniusonline.com

Take care!
Bethy

posted by BethyB at 12:24 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2010

Hi Memory...

As you can tell, I have not been on LibraryThing for quite a while. I am still reading several books at once, and promise to get to your latest draft by the end of January, 2010. I know, bad friend.

Even an electronic one should do better.

Ed (aka Sabarade)

posted by Sabarade at 7:10 pm (EST) on Jan 17, 2010

I enjoyed all three books immensely - I have already finished all of them, and the first sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamora, which I had to hunt down immediately. I will get the rest of the sequels as cash allows, which hopefully will be soon! Thanks again for such excellent choices!

posted by BethyB at 12:50 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2009

I just got my SantaThing box from Amazon.com - the books look fantastic, both literally and figuratively, and I'm excited to read them. Thanks so much!

Beth

posted by BethyB at 12:55 pm (EST) on Dec 16, 2009

I'm really glad you liked the books I picked. Have fun with them, and have a merry Christmas!

posted by pshaw at 8:47 am (EST) on Dec 12, 2009

No worries. ^-^ I'm just really curious to see what you make of it! And I suppose it's only fair. I've been taunting Nymeth with my last 5-star rating too. I imagine I may feel much like you did about this one. (But I managed to put together a spoiler-free review! I am so proud of that.)

I hope you'll enjoy your SantaThing-gifting, sweetie! Listing all you can sounds like a good idea. ^-^

posted by sparrowbunny at 1:43 pm (EST) on Dec 4, 2009

Aaaaaaaaah! Dangling a 5-star rating for The Angel's Cut in front of my nose and not having a review up yet!

That's just cruel...

(^-~ I'll be looking forward to seeing it! You give out 5 stars so rarely...)

posted by sparrowbunny at 3:18 am (EST) on Dec 4, 2009

*stalkstalk* Oooh, the translation of Dante that you've got on your wishlist is actually pretty good (for reading). I can't speak for the accuracy, not speaking (medieval) Italian, but... It's a really legible version and I appreciate the translator's choices and attempt to stay as true to the original meaning as possible. You could definitely do a lot worse than picking up that Penguin copy.

(Also, you're catching up on review posting here, I see. Good luck! ^-^)

posted by sparrowbunny at 6:36 pm (EST) on Nov 27, 2009

I would recommend the edition of the Iliad translated by Robert Fagles. It is available in paper and trade paper editions.

posted by OldSarge at 10:34 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2009

I thought I'd you added to my friends here, but then I realised not! *feels silly*

posted by sparrowbunny at 4:26 am (EST) on Jul 20, 2009

Hi there Memory, I read and enjoyed your review of "A Canticle for Leibowitz" so gave it a thumbs-up with grateful attention to your tender years...glad to see the books of my youth still being read.

Cheers
RMD

posted by richardderus at 4:05 pm (EST) on Jun 12, 2009

Wow, you gave out some 4 1/2 and 5 star reviews? I am now forced to add these to the TBR.

posted by Cauterize at 3:21 am (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

I did hear that Graceling's prequel is coming out soon... but I also heard the rumor it isn't as good? After I just said that, I looked online and realize it's not out yet, but I can't shake the feeling that I had somehow heard this? Really what I'm looking forward to is the sequel, Bitterblue. I thought she was a great character!

posted by Cauterize at 4:37 am (EST) on Apr 9, 2009

Hi Xicanti, just wanted to tell you that I read Graceling because of your review and enjoyed immensely, and have had you on my private watch list for awhile. I think my next rec I have from you is that Elizabeth Bear? Moon? book. Keep up the reading!

Cauterize

posted by Cauterize at 12:54 pm (EST) on Mar 31, 2009

Hi Memory...

You had previously indicated you might be interested in a group read of Dante’s Inferno.I am planning to start my read on Feb 25th. While I’m not planning to do a college level course in this, I do want to spend a little more serious reading time with this one than I have on some of the others. Please see http://www.librarything.com/topic/56314 to sign up and join the party. Looking forward to 'reading' with you.
Tina (aka Tutu)

posted by tututhefirst at 5:56 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

oops, sorry for the extra message, it was meant for someone else hehe!

posted by pollysmith at 8:50 am (EST) on Dec 17, 2008

Of course!

pollynjimsmith@yahoo.com

posted by pollysmith at 8:49 am (EST) on Dec 17, 2008

absolutely! Why didn't I think of that!
pollynjimsmith@yahoo.com

posted by pollysmith at 8:48 am (EST) on Dec 17, 2008

Thanks for the Interesting Libraries add!

posted by jibrailis at 2:10 pm (EST) on Dec 7, 2008

Thanks for the "Any Given Doomsday" review. Having just detoxed off the whole damn "Twilight" saga, which raised many interesting questions and answered none of them, I'm happy to have avoided this one.

Whyizzit that there are so few really good vampire stories?

I like Buffy, too, but I find it somewhat uneven when it strays from the vampire plot line and into the mummies, giant bugs, astral projection and the rest of it.

posted by nohrt4me at 4:01 pm (EST) on Nov 24, 2008

Hi Memory,

Your reading output is awesome! Perhaps you want to challenge yourself to 250 books next?! Almigwin has just started a 250 Book Challenge group. If you're interested, it's here.

Happy reading!

posted by akeela at 2:18 am (EST) on Nov 13, 2008

You said: Thanks for the info on Rachel Hartman! ...

One last tidbit -
You might enjoy reading her blog, http://webamused.com/milkbreath/, although I admit I feel almost guilty for even knowing about it, it makes me feel like a stalker! O_o

posted by elfreda at 6:52 pm (EST) on Oct 27, 2008

I was just entering my copy of "Amy Unbounded" and saw your review. I think it's an undiscovered gem, for adult readers, too! :-)

If you search online for Amy Unbounded, the Ashcan Series, you might find some of the stories before "Belondweg Blossoming". I'm definitely searching!

Also, Rachel Hartman's blog mentions she's writing a novel, so there's something to look forward to!

Good reading,
E.

posted by elfreda at 9:19 pm (EST) on Oct 18, 2008

Thanks for your review of Flora's Dare! Just requested the first book at the library, and I'm fully expecting that it and the sequel will be the Xmas present for my niece. I don't know how I would have heard of it without your review popping up in my Connection News.

posted by ansate at 11:21 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2008

Hey! Nice start to your blog. I'm looking forward to reading more.

posted by cmbohn at 12:43 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Hi,

Really enjoyed your review of House of Dreams (I checked it out because you were the only other person who reviewed it). Made me think I should have elaborated more, since your review totally kicked my review's ass. Just wanted to give you a kudos, since you articulated exactly what I liked about the book.

posted by Cauterize at 7:54 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2008

Hi xicanti...great library...and we share some of my favorite books! I wanted to offer a little suggestion for posting hyperlinks: add target=new after the quotes and before the close-carat in your hyperlink; that way we get your link in a new window, and don't have to backtrack to get home to your post.

An idea for your consideration only. I enjoy your intelligent and informed posts greatly!

Cheers
Richard

posted by richardderus at 10:31 am (EST) on Jul 31, 2008

I wanted to let you know that your reviews for the 1001 Fantasy library are amazing. They are exactly what I was looking for and I don't have to do any editing either! *hugs* ~ Morph

posted by 1001Fantasy at 2:19 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2008

I'm interested in Time Bandit if it is still available.

posted by Trevorlanticism at 1:47 am (EST) on May 28, 2008

I notice we both seem to have Jasper Fforde, Agatha Christie and J.K. Rowling stuff. I have only just started on LT, so do not have that many books in, and I too only purchase books I'll re-read. So my library is pretty much that.

posted by EmmeryP at 10:45 pm (EST) on May 10, 2008

Thank you, xicanti. You've written a good fair few and so really helped to fill out the pages. I've now added your reviews which are numbers 171, 204, 209, 224 and 237. You might want to just double check that I didn't miss out on any formatting you wanted (italics and the like). The wiki code is completely different from the html used in LT so it has to be added in and I know I've probably missed some.

posted by InigoMontoya at 11:12 am (EST) on May 9, 2008

Hi, Memory. On Go Review That Book!, I've created a group Wiki page to keep track of the progress of the game and the reviews that have been generated. Some may find it easier to read the reviews by having them in one handy place. There's a discussion thread in the group and this is the first Wiki page if you are interested in having a look. To avoid any difficulties with copyright, I'm seeking your consent to add your reviews to the group Wiki page.

posted by InigoMontoya at 8:50 am (EST) on May 9, 2008

Did you ever finish the Hippopotamus Marsh? Did you move on to the next two in the trilogy? I finished them a short time ago and just wondered why you found the one you were reading so sloooow?

Bob Barker

posted by rmbarker at 10:02 am (EST) on Apr 13, 2008

Cool, thanks for giving me the html code. I never learned any of that. It worked!

re: Robertson Davies, I'm definitely going to get on with the Cornish trilogy after I finish up a couple things I'm reading now. I really liked the first book--probably just a bit more than the Salterton trilogy, which I read this previous summer.

take care!
bookie

posted by bookiemonster81 at 3:47 am (EST) on Mar 6, 2008

Thanks for leaving a message on my 50 book challenge about Robertson Davies. I'm going to read the rest of the Cornish Trilogy, but I'm spacing it out a bit. I've read the Deptford and Salterton trilogies--is there any further reading you'd suggest by him? I really loved the Deptford trilogy, which I read about seven years ago, and have only recently come back to Davies and read more. He's just fabulous!

On a side note, how did you get your profile to link to your other account? I have two accounts (one for books I own and one for books I've read) and I would like them to link, but I couldn't figure out how to do it!

Happy reading,
bookie

posted by bookiemonster81 at 1:22 am (EST) on Feb 27, 2008

Thanks very much for your encouraging words on my Lloyd Alexander tribute. It was really nice to get feedback on what I'd written!

posted by DeputyHeadmistress at 6:58 pm (EST) on Feb 8, 2008

Thanks for the info on Theives & KIngs. maybe I'll use this hiatus to try and catch up on 8 years of being out of the series.

posted by The_Humungus at 2:48 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2008

I finally read The Fairy Godmother! I really enjoyed it! Thanks for the tip. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know.

posted by xorscape at 1:13 am (EST) on Jan 12, 2008

Thanks for the suggestion you left on my SantaThing request. I went to the library and checked out The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey. My brother is a big fantasy/science fiction fan and he said you made a good recommendation too. (Of course, I also looked at her website, the LT reviews, etc. I am always looking for a good author to start reading!) Thanks again!

posted by xorscape at 1:58 am (EST) on Dec 22, 2007

Thank you so much for the SantaThing gifts! They were both on my wishlist, which you couldn't possibly have known, so you chose really well. I hope you get the delight of receiving soon too - thank you again!

posted by littlebookworm at 1:28 pm (EST) on Dec 21, 2007

That's what I suspected. I'm still interested to check them out, so I think I will do what you suggested. Thanks :)

posted by philosojerk at 10:48 am (EST) on Nov 29, 2007

I keep seeing you mentioning that graphic novel series about the Buddha in the "What Are You Reading Now" threads. They look really interesting, but I'm wondering if they're something you think would appeal to a reader who doesn't usually go for graphic novels?

posted by philosojerk at 7:18 pm (EST) on Nov 28, 2007

I was reading the thread on Reading the Bible, and was wondering what the title is of the Bible you have. I would like to find a copy for myself. It sounds really interesting, and more to my way of thinking when it comes to how I think of the stories and books of the Bible. Thanks!

posted by Jadesbooks at 10:41 am (EST) on Nov 16, 2007

Just saw your post about writing in your books. I too always write my initials, date, and the place where I started reading the book. I tend not to keep books unless I really like them, so I always hope that the person who picks it up in the charity shop or from the hotel bookshelf will add theirs, and there will be a trace in the book of all the places it has been read...

posted by wandering_star at 7:27 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007

"I definitely don't have the expertise to go down on my own"

Caving on your own is a passtime of the very strong minded! Pretty much everyone caves as a group, a) it safer, b) its a lot more fun.

If you want to do more caving the best way is to join a caving club. In the UK at least there is one in every city and most towns, even those a long way from the main caving areas. Such clubs are used to arranging the longer trips needed to get closer to the caves. Of course this does mean committing some time to it, and I'm not sure how it works out with the USs vastly larger geography.

Have Fun.

posted by reading_fox at 4:05 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2007

Another green dragon caver?? really? Is it that popular a sport in the US? Over here in the UK its really struggling, with many clubs dying through lack of members.

posted by reading_fox at 5:41 pm (EST) on Sep 28, 2007

You are an excellent namer of mummified cats. (I bet you've never received that particular compliment before in your life!)

posted by buchleser at 6:29 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2007

Me, too. But he lived a long time. And he and his wife of 60+ years died within two weeks of each other. So, I guess I'm more sad for myself than for him. :(

posted by dressagegrrrl at 3:53 pm (EST) on May 18, 2007

Xicanti, did you hear Lloyd Alexander passed away?

posted by dressagegrrrl at 11:33 am (EST) on May 18, 2007

I really enjoyed your posts on the Wicked discussion. I still find it an odd book, but it's makes a lot more sense to me now.

posted by dchaikin at 1:13 am (EST) on Mar 26, 2007

I agree with your take on the Oz series. I just finished the first and am irritated, because wouldn't you want to live somewhere fantastic rather than somewhere that everything is gray? Thanks for commenting! Happy reading!

posted by bookwormteri at 10:02 am (EST) on Mar 21, 2007

Hello.
Thank you for your reply to my question about paperback cataloguing.
It's always interesting to learn about other Libaries and it sounds as tho' your Library is hard pressed for funds if it is re-binding books and not fully cataloguing items.
Dispiriting to think you are so underfunded and that this is not a problem confined to the U.K.
Best wishes - Lizzier

posted by lizzier at 1:45 pm (EST) on Mar 20, 2007

Hi xicanti, your comment #60 in the thread for what you're reading week of 2/10 led me to come and ask: Did you go farther into "Sons and Lovers" than the self-required 100pp? I read the whole miserable thing for a reading group I was in, just so I could rip the bejabbers out of the dratted thing! And the kicker is, I was the one who suggested the book to the group in the first place.

posted by richardderus at 12:14 pm (EST) on Feb 16, 2007

I'd love to hear what you think of New Moon when you're finished. Did you like it as much as Twilight?

posted by Jenson_AKA_DL at 10:33 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2006

i stumbled on your profile while navigating and noticed your glowing review and 5 star rating of corelli's mandolin. have you read his trilogy beginning with "the war of don emanuel's netherparts?" if not, check them out. 3 of my favorite books of all time.

posted by greengrit at 2:18 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2006

I just wanted to say that your review of "Macbeth" wins at life.

posted by trinityofone at 4:02 pm (EST) on Oct 25, 2006