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Member: zhukora

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TagsNovel (200), Graphic Novel (154), Children (125), Text Book (87), Fantasy (60), Egypt (51), Historical Fiction (50), Science Fiction (46), Young Adult (45), Victoriana (43) — see all tags

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About my libraryDoubtless like many others here, I've made a concerted effort not to get rid of any book I have ever owned. Ever. Consequently, as I am a fairly young person and a student, my library is a bit skewed to the side of youth-appropriate literature and inscrutable textbooks. Unfortunately a lot of the more interesting ones have been shlepped with me from place to place, and are stuck in various modes of storage; they'll be latecomers to my library entries, but will certainly receive the attention they deserve when they get here.

In the meantime, most of the books I have readily at my disposal are ones that I haven't read in some time, and consequently don't feel comfortable giving a full review of until I get the chance to give them another once-over. My general impressions of most books are fairly indelible, however, so a lot of them have ratings. The following rubric is the one I use (ganked quite ungraciously from a fellow bibliophibian, but what can I do? It's well-made-up enough to not require any modification):

5 stars -- superb. I am unable to criticize this work and do not doubt that I will think of it many times in the future.

4.5 stars -- a thoroughly satisfying work that will stick with me for a long time, but some imperfections in writing prevent me from giving it a full five stars.

4 stars -- a solid book. It is well-written and interesting, but not likely to be an influence on me.

3.5 stars -- a good book, but some problems with writing prevented me from enjoying it fully.

3 stars -- a mediocre read that I somewhat enjoyed but would not likely recommend to others.

less than three stars -- I regret reading this work and would not recommend it to others.

My tags are organized roughly thus: Format (Novel/short stories/reference/etc); sub-format (e.g. "dictionary" as a sub of "reference"); specialized audience, if any (young adult, etc); broad genre (historical fiction/science fiction/archaeology/etc); followed by a list of increasingly specific additional genres, themes, or additional characteristics of note, as appropriate. A few authors and artists whose works have reached a critical mass in my collection have earned their own tags as well, especially if their works cross genres. I wasn't nearly so systemic about tagging when I first started adding books to my LibraryThing, so some of my tag entries are a bit muddled. I'm trying to fix that as I go on.

The "Family Collection"--a staggeringly extensive compilation of graphic novels, comic books, and (often academic) books about comic books--is slowly accumulating over in kenricia's library. Graphic novels and comic books listed in my library are personally owned, and ones listed at kenricia are more "communally" owned. There may be some overlap, as there is likely some dispute over a few of the items, and a number of duplicate copies.

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