Member Cecrow(he, him)
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- Dec 14, 2007
- About My Library
- I've read and own considerably more than what's listed here but I'm only adding as I read, while sometimes deleting titles that prove forgettable. I average one or two books a month (15-20pgs in 30min is fast for me). For that reason I'm very careful about what I choose, which is probably (and happily) why I give so many positive reviews. Discounting the occasional impulsiveness, I can pretty much tell you the titles I'll be reading several months in advance.
5 stars = especially memorable (perfection not required)
4.5 stars = more than I expected, impressed me
4 stars = met my expectations, I recommend this one
3.5 stars = let me down in some minor way, not quite right
3 stars = disappointing, below expectations
If I read anything worse, you probably won't hear about it. - About Me
52, married male sci-fi/fantasy fan who also enjoys the classics and history (fiction and non-fiction). I sometimes value sheer entertainment over other qualities, but I've a big appreciation for good technique.
My primary goal for maintaining this profile is a personal memory aid (I can always use more of those). It records what I've been reading regardless of whether I borrowed or own it.
Quote: "Every man should keep minutes of whatever he reads. Every circumstance of his studies should be recorded; what books he has consulted; how much of them he has read; at what times; how often the same authors; and what opinions he formed of them, at different periods of his life. Such an account would much illustrate the history of his mind." - James Boswell
Someday, one of these days, sooner or later, I might write a novel myself. Or die first, one or the other.
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- North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Favorite Authors
- Isaac Asimov, Simone de Beauvoir, Pierre Berton, Jorge Luis Borges, Charlotte Brontë, Thornton W. Burgess, Agatha Christie, James Clavell, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Stephen R. Donaldson, Umberto Eco, Steven Erikson, E. M. Forster, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mark Helprin, Frank Herbert, Henry James, Gary Jennings, James Joyce, Guy Gavriel Kay, George R. R. Martin, Marcel Proust, Ayn Rand, J. K. Rowling, Salman Rushdie, Paul Scott, John Steinbeck, J. R. R. Tolkien, Paul O. Williams, Tad Williams
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Bookstores: Allison the Bookman, Bearly Used Books, Chapters - Kanata, Chapters - Pinecrest, Chapters - Sudbury, Coles - Northgate Square, The Owl Pen, Value Village North Bay
Libraries: North Bay Public Library, The Children's Library
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