Member: KingRat

CollectionsYour library (1,811), Currently reading (2), Finished (1,451), DNF (62), On Loan (1), Read but unowned (953), Holding (3), Short Works (763), To Donate (2), Wishlist (3), Missing (2), Favorites (39), All collections (3,577)

Reviews607 reviews

Tagsshort story (733), science fiction (729), non-fiction (466), crime fiction (341), fantasy (297), general fiction (167), short stories (155), young adult (114), anthology (98), translation (96) — see all tags

MediaBook (3,573), Paper Book (1,623), Audiobook (113), Ebook (1,088), Component Work (715), Sound Recording (4), Streaming audio (4)

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Recommendations15 recommendations

About meI read at a young age.

About my libraryPay very little attention to the ratings I enter for books. I use them so that the recommendation engine can take them into account. Two or less means I wasn't fond of the book. 2.5 to 3.5 is an okay but not great book. Four and above I liked bunches. Beyond that, whether something is worth 4.5 stars or 5 stars for example is pretty much a guess that depends on my mood that day.

GroupsAll Books Africa, Author and venue pictures, Awful Lit., Book Collectors, Book reviewers, Booksellers who LibraryThing, Bug Collectors, Combiners!, Common Knowledge, WikiThing, HelpThing, Economics —show all groups, Feminist SF, Feminist Theory, LibraryThing Coffeehouse, Librarything Series, Pacific Northwest, Seattleites, Serial Indexers, Single Booklovers, Warning: Spoilers, Washingtonians

Favorite authorsRussell Banks, Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, John Christopher, James Clavell, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, China Miéville (Shared favorites)

VenuesFavorites

Favorite bookstoresElliott Bay Book Company (Seattle), Michael's Books, Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Third Place Books, University Bookstore

Favorite librariesSeattle Public Library (Central Library)

Other favoritesTown Hall Seattle, Benaroya Hall

Favorite listsFavorite Feminist Science Fiction, Recommended Speculative Fiction by Women and People of Color

MembershipER. LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

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Real namePhilip Weiss

LocationSeattle, Washington, USA

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs /profile/KingRat (profile)
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Member sinceJul 24, 2006

Currently readingHunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells
The End is Nigh by John Joseph Adams