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Groups: Librarians who LibraryThing, Literary Snobs, The Diogenes Club, The Weird Tradition
Joined: Mar 6, 2012

Real Name: Zach B.
About My Library: If my reviews skew towards the highly positive, it's because I'm mostly reviewing books I own, and I don't often purchase books I don't find value in. Paolo Bacigalupi's was a notable mistake, and is merely used as a coaster.

I enjoy reviews that do more than simply outline the plot (which will invariably be posted on dozens of other websites) and state whether the book made the reviewer feel good or bad (which is irrelevant,) so I try to write mine along similar lines.
I've just gotten back in to this account after a period of neglect, so I'll hopefully flesh out some old, thinner reviews.
About Me: Brobdingnagian; fan of fiction that can be considered Weird, New Weird, or just regular weird; kind of likes quibbling about the difference between the three.
Memberships: LibraryThing Early Reviewers
Favorite Authors: G. K. Chesterton, Nick Mamatas, China Miéville, Kit Reed, P. G. Wodehouse