MemberVivienneR
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- All collections (4,805), Your library (4,738), Wishlist (69), Favorites (139), A stack (1,662), C stack (338), Reviewed (1,133), Books Read (2,830), Read 2022 (105), QEII (52), B stack (1,240), D stack (508), E stack (168), checklist (266), bcp (170), bea (311), be (289), next in series (130), up next (18), revisit (61), Currently reading (9), cat1 (18), am cover (285)
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- British mystery (1,080), British fiction (597), US mystery (334), British literature (321), US fiction (293), Biography (265), Early 20th century (235), Read 2020 (220), Humour (219), History (210), Canadian (205), Canadian fiction (204), Read 2018 (200), Read 2021 (195), Read 2017 (195), Memoir (190), Europe (189), Golden Age (188), WWII (187), Canadian mystery (183), Scotland (181), Read 2016 (177), Read 2019 (174), 19th century (157), Historical (149), Read 2015 (148), Read 2014 (148), Non-fiction (147), Read 2013 (143), dj (135), Short stories (132), Cookery (129), Victorian (125), Read 2012 (114), Christmas (112), Read 2011 (106), ARC (100), Read 2022 (99), London (90), Canadian literature (89), Booker list (87), WWI (85), Espionage (84), YA (83), Virago (82), France (81), British Columbia (79), Children's literature (75), Politics (74), Read 2008 (72), Women (71), Read 2009 (70), Read 2010 (70), British (66), England (66), Ireland (66), Commonwealth (64), Travel (60), Canada (59), Music (55), Suspense (54), Essays (54), Northern Ireland (53), Italy (52), Art (52), QEII (51), Northern Ireland author (51), Reference (49), Journalism (49), Health (48), Africa (47), Wishlist (47), Victorian era (46), Books about books (45), Vegetarian (45), Irish fiction (45), 1930s (45), Debut (44), New York (44), Translated (43), Irish mystery (41), Family relationships (41), Ontario (40), Nutrition (40), Translated from French (40), Tartan noir (40), British history (36), British monarchy (36), Quebec (36), Adventure (35), India (34), Indigenous (34), Children's picture book (33), French literature (33), Hercule Poirot (33), Feminism (33), 1950s (33), Arctic regions (33), Archaeology (32), Edinburgh (32), Anthology (32), Philosophy (31), Cats (31), Nature (31), Alberta (29), Germany (29), Science (28), Italian mystery (28), Natural history (28), Yorkshire (28), Country life (28), Booker Prize (28), Family saga (27), Medieval (27), Los Angeles (27), Swedish mystery (26), Voyages (26), Orange list (26), 17th century (26), Montalbano (26), Australian fiction (26), Women's history (26), Horror (26), 1920s (25), Bloomsbury Group (25), 16th century (25), Wales (25), Academia (25), Letters (24), Orwell (24), Noir (24), Birds (24), Poetry (24), Glasgow (24), Cold War (24), Belfast (24), Giller list (23), 1960s (23), China (23), Play (23), Writers (23), Hamish Macbeth (23), Jack Reacher (22), Friendship (22), Correspondence (22), Rebus (21), Outdoor recreation (21), LT author (21), Paris (21), British Library Crime Classics (21), Russian literature (21), Translated from Swedish (20), Russia (20), Artists (20), Coming of age (19), Mystery (19), Australian mystery (19), Forensics (19), Plantagenets (18), Inspector Banks (18), Ghosts (18), Theatre (17), James Bond (17), Tudors (17), Kootenay region (17), Novella (17), Baking (17), Musicians (17), Dogs (17), Satire (17), Saskatchewan (16), Needlework (16), Brighton (16), African American (16), Emerald noir (16), Writing (16), Race relations (16), Furrowed Middlebrow (16), 12th century (16), Immigrants (16), English language (15), Wars of the Roses (15), Icelandic mystery (15), 18th century (15), Governor General's award (15), Sicily (15), Exploration (15), Government (15), Armand Gamache (15), Atheism (15), Nero Wolfe (15), Retelling (15), South Africa (14), Aviation (14), Vegan (14), Dublin (14), Ancient history (14), Caribbean (14), Galway (14), Adam Dalgliesh (14), Social history (14), California (13), Animals (13), Photography (13), Military history (13), British royalty (13), American (13), Montreal (13), Norfolk (13), Orange prize (13), Hardboiled (13), Translated from Italian (13), Australia (13), Manitoba (13), Egypt (13), Hebrides (13), Dictionary (13), Forsyte Chronicles (13), Lord Peter Wimsey (13), ULTB (13), Shakespeare (13), Cornwall (13), Irish literature (12), Charles Paris (12), Refugees (12), Sweden (12), Climbing (12), Greece (12), Miss Marple (12), Pacific coast (12), Western (12), War (12), Biographical (12), European history (12), 15th century (11), Toronto (11), Ruth Galloway (11), Lady Georgianna Rannoch (11), Translated from Russian (11), Albert Campion (11), Flavia de Luce (11), Napoleonic Wars (11), Childhood (11), Cadfael (11), Gemma James & Duncan Kincaid (11), Agatha Raisin (11), Libraries (11), Oxford (11), Botany (11), 1970s (11), South Pacific (11), Vancouver (11), Jack Taylor (11), Maisie Dobbs (10), Benny Cooperman (10), Agatha Christie (10), Historical fiction (10), Spain (10), Canadian memoir (10), Norwegian mystery (10), French language (10), MI5 (10), Franklin Expedition (10), Pandemic (10), Socialism (10), Mental illness (10), Sport (10), Greek mythology (10), The Troubles (10), Giller prize (10), Fitness (10), Nova Scotia (10), Journalist (10), Turkey (10), United Kingdom (9), Science fiction (9), Mythology (9), Japan (9), Kenya (9), Northwest Territories (9), Winston S. Churchill (9), LGBT (9), Crafts (9), Denmark (9), Wallander (9), Naval history (9), Ancient Rome (9), Anthropology (9), Aristocracy (9), Newfoundland (9), Morse (9), Afghanistan (9), Indian fiction (9), Nunavut (9), Biology (9), Pulitzer prize (9), Colorado (9), Jim Qwilleran (8), Queen Elizabeth II (8), Iraq (8)
- Clouds
- Tag Cloud, Author Cloud, Tag Mirror
- Media
- Groups
- 2014 Category Challenge, 2015 Category Challenge, 2016 Category Challenge, 2017 Category Challenge, 2018 Category Challenge, 2019 Category Challenge, 2020 Category Challenge, 2021 Category Challenge, 2022 Category Challenge, Booker Prize, British & Irish Crime Fiction, Canadian Bookworms, Canadian Fiction/Non-Fiction Reading Challenge, Club Read 2013, Club Read 2014, Club Read 2015, Club Read 2016, Club Read 2017, Club Read 2018, Club Read 2019, Club Read 2020, Commonwealth Challenge, Orange January/July, The Europe Endless Challenge, Virago Modern Classics, Women of Mystery
- Joined
- May 23, 2007
- Real Name
- Vivienne
- About My Library
Like most libraries it's a work in progress. My collection in LibraryThing contains books that are either currently in my possession or that I have read recently but no longer own. I have read thousands of books before joining LibraryThing that are not listed. Although I read all kinds of material I particularly enjoy literary fiction, mysteries, and history. An added bonus is if the story is set in a faraway place.
This is a link to my 2022 Category Challenge thread, a group where I've been participating since 2013:
• 2022 Category Challenge
Other challenges completed:
• Commonwealth Challenge
• Europe Endless Challenge
• Canadian Fiction/Non-fiction Challenge
I like to keep track of where my books are set:
Create Your Own Visited Countries Map
My ratings:
Obviously, my personal taste is the crux of the rating. Although it's difficult to rate books that are essentially different, my rating simply indicates how much I enjoyed them or how memorable they were. I also consider if I would recommend the work, and to whom.- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Memberships
- Currently Reading
- Favorite Authors
- Lindsay Ashford, Kate Atkinson, Linwood Barclay, Colin Bateman, H. E. Bates, Alan Bennett, E. F. Benson, Pierre Berton, Joseph Boyden, C. Alan Bradley, Anita Brookner, Ken Bruen, John le Carré, Agatha Christie, Winston S. Churchill, Robertson Davies, William Deverell, Colin Dexter, Michael Dibdin, Gwynne Dyer, Kim Echlin, E. M. Forster, John Galsworthy, Jane Gardam, Germaine Greer, Elly Griffiths, Robert Harris, Mick Herron, Christopher Hitchens, Maureen Jennings, James Joyce, C. H. B. Kitchin, Margaret Laurence, Marie-Renée Lavoie, Laurie Lee, Peter Lovesey, Gavin Lyall, Alistair MacLeod, Henning Mankell, W. Somerset Maugham, Ian McEwan, Denise Mina, W.O. Mitchell, Alice Munro, Stuart Neville, Maggie O'Farrell, George Orwell, Louise Penny, Beatrix Potter, Ian Rankin, Robert Rotenberg, Vita Sackville-West, Dorothy L. Sayers, Muriel Spark, William Trevor, Anthony Trollope, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Richard Wagamese, Evelyn Waugh, Louise Welsh, Oscar Wilde, Inger Ash Wolfe
- Favorite Lists
- Local Favorites
Bookstores: Audreys Books, Greenwoods' Bookshoppe, Munro's Books, Otter Books, Pack Rat Annie's Used Books, Russell Books, Waterstone's Belfast Fountain
Libraries: Edmonton Public Library - Strathcona Branch, Grant MacEwan University - City Centre Library, Linen Hall Library - Belfast, Northern Ireland, Scott Polar Research Institute Library, University of Alberta Libraries - Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta Libraries - Rutherford Library (Humanities and Social Sciences)
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- Friends
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- C.S._Lewis, EdithSitwell, ErnestHemingway, EvelynWaugh, GeorgeOrwellLibrary, GrahamGreene, Helene_Hanff_orders, Ian_Fleming, JackLayton, JamesBoswell, JamesJoyceLibrary, KatharineHepburn, marilynmonroelibrary, OscarWildesLibrary, RobertGravesLibrary, SamuelJohnsonLibrary, SylviaPlathLibrary, TELawrence, WoolfLibrary, WSMaugham
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- AlisonY, BLBera, cbl_tn, CDVicarage, chrissiecat, Crazymamie, dchaikin, DeltaQueen50, EBT1002, elkiedee, Glorybe1, gypsysmom, Jackie_K, japaul22, JayneCM, karenmarie, leslie.98, LibraryCin, Littlemissbashful, lkernagh, lsh63, MissBrangwen, mrspenny, mstrust, NanaCC, Nickelini, PaulCranswick, rabbitprincess, raidergirl3, rocketjk, Samantha_kathy, SassyLassy, Sergeirocks, ted74ca, Tess_W, thornton37814, vancouverdeb
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