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Real Name

Gareth Owen Reynolds

About My Library

The listing here is (as best as I can tell) a complete, accurate (corrections would be welcome if you see a problem) and up to date listing of all my books as one of the first things I do upon getting a new book is add it here. Far too many are books that I haven't yet read and while I started to make some headway with them it is unlikely to ever really end. I've had some for half my life, and I barely read books any more. (2025 has me reading through all the Trek novels. So some improvement.)
The "Read but unowned" collection was initially added from old .txt file data and at the time it was added increased the books I had listed by about 30%. The edition specifics are far less accurate with them.
Late in 2021 I started adding my DVDs to the record, as the separate program (DVD Profiler) I had used for years seemed to have an issue with my newer laptop. They are all in a separate Collection, as are the few ebooks and audiobooks I have as digital files.

At the moment my actual library (physical books I own) is about 40% Star Trek novels, most of the rest is other Science-Fiction or Fantasy with a small amount being Christian in background. The number of Children's books is surprising when considering the improbability of me being a parent at any point.
And it's unfortunately half boxed due to me not having the bookcases, or space in my room, for the books to be on display the way I would prefer.

About Me

I'm an old millennial, have Autism traits, and am still largely who I was at High School at the end of last century. I still keep to myself most of the time, enjoy reading (when I get away from the distraction of the internet), and can sit for hours at a stretch watching DVDs / YouTube. In the way of changes though, I actually go out of my own free will to spend time with people now and am willing to travel (sometimes) with little motivation. When Covid started killing people here I basically stopped going out for three years.

Any (un)combining I do involving languages other than English will typically be done with the aid of Wikipedia (or possibly other sites), if I err I apologise.

After spending a couple of days doing very little besides working on the newly implemented series feature when it was first released I tapered off significantly. My all time contribution count was quite high though, largely because I'd spend time at the former newly created series page and fix errors in formatting or add more from the series that appeared there. With the second version of Series info that possibility vanished and I ceased having it as a time-sink.
In 2024 I was making series for a bunch of TV shows, combining works that need it and adding author info (Creators and Actors)

Location

Christchurch, Aotearoa

Homepage

https://avron.dreamwidth.org

Also On

Bluesky, BoardGameGeek, Discogs, Dreamwidth, DVDProfiler, Facebook, Last.fm, StoryGraph, YouTube

Favorite Authors

Isaac Asimov, Philippa Ballantine, Lois McMaster Bujold, Susan Mary Cooper, Stephen R. Donaldson, Arthur Conan Doyle, David Eddings, C. S. Lewis, Anne McCaffrey, Randall Munroe, John Scalzi, Roger Taylor, Jay Williams

Favorite Lists

Board Games, Favorite Childhood Books

Local Favorites

Bookstores: Borders - Christchurch, Scorpio Books, Steadfast Books, Whitcoulls Riccarton

Libraries: Christchurch Central City Library, Fendalton Library, Upper Riccarton Community and School Library

Member Connections

Friends

Ally.Rose39, fordescort79, libertebelle, marsden_nz

Interesting Library

Arkore, dweinberger, everystartrek, jwelch, Maggadin, omnivorous, PhilippaJane, rpglibrary, sparksflyup