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I like to use Librarything to keep track books I own and books I've read. Librarything also gives me ideas for more books I might want to read. I benefit from other members' reviews of books that I've read, but maybe didn't appreciate completely.


My star ratings are subjective, and I haven't found a way around that. Obviously, a "4-star" rating of a sci-fi novel is not equal to a "4-star" rating of a biography, or a collection of essays. But I try to be consistent - and don't rate books read long ago and only vaguely remembered.

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Bookstores: Caravan Book Store, Dave's Olde Book Shop, Powell's City of Books (Portland)

Libraries: Erie County Public Library - Raymond M. Blasco, M.D. Memorial Library, Redondo Beach Public Library, Torrance Public Library - Katy Geissert Civic Center Library

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