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- Apr 24, 2008
- About Me
- I am a voracious reader and retired librarian who enjoys reading physical books and listening to audiobooks. Over the years, I have become less interested in plot, preferring fiction with good characterization or setting. I love novels with quirky characters and any kind of humor.
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- Carmel, Indiana
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