Member: robertwmartin

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About my libraryMy library has grown substantially in the last year with probably close to 100 titles added. My shelves are overflowing and I need to purge. But as I read somewhere this summer, it's not hoarding if it's books.

I like the following book rating system that I found on jjmcgaffey's profile. Books rated prior to 2018 do not necessarily follow this system, but those rated since do.

. Unreadable (why was this garbage published?)
* Poor (it's a book. That's all you can say)
*. Not good (Doesn't quite come together into a story)
** Acceptable (There's almost a story here - hobbled by errors)
**. Readable (I can see how some might like this - not for me)
*** Enjoyable (I'm glad I read it, I might read it again)
***. Quite good (I probably will read it again)
**** Good (Well-written, will read again)
****. Very good (Highly enjoyable, will read many times)
***** Excellent (Rare top favorite, weaves into my life)

GroupsClub Read 2017, Club Read 2018, Club Read 2019, Comics, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Edmonton, Folio Society Devotees, Name that Book, Science Fiction Fans

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Favorite bookstoresAudreys Books

Favorite librariesEdmonton Public Library - Whitemud Crossing Branch

MembershipER. LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

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Real nameRobert Martin

LocationEdmonton, AB, Canada

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Member sinceAug 21, 2006

Currently readingA World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Portrait of an Age by William Manchester
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't by Nate Silver
NIV, Gift and Award Bible, Leather-Look, Burgundy, Red Letter Edition by Zondervan
Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Off Armageddon Reef: A Novel in the Safehold Series (#1) by David Weber
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
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