Member: scaifea
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About meI'm a one time Classics Professor turned Stay-at-Home Mom/Lady of Leisure. I have a great love for books, naturally, and also lists. Lists of books are right up there for me (I have more than a few books that are lists of books, and I have a feeling that I'm not alone in this here). I have to admit that I'm a bit shy about becoming 'public.' I'm nervous about others looking at my books - is that weird? Anyway, I also love sewing and knitting, watching bad B-horror films, and I quite enjoy teaching as well. However, I'm not fond of talking about myself, so I'll just end this here.
What I'm reading now:
-House of Leaves (unread book from my shelves)
-The Watsons Go to Birmingham (Newbery Honor Book)
-(awaiting library holds) (BFS Award)
-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Charlie's bed-time book)
-The Big Sleep (audiobook)
-Maskerade (Discworld read)
-Trigger Warning (Gaiman bibliography)
Books On Deck:
-The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (from my Read Soon shelves)
-Essential Teachings (Buddhist reading list)
-Crime and Punishment (books by year)
-Unraveled (series read with my mom)
-The Two Gentleman of Verona (Shakespeare re-read)
-Lolita (Banned Books)
-The Man Who Was Thursday (The Green Dragon 1001 Fantasy)
-Lincoln (U.S. Presidential Challenge)
-Next of Kin (Boyne bibliography)
In addition to these, I have some classics-related texts that I'm working through (quite slowly):
-Asinaria by Plautus (reading in Latin)
-Iliad by Homer (reading in Greek)
-Latin Literature by Gian Biagio Conte
-The Cambridge History of Classical Literature Volume 1 Part 1
About my libraryThis catalog includes both my books and my husband's, which explains the science/humanities mix. As much as I'd like to claim polymath status, those physics books nearly got tagged under 'magic', since that's my general assessment of their contents (For example, here's an actual snippet of conversation between my husband and me: "How do you think magnets work?" My answer: "Magic?").
Groups2018 Category Challenge, 75 Books Challenge for 2008, 75 Books Challenge for 2009, 75 Books Challenge for 2010, 75 Books Challenge for 2011, 75 Books Challenge for 2012, 75 Books Challenge for 2013, 75 Books Challenge for 2014, 75 Books Challenge for 2015, 75 Books Challenge for 2016 —show all groups, 75 Books Challenge for 2017, 75 Books Challenge for 2018, Challenge: Loeb Classical Library, Ergastulum, Gimpopotamus, Needlearts, US Presidents Challenge (USPC)
Favorite authorsWilliam W. Batstone, Michael Chabon, David Eddings, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Christopher Moore, Hunter S. Thompson, Simon Winchester (Shared favorites)
VenuesFavorites | Visited
Favorite bookstoresFrugal Muse, River Lights 2nd Edition
Favorite librariesPlatteville Public Library, Schreiner Memorial Library
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Real nameAmber Scaife
LocationPlatteville, Wisconsin
Account typepublic, lifetime
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Member sinceMay 29, 2007
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