Member: sometimeunderwater
CollectionsYour library (1,186), Fiction (678), Non-fiction (188), ebooks (140), Children's Books (153), Graphic/Comics (83), Plays (18), Poetry (84), Various Artists (100), Part of collected works (6), Other (102), Currently reading (3), To read (222), Read but unowned (90), Collectible (91), Storage (63), Partly Read (47), Unread (176), Lara's books (82), Theo's Books (43), All collections (1,465)
Reviews198 reviews
Tags1001 Books (323) — see all tags
MediaBook (1,465), Paper Book (1,322), Ebook (143)
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About meI write about literature and travel here: https://travellingtheword.com/
About my libraryRating standards for fiction and poetry:
[5.0] – Masterpiece
[4.5] – Nearly flawless; a giant
[4.0] – A wonderful, beautiful work
[3.5] – Solidly enjoyable
[3.0] – Some great moments; enjoyable but not wholly so
[2.5] – Average. Not bad, but unmemorable
[2.0] – A disappointing or slightly boring work
[1.5] – A frustrating or very boring work
[1.0] – Annoyingly or farcically bad
[0.5] – Irredeemable. One of the worst books ever.
Groups1001 Books to read before you die, 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up, 20-Something LibraryThingers, All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans, Booker Prize, Brits, Combiners!, Fine Press Forum, It's a LondonThing, Literary Snobs —show all groups, New York Review Books, The Globe, Unread Support Group
VenuesFavorites
Favorite bookstoresBritish Heart Foundation Books & Music Shop - Streatham, Daunt Books - Marylebone, Foyles, Oxfam Books Reading, Waterstone's Gower Street, Waterstone's Reading Broad Street, Waterstones London (Piccadilly), Waterstones London (Trafalgar Square)
Favorite librariesStreatham Library
Favorite publishersNYRB Classics
LocationReading, UK
Favorite authorsNot set
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Member sinceFeb 17, 2009
Currently readingThe Great Plague in London [Folio Society] by Walter George Bell
History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics) by Bertrand Russell
The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words (1000 BCE – 1492) by Simon Schama Cbe
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