UtenteCecrow

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501 Must-Read (152), classic (113), fantasy (91), non-fiction (72), modern fiction (69), sci-fi (67), first-person (56), historical fiction (37), ebook (35), young adult (32), history (29), short fiction (21), Canada (19), biography (19), romance (18), children's fiction (18), France (17), mystery (16), humour (16), horror (15), England (15), war (14), memoir (14), philosophy (13), religion (12), politics (12), World War II (12), Japan (12), India (12), magic (11), 1700s (11), Berton (11), Dickens (11), love (10), Rome (10), Malazan (10), literary genre (9), marriage (9), fairy tales (8), animals (8), post-apocalyptic (8), comfort reading (8), racism (8), school (8), British Raj (7), mythology (7), Holocaust (7), coming of age (7), gothic (7), China (7), childhood (7), World War I (7), Pelbar (7), fairies (6), books (6), travel (6), urban fantasy (6), Italy (6), Egypt (6), dystopia (5), justice (5), epistolary (5), 1300s (5), allegory (5), games (5), science (5), CG (5), family (5), art (5), Star Wars (5), United States (5), Proust (4), metafiction (4), money (4), Objectivism (4), Native Americans (4), murder (4), mortality (4), Trojan War (4), music (4), samurai (4), gods (4), Cities in Flight (4), Redwall (4), military history (4), anthology (4), American South (4), tragedy (4), survival (4), Nobel Prize (4), Christianity (4), magical realism (4), Mars (4), graphic novel (4), Russia (4), Shadowmarch (4), legends (4), Ireland (4), literary criticism (4), Germany (4), Mexico (4), time travel (3), fate (3), sailing (3), diary (3), New York City (3), satire (3), 1600s (3), assassin (3), London (3), monks (3), dragons (3), writing advice (3), chess (3), writing (3), anthropomorphism (3), Judaism (3), Argentina (3), Great Depression (3), Greece (3), ARC (3), hope (3), sex (3), sentimental (3), utopia (3), economics (3), madness (3), railroads (3), isolation (3), imperialism (3), 1800s (3), mental disability (3), letters (3), Jane Eyre (3), despair (3), 1930s (3), pirates (2), Africa (2), farming (2), holy war (2), risk (2), South Africa (2), pioneers (2), explorers (2), War of 1812 (2), Pern (2), King Arthur (2), vikings (2), pride (2), CPR (2), Booker Prize (2), Scotland (2), military fantasy (2), death (2), Buddhism (2), capital punishment (2), destiny (2), American West (2), heist (2), adultery (2), nuclear holocaust (2), untrustworthy narrator (2), stone age (2), circumnavigation (2), anti-aging (2), circus (2), prairies (2), political intrigue (2), Pulitzer Prize (2), gossip (2), inheritance (2), independence (2), loneliness (2), innocence (2), governess (2), drugs (2), guilt (2), genocide (2), absurdity (2), nature (2), industry (2), Islam (2), suicide (2), civil rights (2), time (2), dogs (2), prophecy (2), loss (2), ghosts (2), robots (2), feminism (2), 1980s (2), self-identity (2), memory (2), alienation (2), Cold War (2), 1940s (2), erotica (2), mathematics (2), Arctic (2), environment (2), vampire (2), biology (2), French Revolution (2), moderation (2), medieval (1), logic (1), 1970s (1), Iranian Revolution (1), War of the Roses (1), Warhammer (1), Polynesia (1), Denmark (1), Holy Grail (1), Star Trek (1), Chicago (1), Wales (1), rhetoric (1), American Civil War (1), engineering (1), idealism (1), Cuba (1), Taoism (1), Christmas (1), Sumer (1), black history (1), omnibus (1), reincarnation (1), Hiroshima (1), LGBT (1), Arabian Nights (1), language (1), women (1), Aztecs (1), Tang Dynasty (1), Kelpies Prize (1), golem (1), writing contest (1), 2000s (1), Communism (1), Celts (1), revenge (1), 1500s (1), Anne Frank (1), Israel (1), narrative (1), sports (1), Paris (1), bullying (1), Vietnam (1), superheroes (1), Holland (1), Pacific (1), rhythm (1), labyrinth (1), Confucius (1), interracial (1), Norway (1), film making (1), Columbia (1), quintuplets (1), dreams (1), the Flood (1), footnotes (1), D&D (1), Iran (1), Holy Roman Empire (1), Prester John (1), ancestry (1), pattern (1), Pakistan (1), creation (1), ESP (1), cathedral (1), hunting (1), ambition (1), parody (1), Jamaica (1), Barcelona (1), materialism (1), poetry (1), Lao Tzu (1), Chicago World's Fair (1), hard-boiled (1), Soviet Union (1), hypocrisy (1), Ontario (1), atomic bomb (1), Ozarks (1), terrorism (1), psychic powers (1), Zhou Dynasty (1), Nepal (1), Greenland (1), real crime (1), Niagara (1), autism (1), deafblind (1), Chile (1), hopelessness (1)
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La mia biblioteca
I've read and own considerably more than what's listed here but I'm only adding as I read, while sometimes deleting titles that prove forgettable. I average one or two books a month (15-20pgs in 30min is fast for me). For that reason I'm very careful about what I choose, which is probably (and happily) why I give so many positive reviews. Discounting the occasional impulsiveness, I can pretty much tell you the titles I'll be reading several months in advance.

5 stars = especially memorable (perfection not required)
4.5 stars = more than I expected, impressed me
4 stars = met my expectations, I recommend this one
3.5 stars = let me down in some minor way, not quite right
3 stars = disappointing, below expectations

If I read anything worse, you probably won't hear about it.
Informazione su di me

49, married male sci-fi/fantasy fan who also enjoys the classics and history (fiction and non-fiction). I sometimes value sheer entertainment over other qualities, but I've a big appreciation for good technique.

My primary goal for maintaining this profile is a personal memory aid (I can always use more of those). It records what I've been reading regardless of whether I borrowed or own it.

Quote: "Every man should keep minutes of whatever he reads. Every circumstance of his studies should be recorded; what books he has consulted; how much of them he has read; at what times; how often the same authors; and what opinions he formed of them, at different periods of his life. Such an account would much illustrate the history of his mind." - James Boswell

Someday, one of these days, sooner or later, I might write a novel myself. Or die first, one or the other.

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North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Librerie: Allison the Bookman, Bearly Used Books, Chapters - Kanata, Chapters - Pinecrest, Chapters - Sudbury, Coles - Northgate Square, The Owl Pen, Value Village North Bay

Biblioteche: North Bay Public Library, The Children's Library

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