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Avainsanatshort stories (486), mystery (480), American lit--20th century (246), memoir (209), western (188), mapback (163), history (128), horror (124), children's lit (107) — kaikki avainsanat

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LempikirjailijatRick Bass, Charles Baxter, Raymond Carver, Willa Cather, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, E.L. Doctorow, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Ford, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, John Irving, William Kittredge, Lewis Nordan, Flannery O'Connor, T. R. Pearson, John Updike, Edith Wharton, William Wharton (Yhteiset suosikit)

Tietoja minusta Once upon a time, on a dark and stormy night, I was born. My father's family name being Abrams, and my christian name David...just don't call me Ishmael. Since then, it's been the best of times, the worst of times...but mostly some pretty ordinary times.

I spent my youth in Wyoming (raised in the shadow of the Tetons), then met the woman of my dreams, married, settled down and raised a lovely family. Along the way, I earned a B.A. in English from the University of Oregon. For a couple of years, I was a reporter for newspapers in Montana. In 1988, I joined the Army as a journalist. This has taken me to such far-flung exotic places as Japan, Thailand, the Comoros Islands, and El Paso, Texas. And, of course, an 11-month tour in Iraq. In my spare time, I write fiction. My stories, essays and interviews have been published in Esquire, Glimmer Train Stories, The Readerville Journal, Greensboro Review and Fish Stories, among others. An essay on fishing in Alaska appears in Alaska Passages, published by Sasquatch Books. One of my short stories was listed as one of the "100 Other Distinguished Stories of 1998" in the anthology The Best American Short Stories, 1999 edited by Amy Tan. In 2004, I earned a Master of Fine Arts desgree in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska.

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Oikea nimiDavid Abrams

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Hi--You've got a great library and wonderful reviews. Since you're kinda in the area, I hope that you have a chance sometime to check out Baltimore's only dedicated fiction reading series, the 510 Readings (http://510readings.blogspot.com/). Maud Casey has read; Christine Schutt and Madison Smartt Bell will read; and more to come! Thanks.
Hi-I've been meaning to write to tell you how very much I enjoy and appreciate your thoughtful and thought-provoking reviews. Whenever I see that you've written one for a book I'm contemplating, I know it will be dead-on. I am grateful for wordsmiths always. Thanks.
Just reread The Regulators and skimmed through the reviews after reading it...I really enjoyed yours, couldn't agree more with it :)
Hi David,

Just joined LT and have only entered approximately 60 titles..we share 33..I must have good taste, eh?
David, congratulations on the Breakthrough novel! And are you from the same David Abrams from Readerville.com? (who, if I remember, did enter the Amazon contest.)
Congratulations, David! That's so exciting!
Hi David, I'm new to LT and have just about reached 200 books added. Of those 200 (it's actually 190 right now, I think), I share the most with you, at a whopping 28. So I thought I'd say hello. Looks like you're a pretty active player around here! I'm looking forward to checking out your writing. Best, Jerry
Wow, your review of Away left me humbled. I check back periodically to see who loved it, who hated it, and why. I loved it of course, and could not express adequately in words why, I just kept thinking fierce love, damaged characters and negative spaces...I like an author to surprise me or challenge me, and Amy Bloom did that. I am holding back reading more of your reviews, I can tell from the comments here that I will be further humbled, and will begin to second guess myself as I write mine in the future... We share quite a few books, but given the size of your lirary, it is no surprise. I read your profile and smiled as
I share a love of Wyoming too, I spent a summer in the Bighorns and am still haunted by the people and the place. I was born in Maryland, grew up in the nooks and crannies of the Chesapeake Bay and am equally haunted by the smells and tastes of home. I envy your travels and your talent. Nice to meet you,
Mel
Great to meet you. Thanks for accepting my friendship. I'm Looking forward to checking out your library and I hope you enjoy mine.
Geez, David, you're so popular, I darest not leave a comment.

But, lo, it is a dark and stormy Alaska-night, and I've had "a couple". And books are on my brain (par normal).

I notice you manage to add books to your library at roughly the same pace that I do. Are you able to read all of yours?

Boy, not me. Though I try... Oh, how I try. (Then I get the brilliant notion of reading "Kristin Lavransdatter" and the immediately after: "THe Greenlanders" and things get WAAAAAY slowed down.)

By the way, how are you liking Bookmooch? I am debating which "swapping" site to sign up for. I have embarrassing numbers of multiples that I can't "resell".
Hey David, how's things...? I was looking at my most similar libraries and lo and behold, I thought I recognised that name. Then again, with 4k books, I'm bound to have a few of them.
I see we have 144 books in common so far. I have more to put up yet, but I'll be reading your reviews for good contemporary fiction recommendations too as soon as I can.
David,
I think you might like "Maybe the Moon" by Armistead Maupin.

Joyce
I just read several of your reviews, and wanted to say:

Your writing makes me long for the days when people wrote letters with quills and stamped in wax and were capable of professing emotion without the colon or the parentheses.

Thanks.
Hello David

Nice to see here as well as at Readerville. You popped up on my list as someone I share a number of books with. Not surprising considering you have 4000! books listed here.

Miriam U.
Lizatoad,

Yes, many wonderful books...but at 4,000-plus, they can be both a blessing and a curse, I suppose. So many books, so little time to read...

As a matter of fact, I *am* working on a novel based on my Iraq experiences. It's been in the works for a couple of years now, and will probably take at least that much longer before it's finished.

As for the Queen of Murder, I was lucky enough to be invited to write a blog for the Official Agatha Christie website, which you can find at Reading Agatha Christie

Thanks for stopping by my little dusty corner of Library Thing!
Hi David, I've been looking through your collection - you have so many wonderful books! Do you think you will ever write a book about your experiances in Iraq? How did you decide to write about Agatha Christie?
David - What a gift for writing you have - I read your profile as we share many books and enjoyed your writing style and then started reading your reviews!! Kudos!!

Art
fistly lucky you with all your comments!! and now to my own comment, i just wanted to ask your opinion on North and south by mrs gaskell since your the only man i've heard of who's read it. i loved it, but don't let that influence your reply.
i just wanted to say that i love your book reviews. they keep popping up on books that i am interested in reading and you usually convince me they are worth my time. THANK YOU!
Bravo on your "City of God" review. A real stimulating and, I think, spot-on piece. Thanks muchly...
David, nice collection. You and I share 90 titles, most notably we both like Mapbacks and classic mysteries in general. I'm also a fan of the Three Investigators series.
I've enjoyed browsing your library. I've not read any of Carl Hiaasen's work as yet. Which would you recommend I begin with.?
we have almost 300 selections in common and i thought that was amazing! i am reading feast of love right now and loving it! i plan to try out mr. lewis nordan soon. happy reading!! :)
Hey, we have a lot of books in common. One of the most interesting being 'Childhood and Other Neighborhoods' by Stuart Dybek. I didn't know anyone else knew of him!
I am about a quarter way through adding my Agatha Christies. I came upon a treasure trove at the old Hunt-Phelan home in Memphis. Before they renovated it they had a big yard sale; the oldest descendent had died and he had an incredible collection of pulp Christie paperbacks from the 60s and before. They start at page 9 of my library, and I still have many more to add! I was excited to read the Agatha Christie page you have, and thought you might be interested in these old covers.
All best,
Alisa
thanks a lot, David

Elizabeth McGregor
David,
Just finished and entered into my site a book titled "Girls" by Frederick Busch. I did a little poking around and found that you and I share 164 common titles. Enough for me to trust your opinion :>) I would like to read another by Busch but I have a TBR stack that is out of control and any thoughts of bringing it to heel any time in the near future are few and far between. If I am going to spend time with Busch I would really like a recommendation. He has quite a few novels available. Would you have any suggestions ?
David, You mentioned in your profile that you have an essay in "Alaska Passages." It seems I'm the only LibraryThing member who owns that book. I'll have to check it out when I get home tonight. I live in Anchorage and have been considering applying for the Masters of Creative Writing at UAA. Any thoughts? - Linda
Hi David... I'm trying to get this comment in before the site goes down tonight! Anyway, just discovered this site, and entered 196 books so far... we share 49, so you clearly have excellent taste! This is such a great idea -- it's a great feeling to see other people around the country who share the same interest in books. When I have time this weekend, I'd like to explore the rest of your list (how long did it take you to enter all of your titles?!)
Take care -
tracy
Just checked all the books we shared. (A small bit of bragging now: recently saw and chatted with Doig [didn't say that "Whistling Season" is flawed by raising expectation of sleep-disturbance. I need to reread it to be fair.] And, years ago I spoke to Hoban... if you haven't seen the lovely fan website try it---you'll like it!) Will check more later. Esta 1923
Delighted to find someone who keeps "The Mouse and His Child" on shelf! I have loved it for years (even used it with a college freshmanclass successfully!)
David,

Just found this site and love it. As I enter in more and more books, your name is at the top of my "users with your books." Where exactly, just out of curiousity, is Richmond Hill? My wife and I live in Milledgeville. I've read some of your work in Glimmer Train--good stuff-- and a great place to publish. Also, just a sidebar, we live on Lake Sinclair which has some pretty good bass fishing. Good catfish and crappie as well. Cheers, JPB III
Hi David,
Have you come across Tlingit people in Alaska? I am working on something in their language, and some day should connect with them. Thought of going there for summer job but really want to make sure I get my first book on Maori published here (by my own company). In China, teaching English. You share some of my classic books but just about 5. That's major on my list - many of my books may be not so common.

So were in Iraq.... with army? Big experience??
David --

If you drop Tim a line, he'll put you on the LibraryThing authors listing, and you may find that there are more people here who have read your work.

I'm somewhat in awe of your very detailed, thoughtful reviews.
I just wanted to let you know that I love your reviews! It is obvious that you spend a lot of time and thought writing them, and I certainly appreciate it. You are a very talented writer and I look forward to reading more of your work!
Your wonderful review of Angela's Ashes is prompting me to read the book, which has been in my library for a while but has not been read yet. Thank you!
Paola :-))
I owe you one. Big time. I stumbled across your review of Lewis Nordan's Music of the Swamp and thought, "oh, come on, it can't be that good." When, a day or so later, I saw the book at a library sale, I picked it up. I started reading it today and it is that good! Yes, indeed, the man knows language and can string words together in a way that leaves you dazzled. You've made a convert, and you didn't even need to chase me down the street.
No problem. I read quite a few short story anthologies. I just graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing. I'd like to go on to get an MFA, but who knows.

I know what you mean. I only wish there was a way to put books I've read but don't own in a different catalogue. My list would be so long!
I wanted to tell you that I love your short story, "My Father's Heart." That was you, right?

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