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Jäsen: lindsacl

Kirjasto347 kirjaa — katso kirjasto

Arvostelut107 arvostelua — katso arvostelut

Pilvetavainsanapilvi, tekijäpilvi

Avainsanatfiction (291), own (161), tbr (112), reading challenge (97), read before 2006 (93), 1001 (83), literary fiction (82), swapped (77), read in 2007 (72) — kaikki avainsanat

Ryhmät1001 Books to read before you die, 50 Book Challenge, Anglophiles, Girlybooks, LTers with dogs, Needlearts, Reading Globally, The Prizes, The Red Room, Virago Modern Classics — näytä kaikki ryhmät , What Are You Reading Now?

LempikirjailijatChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Isabel Allende, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Jane Austen, Khaled Hosseini, Barbara Kingsolver, Jhumpa Lahiri, David Mitchell, Barbara Pym, John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Taylor (Yhteiset suosikit)

SuosikkikirjakaupatBaldwin's Book Barn, Rainbow Music & Books

SuosikkikirjastotOxford Public Library

Tietoja minusta I grew up in Ohio, attended university in Indiana, and have lived in Delaware / Pennsylvania for over 20 years, except for 2000-2004 when I lived in the UK. I'm currently an IT director for a large company. I am married, with 2 children, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 horses, and a number of ducks. You can read more about our backyard wildlife on Nurturing Nature.

As for reading, I enjoy fiction & non-fiction, history, classics, books about other cultures, and books by women authors. I participate in a number of reading challenges and some longer-term projects like reading all Booker & Pulitzer Prize winners, and reading books from as many countries as possible.

Of course I have a wishlist!
Some of my wishes can be found via my Paperbackswap Profile.
Others can be found on Amazon.com:

Tietoja kirjastostani This library consists of books I've read (see tags like "read in 2007"), or plan to read (tag "TBR"). I don't own all of the books listed, and there are many in my home that I haven't catalogued.

I post reviews both on LibraryThing and on my blog, Musings. My ratings tend to be 3 stars or better; in 2007 my average rating was 3.5. LT has made me a more discerning reader; I have found so many excellent books through LT recommendations that I can't be bothered with books that haven't received critical acclaim. Adapted from LT member tiffin, this is a good description of my rating system:

*****: Those rare gems which knock my socks off, and give my brain a run for its money. Perfect in every way; completely unforgettable.
****1/2: A great book, one you want to tell all of your friends about.
****: My interest didn't flag while reading, and I came out of the book with a bit of a "glow." Would recommend to others.
***1/2: Overall a nice read, but there were a few special places that made it "pop."
***: good, solid, nice, enjoyable read. A respectable rating. Middle of the bell curve and all that. I might have drifted a few times.
Anything less than 3: Forget it! Life's too short! I'm not likely to finish.

THIS MONTH'S READING (July, 2008):
Possession: A Romance, by A. S. Byatt
Headed for the Blues, by Josef Skvorecky
Brother, I'm Dying, by Edwidge Danticat
Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson
The Septembers of Shiraz, by Dalia Sofer
Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age, by Fiona Maddock

LAST MONTH'S READING (June, 2008):
Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie
Ines of my Soul, by Isabel Allende
Women of Algiers in their Apartment, by Assia Djebar
Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The Return of the Soldier, by Rebecca West
An Equal Music, by Vikram Seth

READING GLOBALLY - PROGRESS AS OF JUNE 16, 2008 (40 COUNTRIES)

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Kotisivuhttp://laura0218.livejournal.com

Mukana myösAIM, LiveJournal, PaperBackSwap

Jäsenyys LibraryThing Early Reviewers ("varhaiset kirja-arvostelijat")

Oikea nimiLaura

SijaintiPennsylvania, USA

Käyttäjätilin tyyppijulkinen, elinaikainen

YhteysuutisetYhteysuutiset

URL:t http://www.librarything.com/profile/lindsacl (profiili)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/lindsacl (kirjasto)

RekisteröitymispäiväOct 13, 2006