Hi Pink Lady,

To answer your question, I liked your library because we share some of the same books but you also have a lot in your library that I would like to get around to reading. Also, I like how you provide brief outlines of each book in the comments column of your library. Looks like you have put a lot of work into organising your library, too!

Cheers,
Melissa

Lähettänyt: mokelley 5:18 am (EST) Jul 1, 2008

Hi again Pink Lady,
6 great grandchildren! Wow! How wonderful! Now it all comes together...you were in the educational field and wrote grants. No wonder your writing skills are so good. I can't believe you can remember a synopsis on each book you've read over the past 5 years! You say you kept a list (so have I since about '99)...did you also write a synopsis after each book you read or do you just remember?? I wish I remembered more about all the books I've read. Your idea is a good one. I have been writing a review after each book I read since I discovered LT. That helps. Are your children book lovers? I can't understand why my daughter is not. She has seen me reading all her life (she's 20). There's still hope, I guess. I saw my dad reading all the time. My brother and I are both avid readers and always have been. It was just a natural habit to pick up from my dad. My mom is not a reader. I guess opposites attract, as they say. My husband has never read a book and he's so proud of that! Isn't that crazy?? He always read the Cliffs Notes all through school. He says he had any possible love of books beaten out of him by having to study for so many years. He wasn't done training till he was 31. He says he'd rather just watch a movie. I tell him he's nuts and missing out on one of the great pleasures of life!

~~Robin

Lähettänyt: cranmergirl 10:07 pm (EST) Jun 30, 2008

Hello Pink Lady,
I find your library interesting for two reasons: 1) I love the little descriptions on each book...that is unique on LT at least as far as I've seen; and 2) We seem to generally agree on the ratings we give shared books, so I think your library will give me some good ideas on what to read.

Just a little background info...I am a 54 yo former dietitian, now homemaker with a 20 yo daughter. Husband is ortho surgeon. We live in Newtown, PA, 30 miles north of Phila. I have always been a reader since I was a kid (unfortunately, neither my husband nor daughter are into it.) I tend to go on reading binges where I read like a maniac for weeks or months and then stop for awhile...it all depends on what's going on in my life. I have only been able to get one of my girlfriends into LT so far. She and I are on it every day and have our own little book club going. It's great! I'm so glad I somehow stumbled onto it one night when I was online. I don't even know how I found it but I'm glad I did. Nice to meet you, Pink Lady. Happy reading!

~~Robin

Lähettänyt: cranmergirl 7:47 pm (EST) Jun 30, 2008

hi there. i do own all the books listed except the ones tagged "books i want to read" those are just my neverending wishlist :) i have read truth and beauty and wasnt that crazy about it, which is why i have put off reading lucy grealy's memoir. so many books and so little time!!!

Lähettänyt: amanaceerdh 8:45 am (EST) May 27, 2008

hi pinklady. we share 350 books so i thought i would leave you a little shout out. have you read anything great lately?

Lähettänyt: amanaceerdh 1:07 pm (EST) May 20, 2008

Hi Pinklady, thank you for your welcome. Yes, it IS addicting. I belong to an online knitting community as well, and I've spent enough time there to interfere seriously with my knitting, so I should have known better than to sign on to LibraryThing. We share a number of books, and you have given a high rating to some of my all-time favorites, so I thought I would like to keep your library in mind when getting ideas for what to read next. Above all, I love that you include your own descriptions of and your comments on the books on your list.

Lähettänyt: highroad 9:57 pm (EST) May 14, 2008

Ah, I know that area well, because I went to SDSU. We live in 4S Ranch which is in western Rancho Bernardo, and the fires were too close for comfort, but everything turned out ok. We can see Larry Himmel's house from our backyard, and that whole mountain was burned along with most of the homes on it.

I have a terrible memory with books I've read in the past, which is why I started reviewing them. I even write in the ending in the "Private Comments" field. I start forgetting a book very quickly after I've read it unless I read it more than once (which I rarely do) -- I'm the same way with movies, and it drives my husband nuts!

Lähettänyt: kticesk8s 10:08 pm (EST) Dec 14, 2007

I thought it was interesting how many books we share on our lists! Most of mine are still to be read though (I've had a heck of time trying to remember what books I've read, since I got rid of most of them), so I really enjoyed reading all of your reviews. It looks like many of your favorites are favorites of mine as well. Also, it looks like we both live in San Diego - how did your house hold up during the fires?

Lähettänyt: kticesk8s 11:21 am (EST) Dec 14, 2007

I noticed that you just finished Endurance. Wasn't it absolutely amazing? I couldn't stop thinking about the book after I read it, and I ordered every related documentary from the library. :)

Lähettänyt: kticesk8s 10:31 pm (EST) Dec 12, 2007