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501 Must-Read (159), classic (118), fantasy (94), non-fiction (79), modern fiction (79), sci-fi (68), first-person (63), historical fiction (37), ebook (36), history (34), young adult (33), Canada (28), short fiction (23), biography (22), France (19), romance (19), humour (19), children's fiction (19), mystery (19), England (17), horror (16), memoir (15), World War II (14), religion (14), magic (14), war (14), philosophy (14), Japan (14), epistolary (13), Dickens (13), politics (13), love (13), India (12), Rome (11), 1700s (11), Berton (11), Malazan (10), military history (10), gothic (9), literary genre (9), animals (9), racism (9), marriage (9), World War I (9), post-apocalyptic (8), China (8), fairy tales (8), school (8), Judaism (8), comfort reading (8), Pelbar (7), mythology (7), childhood (7), British Raj (7), CG (7), fairies (7), Holocaust (7), coming of age (7), Egypt (6), urban fantasy (6), books (6), science (6), Russia (6), travel (6), Italy (6), art (5), samurai (5), Redwall (5), metafiction (5), Proust (5), Star Wars (5), 1300s (5), family (5), Germany (5), United States (5), Christianity (5), allegory (5), dystopia (5), justice (5), writing (5), survival (5), games (5), tragedy (4), mortality (4), Mexico (4), Cities in Flight (4), gods (4), music (4), Trojan War (4), Native Americans (4), Objectivism (4), anthology (4), murder (4), Mars (4), Nobel Prize (4), American South (4), Shadowmarch (4), magical realism (4), chess (4), Ireland (4), 1800s (4), graphic novel (4), legends (4), literary criticism (4), money (4), letters (4), sex (4), death (3), Greece (3), guilt (3), circus (3), utopia (3), railroads (3), ARC (3), writing advice (3), New York City (3), hope (3), sentimental (3), 1930s (3), diary (3), Arctic (3), 1600s (3), imperialism (3), madness (3), time travel (3), monks (3), despair (3), Argentina (3), ghosts (3), Jane Eyre (3), mental disability (3), London (3), Culture (3), isolation (3), satire (3), sailing (3), fate (3), assassin (3), dragons (3), anthropomorphism (3), Pulitzer Prize (3), economics (3), Great Depression (3), South Africa (2), American West (2), untrustworthy narrator (2), stone age (2), 1970s (2), military fantasy (2), heist (2), risk (2), prairies (2), 1940s (2), nuclear holocaust (2), circumnavigation (2), Dark Star (2), 1980s (2), inheritance (2), anti-aging (2), time (2), War of 1812 (2), Booker Prize (2), Buddhism (2), robots (2), loss (2), Africa (2), prophecy (2), Scotland (2), psychiatry (2), farming (2), CPR (2), dogs (2), explorers (2), pioneers (2), adultery (2), destiny (2), capital punishment (2), pride (2), Sault Ste. Marie (2), feminism (2), holy war (2), biology (2), erotica (2), industry (2), memory (2), moderation (2), environment (2), mathematics (2), political intrigue (2), drugs (2), Islam (2), pirates (2), nature (2), innocence (2), genocide (2), civil rights (2), suicide (2), loneliness (2), French Revolution (2), self-identity (2), governess (2), vampire (2), absurdity (2), regret (2), vikings (2), tolerance (2), King Arthur (2), independence (2), slavery (2), Cold War (2), gossip (2), Pern (2), Soviet Union (2), alienation (2), disease (1), Texas (1), revenge (1), rhetoric (1), Star Trek (1), Christmas (1), ambition (1), Iranian Revolution (1), War of the Roses (1), Polynesia (1), Norway (1), Nigeria (1), Holy Grail (1), redemption (1), writing contest (1), Tang Dynasty (1), Aztecs (1), LGBT (1), Hiroshima (1), Tibet (1), materialism (1), Communism (1), Vietnam (1), Rwanda (1), language (1), autism (1), women (1), parody (1), narrative (1), Korea (1), Indonesia (1), Denmark (1), Edinburgh (1), fishing (1), Ontario (1), imagination (1), sports (1), Sumer (1), Klondike (1), the Flood (1), film making (1), 1500s (1), medieval (1), self-worth (1), peacekeeping (1), Antarctica (1), D&D (1), vegetables (1), rabbits (1), globalization (1), Anne Frank (1), Holy Roman Empire (1), Prester John (1), ancestry (1), Holland (1), black history (1), Cuba (1), Nepal (1), Greenland (1), quintuplets (1), idealism (1), Chicago (1), Ozarks (1), hunting (1), Pacific (1), Afghanistan (1), Pakistan (1), Israel (1), Iran (1), Barcelona (1), United Nations (1), zombie (1), atomic bomb (1), creation (1), logic (1), Niagara (1), East Indies (1), labyrinth (1), deafblind (1), parenting (1), terrorism (1), espionage (1), engineering (1), publishing (1), Dublin (1), cathedral (1)
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Dec 14, 2007
About My Library
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.
About Me

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

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

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