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About meI've always loved books and enjoy reading. My first bout of book collecting came when I was an undergraduate student, and mostly consisted of books on history. From 2004 onwards, I started collecting fiction - mostly science fiction and fantasy though not exclusively so. My library reflects these dual interests.
About my libraryAll books entered here belong to me.
I must admit I have become a compulsive book buyer and collector with shelves at home being double-stacked and still overflowing. My wife insists that I cut down and has proposed budgets and rationing as ways to limit the number of books coming in. All such proposals have had only limited success so far, it must be said.
In the last couple of years there has been a major shift in my reading towards fiction, particularly science fiction and fantasy, and these now make up the bulk of my collection. Once I have everything entered though, things should be more balanced. Mixed in with the fiction and history, you'll also find a spot of poetry and philosophy and even the occasional graphic novel.
Update: Almost done with book entry... Now in the process of tagging award winning books and short-listed books, e.g. nebula award nominee, locus sf award winner, wolfson prize winner etc.
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Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn’t," but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "couldn’t be done," and you’ll do it.
by Edgar Albert Guest
posted by theoldman at 8:24 am (EST) on Oct 19, 2009
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Thanks,
Chris
posted by cmtusa at 9:45 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2009
skak
posted by skak at 10:16 am (EST) on May 6, 2009
I create my wishlist based on reviews either on the web or in publications - mostly the "best of" lists that tend to happen now and then, and then genre websites like locus and endicott etc. But I rarely follow it, since a lot of what I get depends on what is available on bookmooch and the charity/second hand shops, so i have a lot of "curiosity picks". As for the 888 I have the revise the list since I have gone and read a few books not on the list. But I can swap them a bit.
The goal of my 888 was to make me read what I have, and it has already succeeded in that. It's interesting what making a list does, less pondering what to read next...
Have you made one?
posted by iphigenie at 2:53 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2008
We share quite a few books so I thought I'd leave a note - especially since the shared books seem to span many genres. I found many people with whom I share lots in one genre but not across so many type :)
My spouse also regularly comments on the number of books - he thought I'd shrunk it all quite a lot when we moved countries, but it is back to where it was before or more!
I promised to cut down on buying and I have, and I have donated some to charities and listed loads on bookmooch (and mooched about as many back) - but the second hand buying I just can't cut. So many interesting books!
posted by iphigenie at 9:46 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2008