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Bombadillo says

Being online at work a lot (I'm a librarian) I don't keep up with my Shelfari, but seeing that you like humor (e.g. Terry Pratchett whose every discworld I have read) and keep up with teen lit I recommend Beauty Queens (see my recent review) as it very funny (including but not limited to trenchant political satire) about Miss Teenage America contestants crashed on a desert island (sort of). The overlap of our reading is considerable (as I don't post anything I read before I joined Shelfari there is a lot missing like most of Robin Hobb, Terry Pratchett, Jack Whyte, Robert Jordan, many classics etc.) but I was surprised to see that you have read The Fencing Master which was recommended to my by a fellow library worker who does fence (although he was a basketball star in high school) who is aptly named Gabriel Rapier. I've never met anyone else who has read it. I do enjoy browsing your book shelves, but I only get around to it once a year. The Speech of Chief Seattle? Great thoughts.

posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )

Donna Details says

Hello, I love reading YA and have a child of my own so I was hoping to add you as a friend on here. =)

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

howard1004 says

Hey!

Haven't been able to keep up on Shelfari. It seems you're in the same boat. What do you say to letting others help admin?

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Cam W says

:) yes! I'm excited to have another active shelfarian and pern lover in the group! I hope you enjoy the discussions we already have going, feel free to let me know if you have any ideas! I'm open to any thoughts. I look forward to seeing you around the board!

posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )

cpauley929 says

Don't forget to sign up to pick one of this month's authors over at Author, Author. Check out who we're reading this month, and help us pick for next month. Just find the discussion titled "Sign up to choose February's author" and put your name in the hat.

posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

Bombadillo says

I see that you're reading some Tamora Pierce. My earlier readings of her predate Shelfari, but I highly recommend (see my reviews) Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen. In our library these were in the teen section. Also I was surprised to find that you had read The Fencing Master. I hadn't heard of it until a library fencer recommended it to me.

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Cam W says

Hi Loweyes! Just wanted to let you know that a new group has just started for Anne McCaffrey:
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/43659/about
you should join and help me get it rolling!

Thanks!
Cam

posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

angie says

Hi there, I think you've got the wrong Angie..I don't think I've ever sent anyone a message on Shelfari, especially about imposing authors! :)

posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

Floorsander says

Well, you're looking at 40 years of reading. Actually it's just a fraction of my forty years of reading. I'll never remember them all. I usually have at least 2 books going at once -- one fiction and one non-fiction. I'm having a little trouble getting through The Outliers, since I am not much impressed by Gladwell's books. I wish I hadn't bought this one. Already Dead, by Denis Johnson, however, is plenty good. I see a lot of Kerouac in him, and maybe a touch of Faulkner. My sin recently gave me a bio of Krushchev, which will probably be my next non-fiction.

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

C. R. Wiley says

Thanks for accepting the invitation. Yes, I like Beagle and Pratchett -- many wonderful books between them. Read a truly amazing short story by Beagle recently but can't recall the title. Danish? No. That would be nice -- but in the world of publishing I am a dust mite. Maybe some day. We shall see.

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

C. R. Wiley says

Here's the note your requested to accompany a friend request. To learn about me I invite you to read my profile. I enjoy young adult lit. -- hence the interest in friendship.

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

Beth C says

I saw that we had a lot of books in common, as well as a mutual distaste for the Twilight series. I am wondering if you can recommend a series, or a book along the lines of the Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander.

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

A.K. Klemm says

JARS is starting East of Eden next week. As we read, remember to post your thoughts, notes, and/or questions. Don't forget to acquire a copy of Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters because we'll be reading that immediately after. Can't wait to see what everyone has to say!

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

Zenia J says

Har set at boggnasker har fået anmeldelser fra Dotbot - det er godt at de ikke er helt væk :)
Finn gør et godt stykke arbejde. Jeg synes dog at det er lidt synd at hjemmesiden er lidt rodet at komme rundt i.

Jeg tænker også på MGB - har nogen reddet dem?

Jeg er også spændt på den nye side - jeg håber at det bliver rigtig godt og er ikke i tvivl om at det bliver flot. Men afspejler det børnebibliotekerne? Det er lige det der med troværdigheden, ikke?

Gad vide hvorfor ingen tænkte på fortaellingen.dk men på navlestreng...
I en af mine grupper i går talte vi en del om det med samarbejdet. Boggnasker kører heftig rss på alle vores anmeldelser og det er super fint - vi reklamerer også for dem. Men vi taler aldrig sammen. Jeg kom til at tænke på at alle ligesom arbejder i små satellitter :)

I øvrigt:
Kender du http://tegneseriesiden.dk

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

Zenia J says

Jeg ser rigtig mange muligheder herinde. Det er også nemt at overskue.

Vi har ikke så langt hjem - bor bare lige på den anden side af vandet. Vi tog dog først forbi Janus' farmor på 90 der bor nede i skoven hvor vi var. Skøn dame der ryger cerutter og følger med i politik - og som helst vil snakke om det :)

Hvor lang tid tog det for dig at komme hjem? Kommer du til status over børnelitteraturen på lørdag i kbh.
Jeg har besluttet mig for at maile Kirsten fra Dotbot - jeg tænker lidt på alt det materiale der ligger på siden - hvor forsvinder det hen? Måske kan jeg hjælpe med noget.

Nå, nu skal jeg af sted på aftenvagt.
Hav en god dag:)

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

LibraryCin says

Hi Loweyes! I'm from the Author Author group and just wanted to welcome you to our group. As you might already know, January's "featured" author is Neil Gaiman, and we have two "secondary" authors, Ursula Le Guin and Terry Pratchett. If you're interested, you can choose a book written by one of these three authors, and after you've read it, please come post a review and star rating so the rest of us in the group know what you read and whether you liked it or not. Happy Reading!

I know my welcome is a bit late, but we're just getting caught up!

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

jacktheartist says

Which French or Dutch graphic novels would you recommend? I really like everything I've read by Joann Sfar. I will check them out, sure.
You should read Sabriel before you read Lirael, it's the second in a trilogy.

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

Alicia says

Happy New Year! I hope 2009 brings you the best of everything!

posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

jacktheartist says

Thanks for adding me, it's a nice thing when someone either finds you interesting enough or shares your tastes enough that they want to add you as a friend. That's cool you read graphic novels--which genre do you tend towards? Ummmm favorite books you should read; lemme think. Something I just recently read that I really enjoyed was Skullduggery Pleasant, one of my favorite fantasy/sci-fi books is Lirael and one of my favorite graphic novels is Blankets. And one of the best books I've ever read was Understanding Comics.

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