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The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great by Steven Pressfield

The Man in the Iron Mask (Signet Classics) by Alexandre Dumas

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott

Under Fire (Penguin Classics) by Henri Barbusse

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Jules Verne

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond

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CollectionsYour library (206), Currently reading (3), To read (45), Reviewed (4), E-Books (4), All collections (260)

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TagsHistorical Fiction (43), Fantasy (36), Literary Fiction (34), Science Fiction (33), Thriller (24), Short Stories (21), Adventure (16), Family Saga (15), Bildungsroman (11), Epic (10) — see all tags

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Favorite authorsJorge Luis Borges, Emily Brontë, Mikhail Bulgakov, Italo Calvino, Philip K. Dick, Alexandre Dumas, Umberto Eco, Graham Greene, H. P. Lovecraft, Salman Rushdie, Kurt Vonnegut (Shared favorites)

About meI'm an undergraduate at Kansas State University majoring in History and Anthropology. I'm thinking of adding a Philosophy minor.

About my libraryThe collections are pretty self-explanatory. "Currently Reading" contains the books I am currently reading. The books in "To Read" are ones that I own, but have not yet read. And the rest in "Your Library" are books I both own and have read. I have a small number of books on my iPod, now found in the "E-Books" collection. And, lastly, the books that I have reviewed are in "Reviewed".

My collection is a fair mix of "classics" and genre pieces (I have an especial predilection for sci-fi, fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. Oh, and historical fiction - especially if it deals with the world of antiquity.)

I'm afraid I am woefully behind on my non-fiction reading, but I am working to remedy that situation.

I welcome suggestions!

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Member sinceSep 29, 2009

Currently readingThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The Squatter and the Don (Modern Library Classics) by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton

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The Squatter and the Don (Modern Library Classics) by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton

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A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

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The Tales of the Heike (Translations from the Asian Classics) by Burton Watson

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

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John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet

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The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Oxford World's Classics) by Alexandre Dumas

Right back atcha. Anybody who has the Rider-Waite deck catalogued has earned the status of "interesting library."

The Castle of Crossed Destinies came to my attention only recently: how do you rate it as compared to other Calvino works? If On a Winter's Night a Traveler is a favorite of mine. I've read some of Cosmicomics and Difficult Loves, too. I think my next trip into Calvino will be soon: Invisible Cities has been calling me from the shelf.

posted by Medellia at 11:32 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2009

I started with The Idiot, many years ago. It's probably as good a place to start as any. Or Notes from Underground, which is shorter, and very 'existential'. You might like it.

Have you read any more William Burroughs?

posted by tomcatMurr at 8:44 pm (EST) on Oct 22, 2009

I enjoy your reviews. Don't bother with Ayn Rand. There are better books that will give you more.

posted by tomcatMurr at 11:24 pm (EST) on Oct 20, 2009

Well, you are braver than I for picking it back up after that point. I'm glad you didn't give up on fantasy altogether. There's a lot of junk in the genre nowadays, but also some very good storytelling. But I tend to steer clear of most of the modern stuff without a specific recommendation.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my reviews. I'm sure I will enjoy more than just your first one when/if you write more.

posted by wisewoman at 8:16 am (EST) on Oct 19, 2009

Hey, thanks for the interesting library add. I checked out your review and couldn't agree more about Donaldson! I started the first book and just couldn't finish it. When the "hero" starts raping people and the whole scene is described in agonizing detail, I'm done.

posted by wisewoman at 9:25 pm (EST) on Oct 15, 2009

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