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- Mots-clés
- 501 Must-Read (160), classic (120), fantasy (96), modern fiction (82), non-fiction (80), sci-fi (68), first-person (66), historical fiction (37), ebook (36), history (34), young adult (33), Canada (28), short fiction (24), biography (23), France (21), mystery (19), children's fiction (19), humour (19), romance (18), England (17), horror (17), religion (16), memoir (15), philosophy (14), war (14), World War II (14), Japan (14), magic (14), Dickens (13), politics (13), epistolary (13), love (13), India (12), Rome (11), animals (11), 1700s (11), Berton (11), military history (10), Malazan (10), literary genre (9), gothic (9), World War I (9), China (9), marriage (9), racism (9), fairy tales (9), Judaism (8), comfort reading (8), post-apocalyptic (8), school (8), coming of age (7), British Raj (7), family (7), fairies (7), mythology (7), science (7), childhood (7), CG (7), Holocaust (7), Pelbar (7), books (6), Russia (6), Proust (6), travel (6), urban fantasy (6), Italy (6), Egypt (6), 1300s (5), samurai (5), metafiction (5), mortality (5), justice (5), Star Wars (5), dystopia (5), United States (5), Christianity (5), Germany (5), allegory (5), games (5), chess (5), Redwall (5), art (5), writing (5), survival (5), music (4), anthology (4), Trojan War (4), Objectivism (4), gods (4), murder (4), tragedy (4), Mexico (4), Nobel Prize (4), Cities in Flight (4), Native Americans (4), Mars (4), American South (4), Shadowmarch (4), Ireland (4), literary criticism (4), letters (4), sex (4), 1800s (4), money (4), graphic novel (4), magical realism (4), legends (4), New York City (3), Greece (3), guilt (3), ARC (3), diary (3), hope (3), sentimental (3), writing advice (3), Arctic (3), 1600s (3), 1930s (3), imperialism (3), madness (3), utopia (3), Pulitzer Prize (3), circus (3), assassin (3), monks (3), railroads (3), time travel (3), fate (3), ghosts (3), Culture (3), Argentina (3), despair (3), economics (3), satire (3), anthropomorphism (3), Jane Eyre (3), sailing (3), Great Depression (3), London (3), dragons (3), mental disability (3), isolation (3), American West (2), risk (2), untrustworthy narrator (2), 1970s (2), 1980s (2), War of 1812 (2), circumnavigation (2), Cold War (2), prairies (2), nuclear holocaust (2), heist (2), 1940s (2), stone age (2), Booker Prize (2), military fantasy (2), robots (2), Dark Star (2), explorers (2), death (2), revenge (2), prophecy (2), time (2), Africa (2), psychiatry (2), dogs (2), farming (2), South Africa (2), pioneers (2), anti-aging (2), adultery (2), destiny (2), capital punishment (2), pride (2), feminism (2), loss (2), Buddhism (2), Sault Ste. Marie (2), Scotland (2), CPR (2), inheritance (2), biology (2), holy war (2), innocence (2), drugs (2), industry (2), Islam (2), nature (2), independence (2), erotica (2), French Revolution (2), vampire (2), loneliness (2), moderation (2), suicide (2), political intrigue (2), absurdity (2), environment (2), Soviet Union (2), civil rights (2), slavery (2), regret (2), mathematics (2), genocide (2), gossip (2), self-identity (2), King Arthur (2), alienation (2), Pern (2), vikings (2), governess (2), pirates (2), tolerance (2), Texas (1), Tang Dynasty (1), writing contest (1), imagination (1), Aztecs (1), 1960s (1), ambition (1), LGBT (1), disease (1), Christmas (1), Star Trek (1), Hiroshima (1), Tibet (1), Norway (1), language (1), Iranian Revolution (1), parody (1), women (1), Vietnam (1), redemption (1), materialism (1), Communism (1), narrative (1), Korea (1), autism (1), Indonesia (1), Denmark (1), Edinburgh (1), Rwanda (1), Holy Grail (1), Polynesia (1), War of the Roses (1), fishing (1), Ontario (1), rhetoric (1), globalization (1), 1500s (1), Klondike (1), the Flood (1), film making (1), medieval (1), self-worth (1), Antarctica (1), peacekeeping (1), D&D (1), sports (1), cathedral (1), Sumer (1), Anne Frank (1), Holland (1), Holy Roman Empire (1), Prester John (1), ancestry (1), black history (1), Cuba (1), Israel (1), Nepal (1), Nigeria (1), quintuplets (1), rabbits (1), hunting (1), Ozarks (1), Afghanistan (1), Pacific (1), Pakistan (1), Iran (1), Greenland (1), Barcelona (1), United Nations (1), zombie (1), creation (1), atomic bomb (1), labyrinth (1), idealism (1), Niagara (1), East Indies (1), deafblind (1), engineering (1), parenting (1), espionage (1), terrorism (1), logic (1), Chicago (1), publishing (1), Dublin (1), vegetables (1)
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- Nuage des mots-clés, Nuage des auteurs, Miroir des mots-clés
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- Groupes
- 50-Something Library Thingers, 501 Must-Read Books, All Writers Considered, Banned Books, Bestsellers over the Years, Book Listers UNITE!, Book Recommendations Requests, Book reviewers, Canadian Bookworms, Canadian Literature, Cats, books, life is good., Famous voluminous novels, FantasyFans, Geeks who love the Classics, Historical Fiction, Hobnob with Authors, Japanese Culture, Japanese Literature, Jewish History, Literary Snobs, Medieval Europe, Medieval Warfare, Must read classics, Science Fiction Fans, Science!, Someone explain it to me..., Spam Fighters!, TBR Challenge, Writer-readers
- Inscrit depuis
- Dec 14, 2007
- A propos de ma bibliothèque
- 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. - A propos de moi
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.
- Lieu (géographique)
- North Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Adhésions
- Auteurs favoris
- Isaac Asimov, Simone de Beauvoir, Pierre Berton, Jorge Luis Borges, Thornton W. Burgess, Italo Calvino, Agatha Christie, James Clavell, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Stephen R. Donaldson, Umberto Eco, Steven Erikson, E. M. Forster, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mark Helprin, Frank Herbert, Henry James, Gary Jennings, James Joyce, Guy Gavriel Kay, Harper Lee, George R. R. Martin, Marcel Proust, Ayn Rand, J. K. Rowling, Paul Scott, John Steinbeck, J. R. R. Tolkien, Paul O. Williams, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, Austin Tappan Wright
- Listes de favoris
- Favoris locaux
Librairies: Allison the Bookman, Bearly Used Books, Chapters - Kanata, Chapters - Pinecrest, Chapters - Sudbury, Coles - Northgate Square, The Owl Pen, Value Village North Bay
Bibliothèques: North Bay Public Library, The Children's Library
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