MembreMatke

A propos de ma bibliothèque

I'm trying to get the TBR section smaller than the I Just Bought This on Impulse section. I like things that are new, different, or oddball. My collection is both eclectic and Byzantine.

I usually avoid romances, dystopian novels, or thrillers, but am open to persuasion.

A propos de moi

Retired teacher; widow; mother of one son; compulsive reader; beach person

Special Joys

1. Mysteries

I prefer certain types of mysteries: Golden Age; locked room; Country House types with limited suspect list; detectives, whether amateur or professional, who are smart; humor
I don’t like a lot of gore

2. Biographies; memoirs; personal essays

3. Victorian novels and Victorian-era nonfiction

4. Natural History

Ratings:

A moderately enjoyable book gets three stars. Most of my books are chosen carefully (appearances to the contrary), so fewer of my ratings fall below three stars. I’ve finally realized that I can guiltlessly abandon books I don’t like.

Lieu (géographique)

Near the water

Adhésions

LibraryThing Early Reviewers

Auteurs favoris

Louis Auchincloss, E. F. Benson, Michael Chabon, Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, Peter Dickinson, Michael Dirda, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Frost, Kazuo Ishiguro, Peter Lovesey, Alberto Manguel, Arona McHugh, John O'Hara, Chaim Potok, Dorothy L. Sayers, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Anthony Trollope, Barbara W. Tuchman, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Listes de favoris

Favorite Animal Fiction

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Bibliothèque intéressante

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Contacts

mckait