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Om migFather of two, husband, lawyer, collector and reader of books. Science fiction and fantasy form the core of my collection, but I've got a wide variety of other books too. I'm a Tiger, a Cavalier, and a Patriot, for whatever that is worth.
I have a profile on Blogger and a poorly maintained blog tied to it under the name "Book Addict". Maybe I will eventually actually update it more than once every couple of months or so. I'm also on BookMooch.
"I cannot live without books" – Thomas Jefferson
"Books are awesome" - Frozone
What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mistakes make you insane.
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Om mit bibliotekIf a book is listed in my library here, I own it. I've also read it unless it is marked "to read" even if I may have read it so long ago that I only remember the fact that I read it. If it isn't listed here, that doesn't necessarily mean I haven't read it. I may have read it but don't own the book and therefore it won't show up here.
I'm going to try to review most, if not all of the books listed in my library - but that is a process that will likely take me quite some time to complete. With books ranging from classics of western literature, an entire range of science fiction and fantasy running from pulp to "new wave" to post-cyberpunk, a collection of young adult works, and a pile of role-playing game materials of varying vintage, it is difficult to come up with a single standard for rating and reviewing books that will apply to them all. I'm not going to try. There is no coherent standard that applies to all of these books, so don't look for one.
There is really no way to compare, for example, Milton's Paradise Lost, with Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Cooper's Last of the Mohicans. And this doesn't even begin to consider trying to compare nonfiction and fiction works, and of course, the red-headed stepchild of my library - the collection of role-playing game material. My solution is this: books are rated compared to what I consider to be their peers, and rated according to the standards that I think apply to a book from that group.
In addition, when I review a book, I usually include information about the plot and characters. Though I generally try to only include such spoiler type information to the extent necessary to substantiate what my review says about the book, some people don't like any spoilers at all. To those people I can only say: don't read my reviews.
Also, in my tags I reference several awards, listing many books as either winners, or nominees. These awards are:
Campbell Award: This refers to the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and has been awarded every year since 1973, except in 1994. Recipients are selected by a jury. The award should not be confused with the similarly named John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Clarke Award: This refers to the Arthur C. Clarke Award, a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year first awarded in 1987. The book is chosen by a panel of judges.
International Fantasy Award: This was an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy book and, in 1951-1953, the best non-fiction book of interest to science fiction and fantasy readers. It was awarded by a panel of prominent fans and professionals in 1951-1955 and 1957.
Hugo Award: This award is given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback and they have been presented every year since 1955. The attendees of the annual Worldcon vote for nominees and choose the winner. There have been a handful of "retroactive Hugos" handed out.
Locus Award: This award has been given since 1971 to provide guidance to the Hugo Award judges, these awards are presented to winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll at an annual banquet.
Mythopoeic Award: Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas.
Nebula Award: This is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for the best science fiction or fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years. The award is voted on by SFWA members and has been presented since 1965.
Newbery Award: The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. The award has been given since 1922.
Prometheus Award: This award for libertarian science fiction novels is given out annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society. The award was founded in 1979, but was not awarded regularly until 1982. A Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) was created in 1983, and the Society also presents occasional one-off awards.
World Fantasy Award: An annual international award given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy. They have been given since 1975 and are handed out at the World Fantasy Convention. Winners are chosen by a panel of judges.
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Læser for øjeblikketThe Hero with a Thousand Faces af Joseph Campbell
The Elements of Style with Index af William Strunk Jr.
The Martian Way and Other Stories af Isaac Asimov
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Volume CXXX, Nos. 1 & 2 (January/February 2010) af Stanley Schmidt
Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume 117, No. 5 (December 2009) af Gordon van Gelder
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The lightning thief is awesome! I didn't know what exactly it is until i found out it's one of my fave genres!
skrevet af lisa211 kl. 12:26 am (EST) den Dec 17, 2009
skrevet af timspalding kl. 12:12 am (EST) den Dec 16, 2009
skrevet af timspalding kl. 10:41 pm (EST) den Dec 15, 2009
When we got Collections and I created a "Reviewed" collection, I went through my reviews and added those books to it. But I must have missed out a few and, frankly, with nearly 400 reviews I don't feel like going through them all again!
skrevet af lilithcat kl. 12:35 am (EST) den Dec 14, 2009
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I think there is a fault with the logic of your last Comment on review comment. If you are looking at a work, the most recent five reviews are shown at that work page if I have that right, But then you can keep reading all the reviews there. So not just your new reviews that you type, but the reviews that are on the books get read and that is where comments would show.
What the thing to decipher in regards to your post is whether people get to a review of book because they look at all the reviews under the review tab, or they do it by the book.
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But you know I have noticed that the more Zoe keeps ranting on, never compromising, which I think would be a point, the new names in the thread always choose to say they are against this entire idea. I see this whole thing as an uncompromising Zoe who is intransigent and if anyone states their reasons against she says they are wrong and asks them again what valid reason they have for being against it.
David
skrevet af DWWilkin kl. 11:19 am (EST) den Dec 13, 2009
Tell me if I was out of line on my last post in our current hell thread...
Thanks
David
skrevet af DWWilkin kl. 11:30 pm (EST) den Dec 11, 2009
skrevet af bwilson kl. 4:52 pm (EST) den Dec 5, 2009
All three books are available on amazon, and the first two are on B&N and other sites as well; those two can also be special ordered by local bookstores. You can also get all three of them through Lulu.com (although they are slower as they don't keep copies on hand).
skrevet af gwernin kl. 1:15 pm (EST) den Dec 3, 2009
The level on LT is so high, sometime intimidatingly so for meager minds like mine.
Anyway, thanks for the thoughtful nod in apology about the tensions on the faith and science topic. Just to be a glutton, I started another. I hope to enforce some limits on the discussion topics such that we do not get off on the Discovery Institute or semantic arguments or 120 year old drawings.
Richard
skrevet af richardbsmith kl. 3:55 pm (EST) den Nov 9, 2009
Appreciate the aside. Its all good. I have watched in bewilderment the Discovery Institute on television. It is obvious even to me that their conclusions are predetermined and their methods lack rigor. I am surprised to see their conclusions so adamantly argued on LT.
Evolution is not a big deal to me. I was shocked to see it so emphasized here, when I joined LT. It is just another science.
I had wondered why the scientists on LT did not jump in to counter Oakes on the Evolution thread in the Conservative group. Soon after joining LT, when I mentioned some concerns adn questions about what I understood were evolutionary principles, I was slammed on all sides. Oakes seemed to get by with little objection.
It may be that I better understand now their quiet wrt answering his comments.
Still though I have ignored the topic. Y'all have at it. :)
skrevet af richardbsmith kl. 1:04 pm (EST) den Nov 9, 2009
Peggy
skrevet af LizzieD kl. 10:38 pm (EST) den Sep 23, 2009
skrevet af daschaich kl. 11:34 pm (EST) den Sep 10, 2009
skrevet af tiffin kl. 4:57 pm (EST) den Aug 19, 2009
skrevet af calm kl. 8:03 am (EST) den Aug 11, 2009
I sorely needed the laughs I got from reading all the addenda to your PureHeart review. The best part is that none of your unworthy adversaries have any inkling of what nitwits they are.
skrevet af stringcat3 kl. 1:43 am (EST) den Jun 11, 2009
Tiffin
skrevet af tiffin kl. 6:32 pm (EST) den Jun 4, 2009
Also, can't believe the whole PureHeart issue. Do these people know what you do for a living?
skrevet af jigj119 kl. 2:20 pm (EST) den Jun 1, 2009
skrevet af noumenon kl. 7:03 pm (EST) den May 24, 2009
skrevet af RebeccaAnn kl. 10:34 pm (EST) den May 13, 2009
skrevet af KeithFowler kl. 2:18 pm (EST) den May 11, 2009
BTW one more criticism - Lilith was never an angel, and people and angels are NOT interchangable (it annoys me so much when people think they are...)
Best wishes
GG
skrevet af Goldengrove kl. 7:35 am (EST) den May 11, 2009
A publishing company has been distributing my personal information. When contacted, they said they got my personal information from a review they allege I posted on Amazon (and that they allege was subsequently removed from the site). The only trouble is, I have never posted any reviews of any kind on Amazon. Is there any way to check and see if there is any record of a review posted for the book Pureheart published by Bronwen Publishing under my name? I know I didn't post a review for that book here, but I would like confirmation from your office in order to combat their claims that I did.
I got this response (links removed for convenience):
Thank you for contacting Amazon.com.
I apologize for the inconvenience. I did search our reviews and I do not find any reviews submitted by this account.
Should you need any further assistance from us, please use this link to write back to us:
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I hope this helps.
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To contact us about an unrelated issue, please visit the Help section of our web site.
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So now they have been caught by their lies. It seems pretty obvious that they have been caught handing out my personal information, and then making up a transparent lie. I have sent this information to Tim and Abby. We'll see what develops.
skrevet af StormRaven kl. 2:58 pm (EST) den May 10, 2009
If LT had a button on your page I could click on called "Add to heroes," I'd click on it in a heartbeat. Keep those nads of steel locked and loaded!
Best,
Brent
skrevet af EnriqueFreeque kl. 8:07 pm (EST) den May 9, 2009
YOUR REVIEW WAS ABSOLUTELY POSTED ON AMAZON.COM, YOUR REAL NAME IS AARON *****, AND YOU PUT YOUR ENTIRE EMAIL ADDRESS ON THERE. SEVERAL PEOPLE NOW HAVE IT. YOUR REVIEW WAS SO BAD AMAZON TOOK IT OFF, AND THEY USUALLY NEVER DO THAT. SO THERE'S NO USE TRYING TO LIE AND SAY YOU NEVER PUT YOUR REVIEW ON THERE. WE HAVE A COPY OF IT, SIGNED BY YOU WITH YOUR AOL.COM EMAIL ADDRESS. NOW HOW DID WE GET THAT, DO YOU THINK? LIBRARY THING HAS FLAGGED IT, TOO. GOOD FOR THEM. NO MORE LIES AND SILLY, JUVENILE REVIEWS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE A BOOK, YOU DON'T LIKE IT. NO PROFESSIONAL REVIEWER WOULD DO WHAT YOU DID, ONLY AN AMATEUR REVIEWER. GROW UP!
First off, note that they can't seem to figure out how to not shout online, and apparently have some trouble with the proper use of the shift key. Second, note that they once again decided to hand out my actual name, though they aren't supposed to (I redacted my last name to post this here). They wonder how they got my aol e-mail address, but since I e-mailed the review directly to them at their request that should be obvious to anyone with two firing neurons. If, as they say, "several people now have" my review and e-mail address, they handed it to them.
I never put my review on Amazon. I have, in fact, never posted a review on Amazon. That much is fact. If anyone put it on Amazon, it had to be LibraryThing, which I seriouslly doubt, or Bronwen Publishing themselves, which seems silly. The persistence they have shown in keeping up with this transparent lie is pretty amazing. I also note that Bronwen Publishing doesn't seem to understand how the flagging system on LibraryThing works.
They didn't actually challenge the accuracy of my review - and the simple reason for that is that they cannot. Everything I said about the book is true. They resort to a vague and baseless claim that I have somehow lied and assert that my review of the awful garbage that they have printed is "juvenile". I leave it to the reader to evaluate who is actually "juvenile" here.
skrevet af StormRaven kl. 7:02 pm (EST) den May 9, 2009
skrevet af EnriqueFreeque kl. 4:57 pm (EST) den May 8, 2009
Oh yeah: Why are pirates cool? Because they Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
skrevet af kevmalone kl. 11:53 am (EST) den May 8, 2009
skrevet af valkylee kl. 11:38 am (EST) den May 7, 2009
I applaud your effort to review all your books, I've enjoyed (even if not always totally agreed with) many of the reviews you've written so far, only another 4000 odd to go! I too am trying to review everything I own, but have a slighty easier task!
Given that our tastes are fairly similar in at least some of the genres, I'll be curious to see how you feel about CJ Cherryh and Janny Wurts when you get around to reviewing them.
Keep reading
Fox
skrevet af reading_fox kl. 9:18 am (EST) den May 6, 2009
"Isn't it interesting that you would write a review and slam a work which you would not have the courage or imagination to pen yourself.
Yes, I am an uneducated oaf with only three degrees which you did not bother to ask about or check out.
If you would have bothered to ask, I did not get paid for the review which was published on the cover of the book and will be published in several newspapers.
Poor old Ezra Pound would turn over in his grave if he knew that distant kin of his was pounding sand!
How many books have you written? Do you know what it takes to put your heart and soul into a story?
Because you are spewing such loggerhead and incomprehensible diatribe only shows your truly not a man of God. Turn the other cheek!"
I don't care how many degrees Mr. Issacs has, nor do they matter. What matters is that his blurb of a review is rife with lousy grammar and incompehensible sentences. Further, it glowingly praises a truly putrid book. If he has three degrees, it is obvious that none of them required the ability to write coherently. Here's his "review":
"Demons, witches, and Angels from God abound on earth in fury {sic} battles. The conclusion will make you a believer that the main character of PUREHEART is a champion in all sense {sic} of the word. Jack, a Boston terrier, and his sister Scout bring to life a story that revolves around the nether world and other unearthly creatures which are swiftly dispatched. A thrilling read which will have you longing for more. J.K. Rowling, move over, Rita Hsu Syers has arrived."
Note the grammar, which would flunk a fifth grade class. In addition to the errors I noted, look at the misuse of commas: there should be one after "his sister Scout" and there shouldn't be one after J.K. Rowling". Are the demons, witches and angels all from God? There is also the bizarre construction of "the nether world and other unearthly creatures which are swiftly dispatched". Is the nether world swiftly dispatched? Is the nether world an unearthly creature? What newspaper would accept such semi-literate work?
He resorts to the ancient and completely bankrupt canard that those who have not written a book cannot therefore review them, which is just as silly as his contention that J.K. Rowling should move over to make room for Syers. It doesn't matter if you pour your heart and soul into something if the end result is terrible. The end result of Syers' efforts is laughably bad. I'd compare it to The Eye of Argon, but that would be insulting to The Eye of Argon, which is at least funny.
He says he wasn't paid for the review, yet there is no other way to explain his fondness for this piece of awfulness. My review was, if anything, too kind to PureHeart.
skrevet af StormRaven kl. 1:54 pm (EST) den May 5, 2009
skrevet af psybre kl. 6:01 pm (EST) den Apr 16, 2009
I just noticed you on TadAD's thread and thought I'd visit. Tad is helping me learn to navigate in the roiling waters of science fiction and fantasy this year--I'm rather a newbie at it, and I noticed you had a lot of those two categories, so I thought I might look around. You also have a lot of information on your profile page--love the explanations of the awards--some I recognized but others, like Locus, I hadn't heard of.
I have to go out tonight for a while so I will have to browse your library later. I hope you rate your books so I can get some ideas of what to try!
Carolyn
skrevet af MusicMom41 kl. 8:05 pm (EST) den Apr 10, 2009
As an epidemiologist in my day job, i thought about modeling the "response frequency" on the fefifofum thread w. the standard logistic curve. And then said fkit.
skrevet af bobmcconnaughey kl. 9:56 pm (EST) den Feb 19, 2009