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[tygati]

*sulk* LibraryThing's free account maxes out at 200 books. Damn it, I have more books than that! *grumble*

I got a lot of them up though. Heh. Didn't get any of the hardbacks in the closet listed... or some of the fancy/rare stuff... Narnia and Black Cauldron series aren't on there either... >.> or the 'kid' books like Mary Poppins, Doctor Doolittle, NeverEnding Story, Misty of C-however-you-spell-that... Bah.

Yesterday I went bowling, work-sponsored. That was fun. I hadn't bowled in years, but I had a good time. Wish I'd had Mom's bowling gear, though. I think I'd gotten used to having it in Idaho, cause I sure missed that wrist brace and her 7lb ball... >.> Still, tipsy co-workers are highly entertaining. ^__^

Mmm, looking at all those books made me want to read them again. >.> Maybe something I haven't read in a long time. Hmm...

*laugh* Oh, it just occured to me, as I'm bitching about the 200 book limit, that back when I was taking Japanese classes we had to give a little 'about us' speech (in Japanese) and then there was a Q&A session. Well, in my speech I mentioned collecting manga, so my sensei asked me how many I had. She looked so totally flabbergasted when I pondered and ventured "... hyaku, ni-hyaku..." (100-200) >.> So, then I went home and actually counted... and, yeah, the total was well over 300. ^^; Heh. Oops? (I'd so not want to count nowadays...)

Mmm, inspiration, come back! I want to write! *sulk*

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[animeartistjo.livejournal.com]

OMG--I have read about 95 percent of those books you've got up! Might I suggest, if you haven't discovered already, the works of Tanya Huff (all of them, and her Blood series is being made into a TV series!), Terry Pratchett, Gerald Morris (YA, Authurian tales with heroines), Sharon Shinn (singing angels), Anne Bishop (v. sensual and dark), David Eddings (complicated fantasy! Prophecies!), and/or Christopher Stasheff (The Wizard series about futuristic time agents in a magical, medieval world). Are any of these new names? I have most their books at home and they're mostly falling apart from being read so often. XD Library book sales are my friend.

Question about McCaffrey and Nye's Ship Errant? What's it about? I've seen all the other Ship books, but not this one and amazon offers no help.

Do you have scanlations? If I added my scans to my manga collection, I'd have almost 1k.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

Sharon Shinn I own (Though only Archangel and Angel-Seeker were really any good, IMHO) while Pratchett and Eddings I believe I've read... Eddings I know I've read a few and they just didn't pull me in. Ahwell. Most of the rest of the names are new... >.> Blah. Now I'm going to sulk about the f*cking library fiasco all over again. ;_;

Ship Errant is NOT a McCaffrey book, Nye wrote it solo. This (http://www.amazon.com/Ship-Errant-Jody-Lynn-Nye/dp/0671877542/ref=sr_1_1/103-6343873-7483804?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203197466&sr=1-1) is I believe the version I have... Hardcover. I don't seem to find a softcover on Amazon... and mine is Hardcover so maybe they didn't make a paperback? o.o?

I have some scanlations, yes... I don't really count those. They're not 'books'. Heck, I don't even count ebooks as books, generally. ^^;

[animeartistjo.livejournal.com]

I agree about Shin's books. Angel Seeker was my favorite. I liked Eddings, but they were so very long and prophetic! XD As for the new names, I hope you'll like them, if you do happen to read one.

Oops... the big ANNE MCCAFFREY emblazoned over the title had me fooled.

Of course, the read deal is always better, yes/no?

[tygati.livejournal.com]

The only thing I liked about Eddings' books was the 'learning to fly / does bouncing count' conversation at the end of one of them. ^^;

*snort* Sometimes the way they advertise books really irks me... *headshake*

Oh yes. I like being able to haul stuff around with me. ^^;