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tnkbl

Age 48
Joined Wednesday, July 21, 2004
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4 weeks all time
books registered 0 247
released in the wild 0 119
controlled releases 0 0
releases caught 0 25
controlled releases caught 0 0
books found 0 21
tell-a-friend referrals 0 401
new member referrals 0 12
forum posts 0 522
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History of tnkbl in 5 1/2 Chapters

1. Welcome to my bookshelf! I can use all the karma I can get, so here's the deal: if you are interested in anything on my bookshelf marked "available," feel free to ask me for it. I'd be happy to send it too you, if you don't mind paying for the shipping. But unfortunately, I must limit my mailing to the US only.

2. I'm the president of a small publishing and book distribution company (called Shen's Books, www.shens.com), and I tend to end up with way more books than I could possibly read myself. Mostly I get advance reading copies from publishers marketing a new title, but I also get a wide range of published review copies too. I can't read them all!

3. My favorite reading is contemporary fiction. I don't usually pick up anything that was written before, say, 1950. I especially like things that are a little quirky (John Irving, Kurt Vonnegut, Life of Pi, Time Traveler's Wife), as opposed to things that are "epic," "sweeping," and "heart-wrenching" (Gone With the Wind). But that might be an overgeneralization, because I also like a good romance every once in a while.

3 1/2. I do judge books by their covers. I'm sorry. It's terrible.

4. Yes, I have two kitties. The big gray & white one is Kevin, and the little orange one is Charlie. Charlie is about 11 months old, and he's already bigger than many grown cats. Kevin is 7 years old and he's bigger than MOST grown cats. They're such boys, constantly battling and wrestling. But they are both EXCEEDINGLY friendly and welcome all visitors.

5. I have not registered anything in my permanent collection yet. I'm still trying to decide about that.

Wild Releases Caught (27):
07/29/04 Sole Survivor
08/06/04 A Simple Habana Melody
08/30/04 The Soul of a Chef
09/03/04 Shanghai Baby
09/03/04 Afterlove
09/11/04 The Rabbit Factory
10/12/04 The Cider House Rules
11/08/04 South of the Northeast Kingdom
11/16/04 Spellfall
01/31/05 The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
04/06/05 Into Thin Air
05/10/05 The Russia House
05/15/05 Swan
05/18/05 In Search of Moby Dick
06/26/05 Topdog/Underdog
06/26/05 Loser Goes First
07/07/05 The Professor and the Madman
08/15/05 Sophie's World
09/24/05 Lolita
10/31/05 Mostly Bob
11/07/05 Shoe Money
01/05/06 Tell Me Lies
04/03/06 Art
05/13/06 Inkheart
07/30/06 Seabiscuit
08/09/06 Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
09/09/06 Curse of the Narrows
*Wild release numbers are true wild releases*

Bookrings I started:
A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters began its journey on August 9, 2004 HOME Feb. 8, 2007!
Lolita began its journey on August 17, 2004 HOME July 14, 2005!
Restaurants to Check Out (Journal) began its journey on August 31, 2004
Into Thin Air began its journey on September 8, 2004 HOME Feb. 23, 2005!
On Love began its journey on September 17, 2004 stalled/lost
Stranger Than Fiction began its journey on September 29, 2004 ARRIVED at the end Feb. 20, 2006!
White Noise began its journey on December 1, 2004 stalled/lost
Under the Skin began its journey on December 16, 2004 stalled/lost
Empire Falls began its journey on June 16, 2005
1,000 Places To See Before You Die began its journey on June 22, 2005
Inkheart began its journey on June 29, 2005 HOME November 22, 2005!
Diary began its journey on June 29, 2005 stalled/lost
Maximum Ride HOME May 18, 2006!
The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials ...began its journey on August 30, 2005HOME January 11, 2006!
Shadow of the Wind ...began its journey on October 18, 2005 HOME March 10, 2006!
Girls in Pants ...began its journey on July 13, 2006

Bookrings/rays/boxes I'm in:
Little Indulgences (Started by antof9)
The 4 Seasons Journal (Started by jessibud)
Confessions of Max Tivoli (Started by JeepACV) ----> S 04/13/05
Key of Valor, Key of Knowledge, Key of Light (Started by EcitorphSchool) ----> R 12/15/04
Bookcrossing Through Middle Earth (Started by siriradha) ----> S 04/01/05
America's Most Charming Towns & Villages (Started by kristamd) ----> R 9/13/04, S 10/25/04
Behaving Like Adults (Started by allbookedup)
Lamb (Started by Abbynormal92243) ----> R 10/17/04, S 11/9/04
Me Talk Pretty One Day (Started by MrFlakes) ----> R 9/26/04, S 10/7/04
The Simpsons and Philosophy (Started by weeblet) ----> S 06/22/05
The Magician's Assistant (Started by Judester) ----> R 10/17/04, S 11/1/04
Sure You're Joking, Mr. Feynman (Started by mance)
Jemima J (Started by raquelsita) ---> ray ended here!
Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Cookbook (Started by dancing-dog) ----> S 7/5/05
Measuring the Earth With a Stick (Started by jessibud)----> R 2/18/05 S 2/?/05
Naked (Started by SqueakyChu)
In the Shadow of No Towers (Started by alrescate) ----> S 7/5/05
Time Traveler's Wife Audiobook (Started by LaurieS) ---> S 8/11/05
Fluke (Started by LGinder) ---> S 10/24/05
Romance Bookbox (Started by Ann32)

I finally broke down and started a Wish List!
Oh so fun. (Thanks cliff1976)
My Wish List:


Here's the rating system I'm going to use from now on, which I got from Starbytes, who got it from Gizmopuddy, who got this from Sugarkane(now florafloraflora) and Scism. :-)...
10: Excellent, at the top of its category. This book has impacted me deeply, challenged me profoundly, or has simply been a pure delight to read.
9: Great book - just a nitpick stands between it and a 10
8: Good, solid book that I would recommend to others.
7: Good book, but it didn't grab me in a big way.
6: Decent, but not my type of book.
5: Maybe somebody else would like this. I didn't.
4: Only OK. Barely worth reading. The line between taking it and leaving it is very thin.
2-3: Has major problems. I don't recommend it.
1: It's hard to imagine anyone liking this book.


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