Now, instead of working...to continue with the first-line memes, here are some classic first-lines. I've tried to avoid ones which 'give it away' - so no, there is no Pride and Prejudice here! As a hint, these are all books I read while growing up (though they aren't all child's lit) and all of them can be found on Gutenberg (so if you haven't read ( Read more... )

These are the top 200 193 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). As usual, bold what you have read, italicise what you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. The numbers after each one are the number of LT users who used the tag of that book. (and for me, ! are books on my to be ( Read more... )

Thought to post some of my newer bits and pieces - credit, if you please, and enjoy!


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1. one book that changed your life?
The Killer Angels. Yah, I know. I read it when I was in 7th grade... and it made history furiously interesting for me. Considering I'm a history major still... quite.

2. one book you have read more than once?There are a lot of books in truth... almost everything on my shelf (particulalry here in Tokyo) has been ( Read more... )

Literature nuts, I don't usually post links to icons I admit, but I suspect a few of you would like these: they're author icons with signatures - including Austen, Tolkien, Shakespeare, Wilde, and Joyce, which I know would please some of you :)

book_icons: Author Avatars