Books from my bedroom bookshelves: Part 4
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the_rckI spent a lot of time yesterday making these lists and making notes about what I remember about these books. I'm posting these mainly so that I don't lose track of them, but I'd welcome comments-- positive or negative-- from anybody who's read any of these.
These are listed alphabetically by author, but the title is first because that's how I typed them in to begin with.
The stuff in the ‘Everything else’ category is the most likely to go out the door without much further consideration because I mostly have no idea why I picked it up to begin with. I’m particularly interested in comments on these, but I don’t have much to say about any of them.
Everything else:
Anthology of Japanese literature ed by Donald Keene: I’m not actually big on reading anthologies, so many of those on this list are going out the door pretty fast.
Prince of Ayodhya by Ashok K. Banker
The White Ladies of Worcester by Florence l. Barclay: This is a pretty old book, probably from around 1900. I think I picked it up because I’d read something else by the author, but I’m not sure at this point. The author doesn’t have anything I can find on Amazon and isn’t listed on Wikipedia, so I’m not sure.
Stuck on You by Patti Berg: Scott’s sister gave this to me because she doesn’t read romance and remembered that I sometimes do. I don’t recall where she said she got it.
Sexual State of the Union by Susie Bright: I read some of Bright’s columns and found them interesting, so I picked this up somewhere-- BookMooch? Library sale? I don’t remember. It wasn’t new.
Inheritance by Simon Brown
A Cavalcade of Magicians: This is a keeper until and unless I decide to purge my collection of fairy tales.
Rouse a Sleeping Cat by Dan Crawford: Someone, some time, told me that Crawford’s books were good, but I don’t remember who. I have no idea if I’ll ever get myself to open this one.
Candle Man by Glenn Dakin: I think I bought this for myself at one of the Scholastic book fairs at Cordelia’s school, but I could be wrong.
Diamonds, Deception and the Debutante by Helen Dickson: I should probably at least try this one before getting rid of it. I don’t remember who recommended Dickson to me, but I do recall that it wasn’t this particular book. This was just the first one that came up on BookMooch.
The End of Harry Potter: This was published before The Deathly Hallows came out, and I found it, probably on BookMooch, after. I was curious, but I haven’t opened it in the intervening years, so maybe I shouldn’t keep it.
Women Who Run with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes: This book was a really big deal years ago, but I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone mention it in the last decade.
Futuredaze ed by Hannah Strom-Martin and Erin Underwood: I think that this is from a kickstarter that Scott backed because he thought I’d be interested.
On Fire’s Wings by Christie Golden: I think this one is going straight out the door.
Good Poems ed by Garrison Keillor: This was a recent gift fromretsuko. I’ve read two or three poems but haven’t really gotten deep into the book.
The Broken Citadel by Joyce Ballou Gregorian: I tried to read one of these in high school. I can’t remember why I didn’t end up finishing it, and I can’t remember anything at all beyond that it sounded interesting. It still sounds interesting, but I don’t know that I’m ever going to read these.
Castledown by Joyce Ballou Gregorian
The Hero’s Guide to Saving the Kingdom by Christopher Healy: I picked this one up relatively recently. I think I grabbed it out of Cordelia’s discards, but I’m not certain. I may have bought it.
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn: This looked interesting, and all three volumes were remaindered, so they were cheap. I think Scott read one or two of them, but I never did.
Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn
Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn
The Summer Country by James A. Hetley
Statistics for the Terrified by Gerald Kranzler and Janet Moursund: I never studied statistics in high school because they canceled the class the one semester that I tried to take it. That was my senior year, and I never got another chance. I’m still kind of bitter about the literature class that I was forced to take instead (I asked for a study hall, but my counselor vetoed that). I saw this book recommended somewhere, and I found it, probably through BookMooch. I just haven’t read it yet.
Beaker’s Dozen by Nancy Kress: This was a present. I’m about 80% sure it was fromadrian_turtle, but I’m not certain.
When Fox Is a Thousand by Larissa Lai
Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea by Diana Marcellas
Snow, Fire, Sword by Sophie Masson
Romanitas by Sophia McDougall
The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer: Cordelia saw this author’s name and asked me if he was the same person who wrote a couple of books she recently read. He is. She says she doesn’t want this one, though.
The Last Mortal Man by Syne Mitchell
The Tale of Genji translated by Arthur Waley (book 1 only): Anyone know if this is a decent translation? I probably should just try the library if I really want to read this one.
Thunderbird Falls by C. E. Murphy: This one is going. I’m no longer willing to fight to read urban fantasy.
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction ed by Robert Silverberg
Dry Water by Eric S. Nylund: I think I got this as part of a bag of books that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
alessar was getting rid of.
The Queen Must Die by K. A. S. Quinn: I picked this one up relatively recently. I think I grabbed it in an effort to spend out a gift certificate.
Ramayana translated by William Buck: This is not a very thick book, so I’ve been wondering if it’s an abridged translation. I have no idea how long it ought to be or if this is a remotely good translation.
One for Sorrow by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer: This is a mystery set in Constantinople during the time of Justinian I. That’s a period I’m interested in, so I picked this up.
In Legend Born by Laura Resnick: I think I might have tried and not liked another book by this author since I picked this up.
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon translated by Ivan Morris: I’ve read a few bits of this more or less at random (I don’t have the impression that reading in order is necessary. Anyone know for sure?).
Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair: This was a gift. I believe it came fromanderyn.
America by Jon Stewart: This one belongs to Scott and isn’t going anywhere.
A History of Irish Fairies by Carolyn White: This is a tiny book. I think it’s folklore rather than folktales, but I’m not sure I’ve ever opened it.
The Women Who Walk Through Fire 2 ed by Susanna J. Sturgis: This is an SF anthology. I think it’s all female authors.
The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 10-11: I’m pretty sure I picked these up in relation to my work on Stygian Articles back in the 1990s (when we started, I read all fantasy and SF submissions. Later, I read just SF). I really can't think of any other reason I'd buy them, given that I'm not big on short stories, and they don't seem likely things for someone to have given me. If I recall correctly, there was at least one story we published that got listed with an honorable mention in each of these volumes. I think I’ll just move them down to the permanent shelves without trying to force myself to read them.
These are listed alphabetically by author, but the title is first because that's how I typed them in to begin with.
The stuff in the ‘Everything else’ category is the most likely to go out the door without much further consideration because I mostly have no idea why I picked it up to begin with. I’m particularly interested in comments on these, but I don’t have much to say about any of them.
Everything else:
Anthology of Japanese literature ed by Donald Keene: I’m not actually big on reading anthologies, so many of those on this list are going out the door pretty fast.
Prince of Ayodhya by Ashok K. Banker
The White Ladies of Worcester by Florence l. Barclay: This is a pretty old book, probably from around 1900. I think I picked it up because I’d read something else by the author, but I’m not sure at this point. The author doesn’t have anything I can find on Amazon and isn’t listed on Wikipedia, so I’m not sure.
Stuck on You by Patti Berg: Scott’s sister gave this to me because she doesn’t read romance and remembered that I sometimes do. I don’t recall where she said she got it.
Sexual State of the Union by Susie Bright: I read some of Bright’s columns and found them interesting, so I picked this up somewhere-- BookMooch? Library sale? I don’t remember. It wasn’t new.
Inheritance by Simon Brown
A Cavalcade of Magicians: This is a keeper until and unless I decide to purge my collection of fairy tales.
Rouse a Sleeping Cat by Dan Crawford: Someone, some time, told me that Crawford’s books were good, but I don’t remember who. I have no idea if I’ll ever get myself to open this one.
Candle Man by Glenn Dakin: I think I bought this for myself at one of the Scholastic book fairs at Cordelia’s school, but I could be wrong.
Diamonds, Deception and the Debutante by Helen Dickson: I should probably at least try this one before getting rid of it. I don’t remember who recommended Dickson to me, but I do recall that it wasn’t this particular book. This was just the first one that came up on BookMooch.
The End of Harry Potter: This was published before The Deathly Hallows came out, and I found it, probably on BookMooch, after. I was curious, but I haven’t opened it in the intervening years, so maybe I shouldn’t keep it.
Women Who Run with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes: This book was a really big deal years ago, but I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone mention it in the last decade.
Futuredaze ed by Hannah Strom-Martin and Erin Underwood: I think that this is from a kickstarter that Scott backed because he thought I’d be interested.
On Fire’s Wings by Christie Golden: I think this one is going straight out the door.
Good Poems ed by Garrison Keillor: This was a recent gift from
retsuko. I’ve read two or three poems but haven’t really gotten deep into the book.The Broken Citadel by Joyce Ballou Gregorian: I tried to read one of these in high school. I can’t remember why I didn’t end up finishing it, and I can’t remember anything at all beyond that it sounded interesting. It still sounds interesting, but I don’t know that I’m ever going to read these.
Castledown by Joyce Ballou Gregorian
The Hero’s Guide to Saving the Kingdom by Christopher Healy: I picked this one up relatively recently. I think I grabbed it out of Cordelia’s discards, but I’m not certain. I may have bought it.
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn: This looked interesting, and all three volumes were remaindered, so they were cheap. I think Scott read one or two of them, but I never did.
Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn
Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn
The Summer Country by James A. Hetley
Statistics for the Terrified by Gerald Kranzler and Janet Moursund: I never studied statistics in high school because they canceled the class the one semester that I tried to take it. That was my senior year, and I never got another chance. I’m still kind of bitter about the literature class that I was forced to take instead (I asked for a study hall, but my counselor vetoed that). I saw this book recommended somewhere, and I found it, probably through BookMooch. I just haven’t read it yet.
Beaker’s Dozen by Nancy Kress: This was a present. I’m about 80% sure it was from
adrian_turtle, but I’m not certain.When Fox Is a Thousand by Larissa Lai
Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea by Diana Marcellas
Snow, Fire, Sword by Sophie Masson
Romanitas by Sophia McDougall
The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer: Cordelia saw this author’s name and asked me if he was the same person who wrote a couple of books she recently read. He is. She says she doesn’t want this one, though.
The Last Mortal Man by Syne Mitchell
The Tale of Genji translated by Arthur Waley (book 1 only): Anyone know if this is a decent translation? I probably should just try the library if I really want to read this one.
Thunderbird Falls by C. E. Murphy: This one is going. I’m no longer willing to fight to read urban fantasy.
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction ed by Robert Silverberg
Dry Water by Eric S. Nylund: I think I got this as part of a bag of books that
alessar was getting rid of.The Queen Must Die by K. A. S. Quinn: I picked this one up relatively recently. I think I grabbed it in an effort to spend out a gift certificate.
Ramayana translated by William Buck: This is not a very thick book, so I’ve been wondering if it’s an abridged translation. I have no idea how long it ought to be or if this is a remotely good translation.
One for Sorrow by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer: This is a mystery set in Constantinople during the time of Justinian I. That’s a period I’m interested in, so I picked this up.
In Legend Born by Laura Resnick: I think I might have tried and not liked another book by this author since I picked this up.
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon translated by Ivan Morris: I’ve read a few bits of this more or less at random (I don’t have the impression that reading in order is necessary. Anyone know for sure?).
Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair: This was a gift. I believe it came from
anderyn.America by Jon Stewart: This one belongs to Scott and isn’t going anywhere.
A History of Irish Fairies by Carolyn White: This is a tiny book. I think it’s folklore rather than folktales, but I’m not sure I’ve ever opened it.
The Women Who Walk Through Fire 2 ed by Susanna J. Sturgis: This is an SF anthology. I think it’s all female authors.
The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 10-11: I’m pretty sure I picked these up in relation to my work on Stygian Articles back in the 1990s (when we started, I read all fantasy and SF submissions. Later, I read just SF). I really can't think of any other reason I'd buy them, given that I'm not big on short stories, and they don't seem likely things for someone to have given me. If I recall correctly, there was at least one story we published that got listed with an honorable mention in each of these volumes. I think I’ll just move them down to the permanent shelves without trying to force myself to read them.
