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I'm particular about comic books and graphic novels (one might say they're the same thing) and when I find an author I like I make sure to read his or her entire backlist before moving onto more recent work.

Illinois's public library system is at my disposal, and I consume a decent number of assorted materials. I can be found perusing the fiction aisles most of the time - but mostly online. Because of the many demands on my schedule I am only physically in any library to collect any items I've put on hold. Then I retire to my small room and read at leisure.

Winter or summer, the seasons do not matter. Most evenings I am either dreaming of new compositions in deep sleep, or doing night photography in various locations from the hours of 9PM until 4 the next morning.

If you're interested, a sample of my night photos can be seen at [http://www.flickr.com/photos/winchesta/tags/nightphotography/]

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EDIT. The queue went through, public library deity be praised! This is one book fully deserving of a finish in one sitting, er, type deal. Could ...more...]]> Hitler's Table Talk (Hardcover) by Adolf Hitler]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41608362 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170438023s/54332.jpg 122432 Petabyte http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122432-petabyte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:27:21 -0700 Faker (Paperback) by Mike Carey]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37147608 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HYK3xFe3L._SL75_.jpg 122432 Petabyte http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122432-petabyte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:26:14 -0700 The Caryatids (Hardcover) by Bruce Sterling]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46266652 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224988607s/3398430.jpg 122432 Petabyte http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122432-petabyte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:25:52 -0700
27 Oct 2009. EDIT: Went a handful of pages into it, went to sleep, picked the book up again a day later, found it disappointing, dense, unreadable - very unlike Sterling's previous body of work, any book would take me less than a day to finis...more...]]> Jimi Hendrix Electric Gypsy (Paperback) by Harry Shapiro]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51411450 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190257466s/1915198.jpg 122432 Petabyte http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122432-petabyte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:22:13 -0700 X-Men: Messiah Complex TPB: Messiah Complex (X-Men) by Ed Brubaker]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54571656 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51i0iVR7NnL._SL75_.jpg 122432 Petabyte http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122432-petabyte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:21:56 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/192391 http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg 122432 Petabyte http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185061516p2/122432.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122432-petabyte Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:24:51 -0700