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Caryn's bookshelves

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	05/12 Caryn is currently reading: The Complete Pompeii (Hardcover) by Joanne Berry bookshelves: currently-reading, non-fiction	my rating:
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	05/12 Caryn is currently reading: Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Graphic Novel) by Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, graphic-novels	my rating:
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	05/05 Caryn is currently reading: 999: Twenty-nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense (Paperback) by Al Sarrantonio, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King bookshelves: currently-reading, horror, short-stories	my rating:
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May 12
	Caryn is currently reading: The Complete Pompeii (Hardcover) by Joanne Berry bookshelves: currently-reading, non-fiction	my rating:
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	Caryn is currently reading: Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Graphic Novel) by Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, graphic-novels	my rating:
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May 05
	Caryn marked as to-read: Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters (Hardcover) by John Langan bookshelves: horror, sf, short-stories, to-read	my rating:
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	Caryn gave to: Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Paperback) by John Joseph Adams, Cory Doctorow, George R.R. Martin bookshelves: apocalyptic, horror, sf, short-stories	my rating:
	read in May, 2008 Caryn said: "A great collection of post-apocalyptic short stories. I'm not saying I liked every SS in the collection, but the range and the difference between them all was nice. Quite a few of them left me wanting more - and that's what I love about a good collec...more " add a comment
	Caryn marked as to-read: Red (Hardcover) by Jack Ketchum bookshelves: horror, to-read	my rating:
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	Caryn marked as to-read: The Hides (Hardcover) by Kealan Patrick Burke (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: horror, to-read	my rating:
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May 03
	Caryn marked as to-read: Horror: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition (Horror the Best of the Year) by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz bookshelves: horror, short-stories, to-read	my rating:
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	Caryn marked as to-read: Baltimore: Or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire (Hardcover) by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden bookshelves: graphic-novels, horror, to-read	my rating:
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	Caryn marked as to-read: The Illustrated Man (Voyager Classics) by Ray Bradbury bookshelves: sf, short-stories, to-read	my rating:
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	Caryn marked as to-read: We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Shirley Jackson bookshelves: horror, to-read	my rating:
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Caryn's favorite quotes

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

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"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
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"The covers of this book are too far apart."
— Ambrose Bierce

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"A dirty book is rarely dusty"
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"A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
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— William Styron

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Caryn's groups (recent posts)

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 436 members — last activity 34 minutes ago
May Book: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Discussion Leader: J-Lynn

June Book: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

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Horror Aficionados — 209 members — last activity 2 hours, 3 min ago
A group for horror genre fans

Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library — 552 members — last activity 4 hours, 25 min ago
All the good, important, and must-have books from SciFi and Fantasy... ageless, timeless, and without boundaries.

Add your books to the list, but m...more

On Reading Graphic Novels — 389 members — last activity 18 hours, 45 min ago
Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brookly...more

Apocalypse Whenever — 118 members — last activity 19 hours, 45 min ago
This group is for discussion of apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic, if you prefer) fiction.
Talk about anything related (such as, why do we even enjoy...more

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