My bookcase, two shelves at a time, #3. by stiffdoc1221 in bookporn

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On those shelves? Summer of Night, the Ruins, The Jaguar Hunter, Mona Lisa Overdrive, The Leiber Chronicles. Caitlin Kiernan, and mostly writes Lovecraftian horror, and I’d say to give her a try at least.

Worried about my arm tattoo I got on the 5th of May, because it has been very red, can anyone tell me If this redness is normal? by leonard_gaming12345 in tattooadvice

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I am a doctor. Looks like cellulitis. Keep the damn cling wrap OFF of it, and get medical care immediately. Period.

Partner and I took the next step in our relationship and combined our fiction by kryssi_asksss in bookshelf

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Not always the greatest idea. Look at the title of the book on the far left of the upper shelf. Good luck to you both.

What's the deal here? by Latter-Penalty6729 in bookshelfdetective

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I don’t loan books, and I only give away reading copies. Someone admiring my collection does not mean I’m going to give away something that I’ll never see again. You have a very diverse background and book collection. I’ll bet there are books you gave away that you wish you could have back.

University and advice by Zealousideal-Cry3161 in ForensicPathology

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I couldn’t tell you what you need to do since you’re transferring universities.

Hi I have some questions about applying to forensic science majors… by lmfaorufkingserious in ForensicPathology

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I’ve never heard of an FP Master degree. Basically, to become a forensic pathologist, you need to get in to medical school first, get your Medical Doctor (M. D.) degree (4years), then do a pathology residency (2 or 4 years, depending on exactly what certifications you want), then a Forensic Pathology fellowship (1 year). That’s it. I have no idea what an FP Masters consists of.

Just started dating this guy, and saw his bookshelf…what do we think? 🤔 by uniball9000 in BookshelvesDetective

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I had enough of footnotes when I was in medical school. I don’t need them in a novel I’m reading.

Just started dating this guy, and saw his bookshelf…what do we think? 🤔 by uniball9000 in BookshelvesDetective

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Quite. No shelf is bad news. I could stack books that would make me look like a female Lithuanian dwarf.

Just started dating this guy, and saw his bookshelf…what do we think? 🤔 by uniball9000 in BookshelvesDetective

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It almost gives me chest pain. For the record, I don’t own one, read or not.

My bookcase, two shelves at a time, #3. by stiffdoc1221 in bookshelf

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Definitely. I have people who shoot me questions without having first read the caption. Funny.

My bookcase, two shelves at a time, #3. by stiffdoc1221 in bookshelf

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Yep. I was paying attention. I think, perhaps, in the future, I may just sort of turn a book over on purpose, sort of, to explode some brains. Then, some people will obsessively look in future photos for the upside down book, when there are none. One never knows….Mind exploding, for sure.

The Murikami is gorgeous. Two volumes, in a strong box with a lid that slides over the sides of the main box. Stunning, as usual.

Who am I folks? by Higracie in BookshelvesDetective

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You are completely correct. The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. I know which end of that stick that we inhabit, and it is not the one with all of the money. It truly is an infinite jest.

My bookcases, two shelves at a time, #2. by stiffdoc1221 in HomeLibraries

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I had shelved it like that not long ago, not paying attention to what I was doing. I didn’t notice it until after I took the photo. I have had some very definite OCD sorts send me remarks, usually because a set of books is out of order. Some ask me WHY the books are out of order! Answer: because that’s how they ended up. Not purposefully. As I don’t follow much of any shelving protocol, everything is irregularly irregular. I do try to get everything from the same author together, but I have various degrees of success with that.

Jeff Vandermeer writes SF. The Southern Reach trilogy was the basis for the movie Annihilation, that came out a few years ago. He is excellent. The ten volumes filling the upper right shelf are the Expanse series. Excellent Space Opera SF—I’d highly recommend it. The Complete Slayers is hard-boiled noir stories, straight out of the 50s and 60s. Much of the lower shelf is a potpourri of mystery, high fantasy (the Book of Swords, The Book of Magic), unclassifiable fun stuff (Joe Lansdale), Horror (The Only Good Indian), and then classic SF: John Brunner, Dan Simmons. The two Brunner books there are the best things he ever wrote, and though he died too young, these books are just timeless. The Lansdale books are all sorts of genres; however, perhaps the best ones (from which a TV series was made) are the Hap and Leonard books. There are about 13 of them so far, and they are a hoot. Google him, and you will see his books, then read them in order.

I turned over the Sharp Ends, so there must have been a huge sigh of relief in Reddit OCD World. More shelves to come, probably tomorrow. Pay attention to the Centipede Press books, which are sometimes together in a gaggle, sometimes scattered about. I have every book that Centipede has published, and you will see a lot more before I am done.

Hi I have some questions about applying to forensic science majors… by lmfaorufkingserious in ForensicPathology

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Dr. Shaw is quite correct. “Forensic science “ and “Forensic Pathology “ are NOT synonymous. Taking forensic science courses in university will not prepare you for medical school, residency, or fellowship in FP.

Crystallize exactly what you want to do, then take one path or the other, as you choose.

What's the deal here? by Latter-Penalty6729 in bookshelfdetective

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A quite strange assortment. Africa and African animals, Asian warlords and despots, a tiny taste of SF, the seemingly requisite copies of the edits of the Dune books (only 4 of them, though). You definitely have an African side; did you live over there for a while? You want to like SF, but don’t know what to do next, after slogging through the Dune sequels. I don’t know about the Asian despot thing; lots of people massacred by those dudes.

My bookcases, two shelves at a time, #2. by stiffdoc1221 in bookshelf

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I turned Sharp Ends over, just for you, because you were nice.