Long Library
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tobookclubWhile the Otherkin and Therianthrope Book List lists about 150 books, the quick and flexible format of LibraryThing.com means that I've been able to use the LT bookshelf version of the book list to list 412 books!
The difference is that the LT version includes a huge stack of books that I haven't read. I've included all non-fiction books that had been tagged as being about transhumanism/posthumanism, astral projection/astral plane, and reincarnation. My lists of books on starseeds, vampires, and animal totemism should be more complete on LT, too.
I've also gone around using the tags "sure this fits my theme" and "unsure if this fits my theme," since there are some books that fit the core concept of my book list very closely (such as Wicker's "Not In Kansas Anymore," which has a chapter on otherkin, by that name) and some where I'm not sure if I should list them at all (such as Kipling's "The Jungle Book," which has been called a parable for shifters, but not many have been able to see that in it). I'd like the actual book list website to only be books that I'm sure fit the theme, whereas the LT bookshelf can be kind of a scratch-paper thing that may include books that are very loosely related, if at all, and the books can be both added to and removed from the bookshelf without ado.
My LT bookshelf is best if viewed with a layout that shows a "Comments" column. I've included some remarks on some book entries about why I included them.
As always, I appreciate suggestions of books that relate to the whole otherkin concept.
The difference is that the LT version includes a huge stack of books that I haven't read. I've included all non-fiction books that had been tagged as being about transhumanism/posthumanism, astral projection/astral plane, and reincarnation. My lists of books on starseeds, vampires, and animal totemism should be more complete on LT, too.
I've also gone around using the tags "sure this fits my theme" and "unsure if this fits my theme," since there are some books that fit the core concept of my book list very closely (such as Wicker's "Not In Kansas Anymore," which has a chapter on otherkin, by that name) and some where I'm not sure if I should list them at all (such as Kipling's "The Jungle Book," which has been called a parable for shifters, but not many have been able to see that in it). I'd like the actual book list website to only be books that I'm sure fit the theme, whereas the LT bookshelf can be kind of a scratch-paper thing that may include books that are very loosely related, if at all, and the books can be both added to and removed from the bookshelf without ado.
My LT bookshelf is best if viewed with a layout that shows a "Comments" column. I've included some remarks on some book entries about why I included them.
As always, I appreciate suggestions of books that relate to the whole otherkin concept.
