Enjoyed this whole training very much and appreciated being paid to do it! However I did not have time to complete it in depth partly as I am PT even tho you extended it and also because I am moving house which has taken most of my time when not at work!
Thanks again though - I feel more confident about my readers advisory skills now.
Monday, July 15, 2013
week 8 catching up
narrative non-fiction. very interesting video - had not thought about this in such detail.
I would recommend Pollen's "Cooked" for the foodies.
"The Way" by Sheen and Estevez under the memoir and travel categories - father and son recount their different impressions of important incidents in their lives together.
"Bringing Up Bebe" by Druckerman under contemporay social issues. This explains the often startling difference between European and American child rearing practices.
"Poser" by Dederer for those into yoga under the memoir and sports category.
"Man's search for Meaning" by Frankl under the history and spiritual categories for those who enjoyed "Cellist of Sarajevo"
I would recommend Pollen's "Cooked" for the foodies.
"The Way" by Sheen and Estevez under the memoir and travel categories - father and son recount their different impressions of important incidents in their lives together.
"Bringing Up Bebe" by Druckerman under contemporay social issues. This explains the often startling difference between European and American child rearing practices.
"Poser" by Dederer for those into yoga under the memoir and sports category.
"Man's search for Meaning" by Frankl under the history and spiritual categories for those who enjoyed "Cellist of Sarajevo"
week 7 catching up
read all the teen readers advisory articles. I agree that a lot of it crosses over - I read teen fiction for pleasure also. in fact after reading the Hunger games and the Twilight series, I read "The Host" by Meyer - her adult SF book and greatly enjoyed it.
Monday, July 8, 2013
week 6 catching up
just viewed the Prezi link - the subgenres are amazing - I had no idea apart from a few basic ones like Steampunk that I recommended recently to a customer for her teenager who had never heard of the term.
i would have liked to be able to print this chart as it would be so useful.
i would have liked to be able to print this chart as it would be so useful.
Week 5 catching up
I have been following NPR and enjoy reading the articles e.g. todays about the positive effects on Alzheimers of reading and writing. I also enjoyed the reference to George Orwells fashion sense as I have recently reread his classic, 1984.
For book recommendations - I picked up Khaled Hosseini's latest book - The Mountains Echoed which is so far superb.
My customers at the Cockeysville branch enjoy non-fiction more than other branches I've worked in and are heavily into all kinds of fiction.
I find the diffrent categories of new titles listed on Early Word to be very useful.
For book recommendations - I picked up Khaled Hosseini's latest book - The Mountains Echoed which is so far superb.
My customers at the Cockeysville branch enjoy non-fiction more than other branches I've worked in and are heavily into all kinds of fiction.
I find the diffrent categories of new titles listed on Early Word to be very useful.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Week 4 Goodreads
Found Goodreads very frustrating to use. Attempted to write recommendations, saved them and then I am told I have made no recommendations.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Book recommendations based on book appeal.
My first title is the "Cellist of Sarajevo" by Stephen Galloway.
This title's pacing is slow and meandering with a gradual introduction of the characters, whose motivations gradually reveal themselves. The story line is one of hope over despair set in a historical time and a largely unfamiliar setting (Yugoslavia) to most Americans. The language is literary and detailed with small nuances of feeling and behavior with the horrific details of everyday life and living conditions being minutely observed.
The grim, bleak tone is lightened by the beauty of the cellists' playing and the brief triumph over misery it brings. We experience through this ultimately uplifting book thought provoking ideas similar to those in Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning".
I enjoyed this book very much for its ideas and ultimate victory over evil.
My second title is "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
This is a medium paced title, changing from past to present and from London to Africa throughout the book.
The characters are well realized with a heroine (Little Bee), a well meaning, brave English woman and her ineffectual, rather cowardly husband with colorful minor characters making an appearance.
The story line is a difficult one containing horrific events difficult for the British to understand as the disparity of cultures is very great. It is suspenseful with an ambiguous (to some perhaps) ending
Containing many details of culture, description of clothing and mannerisms with delightful examples of colorful language (from the refugees), lyrical in places, the heat and colors of Africa come alive.
The tone is horrific in places but lightened by humor and beautiful imagery.
I enjoyed this book for its mixture of beauty, humor and horrific detail.
Both of my chosen titles make great Book Discussion Group books.
This title's pacing is slow and meandering with a gradual introduction of the characters, whose motivations gradually reveal themselves. The story line is one of hope over despair set in a historical time and a largely unfamiliar setting (Yugoslavia) to most Americans. The language is literary and detailed with small nuances of feeling and behavior with the horrific details of everyday life and living conditions being minutely observed.
The grim, bleak tone is lightened by the beauty of the cellists' playing and the brief triumph over misery it brings. We experience through this ultimately uplifting book thought provoking ideas similar to those in Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning".
I enjoyed this book very much for its ideas and ultimate victory over evil.
My second title is "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
This is a medium paced title, changing from past to present and from London to Africa throughout the book.
The characters are well realized with a heroine (Little Bee), a well meaning, brave English woman and her ineffectual, rather cowardly husband with colorful minor characters making an appearance.
The story line is a difficult one containing horrific events difficult for the British to understand as the disparity of cultures is very great. It is suspenseful with an ambiguous (to some perhaps) ending
Containing many details of culture, description of clothing and mannerisms with delightful examples of colorful language (from the refugees), lyrical in places, the heat and colors of Africa come alive.
The tone is horrific in places but lightened by humor and beautiful imagery.
I enjoyed this book for its mixture of beauty, humor and horrific detail.
Both of my chosen titles make great Book Discussion Group books.
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