Building Base Knowledge (Goodreads)
My bookshelves on goodreads.com contain 400+ books! This site is my primary method of keeping track of what I have read, want to read, and to see what other “friends” are reading. For this assignment I created several new books shelves to better organize my books. This week I “made friends” with two additional Librarians from BCPL’s Cockeysville Branch Library bringing my total friends to eighteen! I miss the days when goodreads users had the option of not listing book reviews to the public. The “Listopia” feature is marvelous!
Book Recommendations
Recommendation One is for “J”:
“J” loved Fredrik Backman’s first novel “Man Called Ove.” I noticed she did not have his new novel, “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry” on her to-read list. Why this particular book? She enjoys:
a.) translations
b.) contemporary fiction
c.) an engaging style of writing
d.) quirky characters
e.) balance between funny and serious
Recommendation Two is for “C”:
I recommended Anne River Siddons’ novel “The Girls of August.” Why this particular book? “C” enjoys:
a.) moving, character driven novels
b.) themes of women returning home, relationships, and friendships
c.) contemporary fiction – settings that are at the beach & southern US d.) Siddons is a read alike author to Dorthea Benton Frank, an author "C" enjoys
