1. I have not had an opportunity to join a book club for lack of time. I love to read and our library has several book clubs which seem very interesting, however, I would prefer joining an online book club that I could enjoy at my own leisure.
2. I would like to see our library implement a mothers/daughters book club. I think it would be nice to read books where the relationships between mothers and daughters are a theme and then discuss it. ReadingGroupGuides suggest
THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW by Elizabeth Noble, THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs or THE REST OF HER LIFE by Laura Moriarty. Beverages and lite snacks to nibble on would also be nice.
3. I searched for THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE on Goodreads which gave the book a 3.78 average rating. Reviews gave the first 500 pages a 5 Star and the last 66 pages only 1 Star. Most readers considered the book a tragedy - what you might get if you crossed Hamlet with Old Yeller and they felt cheated by the ending. Shelfari gave the book a 4 Star. Reviews here too said the writing was good but the end was disappointing. They also compared it to Hamlet. As I read these reviews, I agreed with some and since I have not yet finished reading the entire book, the reviews gave the ending away - much too my disappointment.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Books, Readers and Beyond: #53 Finding Books
1: Katy Budget Books, Half Price Books, and Barnes & Noble are the three booksellers that are conveniently located in my area. All three sellers have very nice online presence but only Katy Budget Books and Barnes & Noble sites have search capabilities. They also offer memberships that give a discount on purchases.
2: I searched for Nicholas Sparks' THE NOTEBOOK and was able to find the book new at Barnes & Noble for $14.40. Katy Budget Books' price for the same book was $20.00. Both sellers had THE NOTEBOOK in compact discs. Neither seller had the title in ebook format.
3: I searched HCPL ebooks online and was able to check out a copy of THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE which I am currently reading in hardback. After installing the software, I downloaded the book onto my computer and read 20 pages of the book online. It was nice to be able to find this bestseller available without a waiting list in the comfort of my own home, although I missed not being able to curl up with a book in hand. Reading from the screen is not quite the same and after awhile the eye strain sets in too.
2: I searched for Nicholas Sparks' THE NOTEBOOK and was able to find the book new at Barnes & Noble for $14.40. Katy Budget Books' price for the same book was $20.00. Both sellers had THE NOTEBOOK in compact discs. Neither seller had the title in ebook format.
3: I searched HCPL ebooks online and was able to check out a copy of THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE which I am currently reading in hardback. After installing the software, I downloaded the book onto my computer and read 20 pages of the book online. It was nice to be able to find this bestseller available without a waiting list in the comfort of my own home, although I missed not being able to curl up with a book in hand. Reading from the screen is not quite the same and after awhile the eye strain sets in too.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Books, Readers and Beyond: #52 What to Read
1. I chose THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks to search for read-alike. In Novelist, Sparks' read-alike are: Emily Grayson's THE GAZEBO, James Michael Pratt's THE LAST VALENTINE, and Richard Paul Evans' THE LAST PROMISE.
Fiction L recommended Richard Paul Evans' THE CHRISTMAS BOX, Emily Grayson's THE GAZEBO, and Lorina Landvik's PATTY JANE'S HOUSE OF CURL.
When I tried What should I read next, I got an internal server error 500; so I went to Library Booklist If you like and found read-alike in the HORSE WHISPERER by Nicholas Evans, THE LAST PROMISE - Richard Paul Evans, THE GAZEBO - Emily Grayson, A MYSTIC LAKE - Kristin Hannah, SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS - James Patterson, THE LAST VALENTINE - James Michael Pratt and BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Robert James Waller. Recommendations from these three sites were overlapping with one or two new titles. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS but I now additional titles to explore. I didn't encounter any problems researching this information other than the internal server error. These resources have a wealth of information which will be very helpful in recommending books to library members when they have exhausted their reading list.
2: For the fourth grade girl, I went to Library Booklist Chapter Books Animal Stories and found THE TROUBLE WITH TUCK BY Theodore Taylor, a young girl who trains her blind dog to follow and trust a seeing-eye companion dog; and BABE, THE GALLANT PIG by Dick King-Smith, a piglet that arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheepdog, and discovers a special secret to success.
Novelist helped me find DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS by Mary Downing Hahn and RESTLESS: A GHOST'S STORY by Rich Wallace for her 13 year old brother who was interested in ghost stories.
3: Dean Koontz writes novels of many genre, combining suspense, horror, fantasy and sci-fi thrillers. I used the Library Booklist to find Stephen King, John Saul and Peter Straub for the customer who needed read-alike for Koontz. Novelist recommends Greg Bear, Dan Simmons, and John Saul.
4: Mid-Continent Public Library helped me with the Juvenile Series and Sequels: Song of the Lioness
Book #1. Alanna: The First Adventure
Book #2. In the Hand of the Goddess
Book #3. Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Book #4. Lioness Rampant
Fiction L recommended Richard Paul Evans' THE CHRISTMAS BOX, Emily Grayson's THE GAZEBO, and Lorina Landvik's PATTY JANE'S HOUSE OF CURL.
When I tried What should I read next, I got an internal server error 500; so I went to Library Booklist If you like and found read-alike in the HORSE WHISPERER by Nicholas Evans, THE LAST PROMISE - Richard Paul Evans, THE GAZEBO - Emily Grayson, A MYSTIC LAKE - Kristin Hannah, SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS - James Patterson, THE LAST VALENTINE - James Michael Pratt and BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Robert James Waller. Recommendations from these three sites were overlapping with one or two new titles. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS but I now additional titles to explore. I didn't encounter any problems researching this information other than the internal server error. These resources have a wealth of information which will be very helpful in recommending books to library members when they have exhausted their reading list.
2: For the fourth grade girl, I went to Library Booklist Chapter Books Animal Stories and found THE TROUBLE WITH TUCK BY Theodore Taylor, a young girl who trains her blind dog to follow and trust a seeing-eye companion dog; and BABE, THE GALLANT PIG by Dick King-Smith, a piglet that arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheepdog, and discovers a special secret to success.
Novelist helped me find DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS by Mary Downing Hahn and RESTLESS: A GHOST'S STORY by Rich Wallace for her 13 year old brother who was interested in ghost stories.
3: Dean Koontz writes novels of many genre, combining suspense, horror, fantasy and sci-fi thrillers. I used the Library Booklist to find Stephen King, John Saul and Peter Straub for the customer who needed read-alike for Koontz. Novelist recommends Greg Bear, Dan Simmons, and John Saul.
4: Mid-Continent Public Library helped me with the Juvenile Series and Sequels: Song of the Lioness
Book #1. Alanna: The First Adventure
Book #2. In the Hand of the Goddess
Book #3. Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Book #4. Lioness Rampant
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