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Summary: A Treasure Trove of Reading
Review: We in the Seattle area are fortunate to have Nancy Pearl, truly a stand out in the world of librarians. This book is a lsit of great reads, each with a small review. The books are organized by catagory, and Nancy comes up with some categories that I would never have thought about. The book sits on a shelf of favored books in library, right next to my Nancy Pearl action figure (available at Archie Macphee).
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Summary: not perfect, but definitely helpful
Review: When I pick up a book like this, I look for two kinds of lists: those in which I have an interest but no knowledge, and those that are my areas of knowledge. I use the latter to gauge my trust in the former, and I have to say I was mildly disappointed with the lists about which I am knowledgable, such as Academic Satires and Historical Fiction, which neglected to mention essential authors and books. That tells me that the other lists, those in which I have no first-hand knowledge, will probably get me started but will be neither authoritative nor complete.
Secondly, I was not enamored of the format, which devotes approximately one page to each topic and is set up as commentary with book titles in bold face type. There are a wide variety of topics, from Australian Fiction to Epistolary Novels and Pawns of History, however there is usually no information about the year of publication. The general commentary is interesting but inconsistent, while the sentence devoted to each recommended work is helpful and informative, as if a friend in a hurry was telling you about the item.
This is a fun book and it will get you started in areas of interest to you; however, for a more comprehensive and authoritative list there is The List of Books (sadly out-of-print and dated, but available used) by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish and, for a guide to specific authors, which are covered idiosyncratically here, you might try About the Author by Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner.
The book concludes with a good index that lists all of the books and authors mentioned.
This will not be your most valuable guide to other books, but it will be useful.
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Summary: So much fun!
Review: _Book Lust_ was so much fun to read! I made a lot of additions to my "To Be Read" list (already long enough!) This book had so much to offer, and so many great categories. They are unlike any other Book Recommendation list. Among the other highlights, I liked her Rule of 50: Give a book 50 pages to prove itself. If you do not want to go on, don't! There are plenty of other books to read! Thank you Ms. Pearl for sharing your great amount of book knowledge with us!
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Summary: Thank you Nancy Pearl!
Review: _Book Lust_ was so much fun to read! I made a lot of additions to my "To Be Read" list (already long enough!) This book had so much to offer, and so many great categories. They are unlike any other Book Recommendation list. Among the other highlights, I liked her Rule of 50: Give a book 50 pages to prove itself. If you do not want to go on, don't! There are plenty of other books to read! Thank you Ms. Pearl for sharing your great amount of book knowledge with us!
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Summary: Thank you Nancy Pearl!
Review: _Book Lust_ was so much fun to read! I made a lot of additions to my "To Be Read" list (already long enough!) This book had so much to offer, and so many great categories. They are unlike any other Book Recommendation list. Among the other highlights, I liked her Rule of 50: Give a book 50 pages to prove itself. If you do not want to go on, don't! There are plenty of other books to read! Thank you Ms. Pearl for sharing your great amount of book knowledge with us!
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