Week 4: Assignment 1
I have rated over 50 titles and have grouped them all into shelves. I appreciate the customizable nature of the shelf names. I've created such basics as "classic" and "books made into movies" but have also been able to create shelves that will serve me particularly well, whether in readers' advisory or for my own purposes, such as "gives one the shivers" "you have to be in the right mood" or "the allure of art."
I have to say, although I'd been a member of Goodreads for some time, I'd not previously taken the time to organize my books into shelves and I do find that this is not only an enjoyable process but also a highly useful tool for readers' advisory. I love the recommendation feature. Many of the recommended books turn out to be titles I've already read and had simply forgotten to list, so it's useful in that regard. I've also encountered a few recommended titles that I've yet to read but certainly intend to now. Listopia is a fantastic resource for when it comes to recommending readalikes that for titles I've never read myself. Explore was a fairly comprehensive useful tool for navigating the website, being succinct rather than overly expansive.
When it came to recommending a title to a colleague, I found that it was the bookshelves - and in particular the names of the bookshelves - more than individual titles that led me to my chosen recommendations. The "Favorite Books" section was similarly useful. I ended up recommending Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin to Meliss, whose reading tastes encompass works that are inspired by fairy tales and folklore.
Meliss, because you display a certain penchant for fairy tales and folklore, and since you don't shy away from fiction that isn't strictly for adults, I really must recommend Leisel Shurtliff's delightful fractured fairytale, "Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin."
It is an amusing, plot-driven read that will appeal both to children and to adults who are familiar with traditional variations on the Rumpelstiltskin story. Trading the protagonist of the miller's daughter for Rumpelstiltskin himself, Leisel Shurtliff boldly re-imagines a world where your name is your destiny and follows the difficult road of a decidedly unlikely hero, Rump.
I have rated over 50 titles and have grouped them all into shelves. I appreciate the customizable nature of the shelf names. I've created such basics as "classic" and "books made into movies" but have also been able to create shelves that will serve me particularly well, whether in readers' advisory or for my own purposes, such as "gives one the shivers" "you have to be in the right mood" or "the allure of art."
I have to say, although I'd been a member of Goodreads for some time, I'd not previously taken the time to organize my books into shelves and I do find that this is not only an enjoyable process but also a highly useful tool for readers' advisory. I love the recommendation feature. Many of the recommended books turn out to be titles I've already read and had simply forgotten to list, so it's useful in that regard. I've also encountered a few recommended titles that I've yet to read but certainly intend to now. Listopia is a fantastic resource for when it comes to recommending readalikes that for titles I've never read myself. Explore was a fairly comprehensive useful tool for navigating the website, being succinct rather than overly expansive.
When it came to recommending a title to a colleague, I found that it was the bookshelves - and in particular the names of the bookshelves - more than individual titles that led me to my chosen recommendations. The "Favorite Books" section was similarly useful. I ended up recommending Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin to Meliss, whose reading tastes encompass works that are inspired by fairy tales and folklore.
Meliss, because you display a certain penchant for fairy tales and folklore, and since you don't shy away from fiction that isn't strictly for adults, I really must recommend Leisel Shurtliff's delightful fractured fairytale, "Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin."
It is an amusing, plot-driven read that will appeal both to children and to adults who are familiar with traditional variations on the Rumpelstiltskin story. Trading the protagonist of the miller's daughter for Rumpelstiltskin himself, Leisel Shurtliff boldly re-imagines a world where your name is your destiny and follows the difficult road of a decidedly unlikely hero, Rump.
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