The Library
I’ve always been a big reader and can average about a book a week (more when we throw comics in the mix.) But as I get older, it’s hard for things to not start to blur together, so I started keeping a list. Rather than use reading trackers that have distracting social media components, I opted to keep it here on my blog. In each book you’ll find a synopsis and some notes on what I thought of it. Don’t think of these as book reviews — they are far more stream of conscious and sometimes contain mild spoilers.
This collection has been built using Nate Finch’s handy My Reads plugin for WordPress, with a modifying plugin I put together to add additional Readers’ Advisory tag classifications. Here’s what those mean:
Subjects
Exactly what it sounds like. Being a librarian, I like to use general subject headings such as “Religion,” “Self-Improvement” etc. In fiction titles, subject headings can also include general terms that feature in the book. For example, if a main character’s background mentions that they are former military, that means the subject heading “Veterans” would be appropriate.
Appeal Factors
Think of these as a more descriptive form of subject headings that are intended to describe the book in a more stylistic fashion. Appeal factors are all about the vibes and are what really connects a reader to what they want to read.