Assignment 1:
Well this looked like fun initially, but I got a little tripped up and as the timer counted down to zero I was left with 13/20 for the Children's titles and 16/24 for the Adult titles. I was a little disappointed!
For the children's titles, apparently I don't know how to spell "Corduroy", so I missed that one, even though I knew what it was! And the graphic for "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom", geez, not much to work with there!
Basically, what it boiled down to was I missed the titles that I haven't read, or I recognized the cover art, but just couldn't come up with the title in my head.
Assignment 2:
I fared better on this, I got 10/12, so I guess the cover illustrators are successful at what they do. I missed the "Techo thriller" cover and the "Urban fantasy" cover.
Assignment 3:
I've seen this list of Golden Rules of RA before, but it was worthwhile to read it again. Especially Rule #2 - keep a reading log. I have been meaning to do this for a while now, so this is a good time to begin this practice.
Assignment 4:
I am already familiar with Goodreads and NPR, so after looking at the others, I am choosing "Early Word" to follow. The layout and design of the site immediately appealed to me. Lots of great content to explore and quick links to useful resources.
I really went back and forth in deciding which genre to follow. I wanted to follow the Urban Reviews since I don't normally read in that genre and it is very popular here at Woodlawn, but the site hasn't been updated since January and it looked a little limited in content. Street fiction readers here seem to know what titles they want or they are happy to browse the collection. So I ultimately chose, "Stop You're killing me". I don't read a lot of mysteries, with the exception of Louise Penny, so I'm looking forward to getting into this site. And again, it seems well organized and easy to navigate with tons of useful content.
Assignment 5:
The child's comment that the cover art on "Jane Eyre" suggested that the book was about "a girl that goes mining, mining for gold" just cracked me up! All in all, I think the comments seemed pretty spot on!
