Next book & other stuff

Hiya folks,
Well it seems that we have worked out a few bumps in the road to book blogging. I will post the suggested response prompts on the sidebar, however if you have any other suggestions or questions that you think we should ponder, please post them.

We have to decide which book to read next, especially since I need to get it from the library. I will post a poll with three or four book choices, so if you have any ideas on which to choose between, please post before this coming Sunday.

Y... I was going to respond to your post on "Birth..." but I have lost all enthusiasm. Suffice it to say that I enjoyed the book more than you did, but agree that it left a lot to be desired. I would give it a 4 out of 10.

Okay everyone... lets choose a new book and start reading again!!!

Flashback to SLIS...

Garden Girl suggested finding a list of basic questions to keep in mind while reading. So, I dug this out of my old SLIS notes. Both Anna and Gail used this list in their courses.

Aidan Chambers' "A Critical Blueprint":

1. What happened to me as I read?

2. What features of the book caused my responses?

• Book as object (the physical book)
• Personal history (what your history brings to the book)
• History as a reader (what your past reading brings to the book)
• The text alone (how the author tells the story and what the story tells)

3. What does this book ask of readers (what reader is the author writing for)?

4. Why is this book worth the reader's time?

So, that's one potential method for looking at our books!