Reviews for A Guide To Life And Literature Of The Southwest

The average rating for A Guide To Life And Literature Of The Southwest based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-11 00:00:00 Beverly Titel If you really want to impress patrons, read a lot of nonfiction. It's honestly the best way to get good at Reader's Advisory. A lot of our patrons read nonfiction and this book would be a helpful guide. Example: So say our Patrons like (as the book uses) Outlander (Yes, that will become an outdated fan favorite in time)...but if you know the premise of it, War nurse time travels back to the Jacobean era. Okay.... There's a lot of sub-topics with that. Nurses, famous figures especially women during both of those Eras, weapons of bygone days, science fiction, scientific discoveries in each time period, medical discoveries in each time period, fashion of the time periods, etc. The same could be said for (my example) for fans of Game of Thrones or Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or the Handmaid's Tale or The Tudors...etc...those are just some examples. This book was really one of the first reader's advisory books that was helpful, because it made me appreciate nonfiction more, which is not in my favor of reading. The great part of RA for nonfiction is that it can be a much broader spectrum and still fulfill the reader's needs for good reading. It also educates those stubborn adults who think they know everything. It also, and this is what I thought was fascinating about RA for Nonfiction, was that, nonfiction RA helps the library staff do the RA interview much better than nonfiction, because some nonfiction, like BIOS or Autobiographies are character driven, some time eras are plot driven (factual dates, wars, battles, breakthroughs), some are practical (hands on, crafts, diy, culinary, etc.)...some are for the deep thinkers (like theology, etc)...It makes perfect sense. However, DON'T use any of the books as their choices. Look at the titles. It will still make sense what the author is trying to say, but then look through the collection for more UPDATED resources in each category.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-10 00:00:00 Michael De luca I would love to see this book updated with more current reading suggestions.