Week 4: Assignement 1

I've been using Good Reads for years. I have 448 titles listed and have created shelves according to the genre I'm reading.  Currently there are 27 titles on my "to-read" list.  This list I use to keep track of what I want to read or need to read for upcoming trainings.

In exploring Good Reads, I discovered a link for a monthly newsletter. In the May issue, there is a link for a new feature for recommending books:

 

Find a Book You Love—Who Should Read It Next?

We've added a new feature to make recommending books easier! Click "Recommend it" on the book page and select from your friends list. Start a reading bonanza!

I think this might be a useful tool for recommending to the folks I've friended on Good Reads.

There were also some good links and book recommendations in the monthly newsletter.

I just discovered that if I choose, I could join a book club via Goodreads... for Australia.  Could be fun, but challenging to find the books here in the U.S.

Currently I have friended 11 people on Good Reads.  I have put requests through the last couple of days.

For my co-worker Jeannie, I recommended Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber


"Hi Jeannie
I thought you might enjoy this book since I know you are a fan of YA books. This books takes place in NY and is incredibly fast paced. While hosting what they believe is a quiet foreign exchange student, a family quickly finds out on the night of the prom that she is anything but. I'm only part way through the book, but there has been a car chase, a murder, an escape from the police and an outfit change. So far this book has been a fun read.

Amie"

For My co-worker Mary Kay, I recommended Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose by Tina Nochols Coury


"Hi Mary Kay
I thought you might like this book.  It takes place during the construction of Mt. Rushmore.  It is a quick read, but packed with information about the sculptor who designed the monument, how he obtained the land and money and how the monument was eventually completed.
Let me know what you think.
Amie"

While playing around on Good Reads I discovered several ways to recommend a book:
-click on my friends list, pick the person, then recommend a book (this allows you to write a message)
-click on the book title in your list, click on recommend this book and a list of your friends appears and you can select who you want the recommendation to go to (this does not allow for writing a recommendation).

I also discovered that if you click your friend's name, you can see what he/she has been reading and you can click on the "I want to read" button to add to your own to read page.