If you’re over fifty, which is when time gets even shorter, subtract your age from 100-the result is the number of pages you should read before making your decision to stay with it or quit.
If you’re fifty years of age or younger, give a book fifty pages before you decide to commit to reading it or give it up. What I love is that she gives you permission to stop reading a book when you are not enjoying it. One is the “rule of fifty” which I have used recently when an abandoning a book (Pride and Prejudice – sorry Jane). I spent hours perusing these books, enjoying her fun and interesting recommendations.īetter yet, Nancy has a variety of philosophies which she labels “Pearlisms”. With her “lust” of reading, Pearl shares with the reader the books she loves and those which she knows about, creating more desire and adding to your ever expanding book list. The books are small and easy to handle with a soft cover.
Inside the categories are enticing snippets of the books in a very readable format. Thoughts: Nancy Pearl, librarian extraordinaire, has created this series of books (with the fourth to be released in a few days - its one for travelers) which contain organized collections of book recommendations, labeled under catchy little categories. More Book Lust: Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason Each recommends books which are organized into themes, with great little descriptions all are softbound, small and easy to read.īook Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason ~ by Nancy Pearl If you love books and lists, and are an eclectic reader, you will adore this series. Original series review posted at Layers of Thought.
In the book’s introduction, Pearl jokes, “If we were at a twelve-step meeting together, I would have to stand up and say, ‘Hi, I’m Nancy P., and I’m a readaholic.” Booklist magazine plays off this obsession while echoing a sentiment of Nancy Pearl’s fans “A self-confessed ‘readaholic,’ Pearl lets us benefit from her addiction. For the James Bond "Crime is a Globetrotter" features crime novels set in various locations around the world such as Tibet, Sweden, and Sicily. Are you a budding chef? "Fiction For Foodies" includes books that sneak in a recipe or two along with a tantalizing plot.
In this followup to the bestselling Book Lust, popular librarian, Nancy Pearl, offers a fresh collection of 1,000 reading recommendations in more than 120 thematic, intelligent and wholly entertaining reading lists.įor the friend wanting to leave her "Living Your Dream" offers good armchair dreaming books about people who have left stodgy jobs to do what they love. Whether you’re searching for the perfect read for yourself or for a friend, More Book Lust offer eclectic recommendations unlike those in any other reading guide available.
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