My Genre

When you go to the library to pick up reading for enjoyment where do you go?

Photo: Of Good Report or Praiseworthy

Do you go to a specific section? Fiction or non-fiction?  Books or Magazines?

Do you wander the aisles waiting for something to speak to you?

Do you gravitate toward whatever is new or recommended by the staff?

I usually wander aimlessly, searching for "just the right book." 

The problem is that I don't often know how to describe that "right book."

• A good book is enlightening and energizing. I dance around on clouds for a few days.
• The wrong book leaves me angry that I wasted my time and loathing the book. I get grumpy.
• Needless to say, finding the "right book" is high stakes!!

I've decided this is what a good reading book is for me:

• It teaches me about another culture or another time
• It is usually told from a first person perspective or reveals truths about a real person or character(s) and thus life itself
• It makes me laugh or gives me ideas
• It lets me escape in some way
• It doesn't make me angry, sad, or depressed!!

Here's what I have loved recently: