bloodravenlib's review
2.0
This one was not as good as her first one. In part because it seemed to pick a good share of very obscure items (she frequently recommended books that were likely out of print). Some of the categories seemed to be stretching a little. And in my case, it seemed a bit more slanted to female readers. For instance, the section on Space Opera was pretty slim. Having said that, I still found a few ideas of new things to read, but I had to dig for them. Overall, it is a book for browsing and finding something for a particular mood.
paperbackstash's review
3.0
Full review to come, but quick notes:
This second volume is not a repeat of the first - it covers new ballparks. Unusual categories I wouldn't have thought of, like The Family of Clergy, are included. Fiction for Foodies isn't a surprise to me since so many cozies are food themed. Even geography plays its part like with Florida Fiction, Japan, Tibet, Egypt, etc. I was especially delighted to see sections like Fractured Fairy Tales, Maiden Voyages and Ms. Mystery. I've never heard of "Dick Lit" but thanks to this book, I now have a new genre to name.
As always Nancy Pearl shies away from darker fiction from the most part, so you won't find much in the way of horror, thriller or darker mysteries here - but she definitely gives an exhaustive list of valuable resources and possibilities to open your mind and explore.
Used more as a reference guide and list more than you'd sit and read it like a novel, it's a worthy book to keep revisiting.
This second volume is not a repeat of the first - it covers new ballparks. Unusual categories I wouldn't have thought of, like The Family of Clergy, are included. Fiction for Foodies isn't a surprise to me since so many cozies are food themed. Even geography plays its part like with Florida Fiction, Japan, Tibet, Egypt, etc. I was especially delighted to see sections like Fractured Fairy Tales, Maiden Voyages and Ms. Mystery. I've never heard of "Dick Lit" but thanks to this book, I now have a new genre to name.
As always Nancy Pearl shies away from darker fiction from the most part, so you won't find much in the way of horror, thriller or darker mysteries here - but she definitely gives an exhaustive list of valuable resources and possibilities to open your mind and explore.
Used more as a reference guide and list more than you'd sit and read it like a novel, it's a worthy book to keep revisiting.
c_bulin's review
4.0
So I added quite a few recommendations from this book to my Goodreads list. I have also been listening to her podcast to get recommendations.
rubenstein's review
3.0
First book of December. I wanted something easy, but also something that would distract me during a much-too-long sit in a hospital waiting room while Matt was in surgery. This was just the book. What booklover wouldn't want to spend a stressful day diving into 300 pages of (themed!) book recs??
jeanetterenee's review
4.0
I frequently remind myself of these great words of wisdom when I need to give myself permission to stop reading a book I'm not enjoying:
"The point is, reading should be pure pleasure. You haven't failed the author by not enjoying the book. Instead, the author has, at that moment in your life, failed you. That doesn't meant that in six days, or six months, or six years, or sixty years, you won't go back to the book and find that you love it. All it means is that at that particular moment in your life, you were looking for a different sort of book."
I've read Book Lust and More Book Lust twice so far. It surprised me how many books I found the second time through that I'd passed over on my first reading. It's all a matter of taste, but I've found more books from Book Lust that were to my liking than from More Book Lust.
"The point is, reading should be pure pleasure. You haven't failed the author by not enjoying the book. Instead, the author has, at that moment in your life, failed you. That doesn't meant that in six days, or six months, or six years, or sixty years, you won't go back to the book and find that you love it. All it means is that at that particular moment in your life, you were looking for a different sort of book."
I've read Book Lust and More Book Lust twice so far. It surprised me how many books I found the second time through that I'd passed over on my first reading. It's all a matter of taste, but I've found more books from Book Lust that were to my liking than from More Book Lust.
writerlibrarian's review
4.0
This is also a revisited book. I found that I inconsciously got the McCall Smith and Jacqueline Winspears from this. It confirmed that I need to try Josephine Tey and start on rereading Batay Gur's police procedural.
kellyholmes's review
4.0
I absolutely adore Nancy Pearl. This sequel book of book recommendations is excellent for when you want to read something good but you're not sure what.
iceangel9's review against another edition
5.0
Arrgh! These books are killing my TBR list! More please!