Re: [LM_NET] GEN: Book challenge: Life is Funny

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@COMCAST.NET>]

The real reason to use the reviews of readers with expertise in the
field is to be able to see a range of opinion, and more importantly,
perspective on a particular work. It would be difficult to be remote and
objective while in a book there is some resonance with.

I don't think I have all the expertise needed to decide which books
might be most appealing  to war novel fans, I could easily miss an
inaccuracy in a historical novel,  I can't imagine why some fantasy are
popular or received glowing reviews.

That said, of course it is important to be widely read in the range of
materials in our collections.

--
Robert Eiffert, Librarian
Pacific MS
Vancouver, WA
pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library
beiffert.net furl.net/members/reiffert bloglines.com/blog/reiffert

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