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Creating the Customer-Driven Academic Library

by Jeannette A. Woodward
- Rated 2 stars
“It's been a while since I've found a thought-provoking book on libraries. This certainly wasn't it. I think the author is whiney in her way of complaining about all of the things that are wrong with libraries, without giving anything really inspiring solutions. For example, she complains that librarians are incompetant at reference and don't want to sit out at the reference desk, while she doesn't address the point that so few students ask for help out there. The idea of permanently moving ones office to a public space is intriguing, but that is all I have retained from this book.”

marysnyder wrote this review Monday, November 23 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins
- Rated 5 stars
“Just as good as the first, but now I'm dying for book 3!”

marysnyder wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan
- Rated 4 stars
“This book was just as good as the first four, but not my favorite of the series just because it was all about the last battle. I do like the complexities of the characters and the final solution.”

marysnyder wrote this review Thursday, July 2 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
- Rated 4 stars
“This is a lovely book that describes the good and the bad of the German occupation of the Channel Islands.”

marysnyder wrote this review Monday, June 29 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Girls in Pants

by Ann Brashares
- Rated 4 stars
“Each one of these books is better than the last”

marysnyder wrote this review Friday, June 26 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares
- Rated 4 stars
“This is a GREAT book!”

marysnyder wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott
- Rated 5 stars
“One of the sweetest books I've ever read. I hope to have a daughter one day and read this to her.”

marysnyder wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card
- Rated 4 stars
“I've heard of this book from several places and decided it was time to read (or listen to) it. It was fabulous. I sometimes stopped to think, "Hey, I should be bored by all this battle room stuff," but I never was. I really liked the main character, and all of the details were tied together well at the end. I'm glad I listened to this one, and that I listened to the author's discussion at the end, explaining that his background was in writing plays, so he writes his stories to be read aloud.

Now I can't decide if I want to read the other books in the series. I like how this one was tied together so well that I'm afraid more would ruin the experience.”

marysnyder wrote this review Saturday, May 30 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Dead and Gone

by Charlaine Harris
- Rated 4 stars
“Sookie's life gets a whole lot more serious in this book, so it's a bit different than past ones.”

marysnyder wrote this review Sunday, May 24 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Tale of Despereaux

by Kate DiCamillo
- Rated 4 stars
“Don't judge the book by the mediocre movie! It's really adorable, one I hope to read to kids someday.”

marysnyder wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink )