Week One, Assignment Four.
I poked around four of the "Recommended links - Books" sites, which are linked from the Be More Bookish blog. I didn't poke around Goodreads because I use it frequently. I love GR. I can keep track of what I want to read, what I have read, what I'm reading, and I participate in the reading challenge. Plus, it features great graphics of the book covers, especially in the tablet version. Out of the four other sites, I decided to keep tabs on two of them:
I don't like listening to NPR. Something about their hushed tones in conveying the news smacks too much of pretentiousness, and I also do not like having to listen to someone say, "I heard on NPR that blah blah blah....," which also smacks of pretentious because the person is not just saying that he or she heard something interesting on the radio, that person is announcing his political views, taste in books, movies, music, etc in this roundabout way, like wearing a tshirt or creating a meme. Most people who don't listen to NPR will say something like, "You know, I heard on the radio that blah blah..." But NPRers have this need to announce to the world, or at least to those in the room, that they listen to NPR. Who cares! So, given my vituperative rant, you would think I would not choose to use and peruse the NPR books page, but I love their graphics display of covers of the Best Books of 2015. Incidentally, I only read one of NPR's Best Books of 2015....The Girl on the Train.
I do have the Two Brothers
graphic novel on my desk, which is also on the list. Enough book reviews are on there to keep me interested, and maybe enough to help me get through Be More Bookish.
I also decided to keep tabs on Early Word, again because I like the graphics, but also because the other two websites are not being updated, The NPR site was rather sparse, but Early Word has a lot more book blurbs, categories of books, and links for any casual sitting. Still, EW's flashier design is lot more inviting than NPR's site, which is either intentionally minimally designed or neglected. Seems a little strange given that NPR's target demographic seem pretty literate.
OK, assignment four is complete. Onward.
I poked around four of the "Recommended links - Books" sites, which are linked from the Be More Bookish blog. I didn't poke around Goodreads because I use it frequently. I love GR. I can keep track of what I want to read, what I have read, what I'm reading, and I participate in the reading challenge. Plus, it features great graphics of the book covers, especially in the tablet version. Out of the four other sites, I decided to keep tabs on two of them:
I don't like listening to NPR. Something about their hushed tones in conveying the news smacks too much of pretentiousness, and I also do not like having to listen to someone say, "I heard on NPR that blah blah blah....," which also smacks of pretentious because the person is not just saying that he or she heard something interesting on the radio, that person is announcing his political views, taste in books, movies, music, etc in this roundabout way, like wearing a tshirt or creating a meme. Most people who don't listen to NPR will say something like, "You know, I heard on the radio that blah blah..." But NPRers have this need to announce to the world, or at least to those in the room, that they listen to NPR. Who cares! So, given my vituperative rant, you would think I would not choose to use and peruse the NPR books page, but I love their graphics display of covers of the Best Books of 2015. Incidentally, I only read one of NPR's Best Books of 2015....The Girl on the Train.
graphic novel on my desk, which is also on the list. Enough book reviews are on there to keep me interested, and maybe enough to help me get through Be More Bookish.
I also decided to keep tabs on Early Word, again because I like the graphics, but also because the other two websites are not being updated, The NPR site was rather sparse, but Early Word has a lot more book blurbs, categories of books, and links for any casual sitting. Still, EW's flashier design is lot more inviting than NPR's site, which is either intentionally minimally designed or neglected. Seems a little strange given that NPR's target demographic seem pretty literate.
OK, assignment four is complete. Onward.
