tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post4791812161906550200..comments2024-01-29T08:09:43.688-06:00Comments on Hibernator's Library: What do you look for in nonfiction?Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-20103041018679945622016-11-25T16:52:00.821-06:002016-11-25T16:52:00.821-06:00Except that I can't see in-text citations when...Except that I can't see in-text citations when I'm listening to audio, which is how I pound out a lot of my nonfictionRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-83836533467955445242016-11-25T15:54:24.396-06:002016-11-25T15:54:24.396-06:00Looking at what we've actually read vs. what w...Looking at what we've actually read vs. what we think we're interested in can be quite enlightening. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-85919284792583291782016-11-25T15:50:58.196-06:002016-11-25T15:50:58.196-06:00You should. It's really good.You should. It's really good.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-6492269963752343922016-11-25T15:43:09.345-06:002016-11-25T15:43:09.345-06:00:) Yeah, I'd never sit down and say to myself ...:) Yeah, I'd never sit down and say to myself "I wonder if I can find a book about severed heads?"Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-69650800493067176492016-11-25T13:34:12.753-06:002016-11-25T13:34:12.753-06:00Yeah, the subtitles can tell a lot about a book!Yeah, the subtitles can tell a lot about a book!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-5576203039880931062016-11-25T13:22:45.132-06:002016-11-25T13:22:45.132-06:00Yes, I've loved both of the Andrew Solomon boo...Yes, I've loved both of the Andrew Solomon books that I've read. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-92171010149974356292016-11-25T13:13:23.891-06:002016-11-25T13:13:23.891-06:00Well, as I said in a comment above, I guess maybe ...Well, as I said in a comment above, I guess maybe I don't want them to be very textbook-like, but I think what I consider to be good reading is what many others consider textbook-like. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-40267106034383283382016-11-24T19:24:01.236-06:002016-11-24T19:24:01.236-06:00Loved it.Loved it.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-2462904738465874482016-11-24T19:23:42.687-06:002016-11-24T19:23:42.687-06:00Well, I think I overstated my case. I didn't r...Well, I think I overstated my case. I didn't really mean I like them to be like a textbook, only that what I think sounds like a textbook is possibly not what other people think sounds like a textbook. That I enjoy a book even though I've heard others say it sounds like a textbook. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-44239066406964830852016-11-24T18:41:42.158-06:002016-11-24T18:41:42.158-06:00I loved Severed! It was just what I'd hoped it...I loved Severed! It was just what I'd hoped it would be. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-22692926892278721482016-11-24T18:40:50.924-06:002016-11-24T18:40:50.924-06:00Yeah, I always think I should read more memoirs, a...Yeah, I always think I should read more memoirs, and then I never do. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-14480210914248915902016-11-18T19:25:48.676-06:002016-11-18T19:25:48.676-06:00I definitely like my nonfiction well-researched - ...I definitely like my nonfiction well-researched - ideally, I'd like in-text citations for everything - but I still want it to read more like fiction than like a textbook. I also agree that the human story can be the most important part :)DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-77922239757294755812016-11-10T18:58:54.755-06:002016-11-10T18:58:54.755-06:00That's funny -- I'm also a big fan of scie...That's funny -- I'm also a big fan of science nonfic, but realized recently that the bulk of my NF reading is made up of memoirs/bios! Like you, I think I find the "humanizing" aspect of a person's experiences of a particular time/event just as (more?) important than a just-the-facts approach.looloolooweezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100008049805674675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-38695575770064215542016-11-09T11:38:58.227-06:002016-11-09T11:38:58.227-06:00Ha! I have Severed to end my post too - but I have...Ha! I have Severed to end my post too - but I haven't read it yet. Amanda @ Gun in Act Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658203871159020992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-77252497002839960942016-11-07T15:36:21.746-06:002016-11-07T15:36:21.746-06:00Severed is a great example of the niche books I fi...Severed is a great example of the niche books I find myself enjoying but hard to define why!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377404526123600035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-28950046419830501342016-11-07T12:58:40.856-06:002016-11-07T12:58:40.856-06:00I think post-colon titles sell to me more than cov...I think post-colon titles sell to me more than covers. You could put "The History of Heads Lost and Heads Found" on a plain black book and I'd read it! ;)Katherine Nabityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590624339981830697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-525764165817304002016-11-07T11:03:31.712-06:002016-11-07T11:03:31.712-06:00A book just about severed heads?! Adding it to my ...A book just about severed heads?! Adding it to my list, hahaha<br />I don't love books that read like textbooks - I like my learning framed around people. It's one of the reasons that Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon worked SO WELL for me. His discussion about medical issues and the choices that parents have been forced to make are fleshed out by the people he talks to that have been personally affected by these issues. <br />Interesting how over time the things we think are true, have shifted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-86043943271119935582016-11-07T10:36:39.193-06:002016-11-07T10:36:39.193-06:00Ha ha! That severed cover would have had me runnin...Ha ha! That severed cover would have had me running in the opposite direction! I think I am drawn to books that are about things that interest me, and I definitely like them non-text-bookish!...but a good friend of mine loves reading text books. Fascinating.Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-9531897478609478952016-11-07T07:47:04.037-06:002016-11-07T07:47:04.037-06:00I'd pick up Severed based on the title and cov...I'd pick up Severed based on the title and cover, too! What did you think of it?JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-59130356269891903322016-11-07T07:46:47.682-06:002016-11-07T07:46:47.682-06:00Like you, I like books that are researched well, b...Like you, I like books that are researched well, but I am nowhere near that point where I want them to read like a textbook. I prefer an author who pens facts, but is crafty enough to make me think I am reading a novel. I love this topic. It fascinates me to see how readers choose their books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-89660589554663432722016-11-07T06:43:52.964-06:002016-11-07T06:43:52.964-06:00Ha! That is a great cover.Ha! That is a great cover.Sarah's Book Shelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963188018567743615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-20781569775334798132016-11-07T05:02:27.639-06:002016-11-07T05:02:27.639-06:00That Severed cover is indeed very intriguing! I wo...That Severed cover is indeed very intriguing! I would not be able to resist picking it up either. Did it live up to that potential?Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-13802548046941995562016-11-07T04:33:49.010-06:002016-11-07T04:33:49.010-06:00How we decide what books to read is such an intere...How we decide what books to read is such an interesting and often talked topic. <br /><br />You raise a good point about reading memoirs. I read so few of them. I should read more. I already have my eye on a few for the upcoming months. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com