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Book Pruning Experiement
Jan. 30th, 2009 03:11 pmI have quite a number of inherited books. Most of them are thrillers and/or have Native American characters or are cookbooks and there are a few history books and classics. I kept all the ones that sounded like they might be good based on what was on the back of the cover. But as I've been going through them, I'm finding them mostly mediocre.
So I decided to look each one up on Amazon to see how they are rated. Anything that sounds bad or mediocre in the reviews, I put in the discard pile. For the ones that still sound like they might be good and the ones with no reviews, I actually read the first few pages. If it still sounds like it might be good, I keep it.
I am now having a much better success rate. Who knew I could get sucked into to Jane Eyre? I've only read about 50 pages, but it's engaging so far.
Journal entry of the day - How to Make a Valentine from an Onion - dedicated to the unattached, this post has some good ideas for making sure you get a good valentine. Funny and heartwarming. "I chose for my theme, "Go Ahead and Cry," which speaks to both the stereotype of the someone all alone and weeping on Valentine's Day and, of course, the tears caused by onions. ... For the remaining cards, I selected a variety of quotations and facts befitting a box made from onions." You know you can't resist learning more about this. Go ahead and click!
News item of the day - Zombie Threat in Austin - "the hacker broke into the panels on each sign and bypassed the passwords before leaving five different zombie messages." Includes pictures.
So I decided to look each one up on Amazon to see how they are rated. Anything that sounds bad or mediocre in the reviews, I put in the discard pile. For the ones that still sound like they might be good and the ones with no reviews, I actually read the first few pages. If it still sounds like it might be good, I keep it.
I am now having a much better success rate. Who knew I could get sucked into to Jane Eyre? I've only read about 50 pages, but it's engaging so far.
Journal entry of the day - How to Make a Valentine from an Onion - dedicated to the unattached, this post has some good ideas for making sure you get a good valentine. Funny and heartwarming. "I chose for my theme, "Go Ahead and Cry," which speaks to both the stereotype of the someone all alone and weeping on Valentine's Day and, of course, the tears caused by onions. ... For the remaining cards, I selected a variety of quotations and facts befitting a box made from onions." You know you can't resist learning more about this. Go ahead and click!
News item of the day - Zombie Threat in Austin - "the hacker broke into the panels on each sign and bypassed the passwords before leaving five different zombie messages." Includes pictures.