What's behind Librarian #1? Week 3 of Be More Bookish

Let's find books for hypothetical readers!

 

Hypothetical reader Kate Winslet has this look on her face for just about the whole movie. Maybe he should switch from Doris Lessing to Sylvia Day.

 

Reader #1, come on down! You like Oprah books and Eat, Pray, Love - we're finding you something with a little humor and a little depth. How about a protagonist whose background is similar to yours, experiencing unusual situations? This lets you put yourself in the narrator's shoes and wonder how you would react. Try...

No Touch Monkey by Ayun Halliday. Recent college graduate Ayun travels all over the world, maintains her sense of humor, gains some perspective.

 

Who's up next? Reader #2 likes vampires but thinks Edward Cullen is a cold fish! It sure would help if we knew how old Reader #2 is, but we're going to assume she's old enough to drive, and recommend...

Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books. Anita's stories are fast-paced, action-packed, and a little bit spicy. No introspection here!

 

Reader #3 likes True Life Adventure. Exotic locations and man-eating everything are right up his alley. We'd walk this reader straight to the 910's to pick something off the shelf, but if nothing in that aisle appealed, we'd put a request in for...

Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson. The title will sell it, but the reader may be put off by the mention of romance in the book's synopsis. Can't resist trying, though.

Reader #3 also wins a bonus prize! A custom-scrawled list of recommended authors, among them Caroline Alexander, Simon Winchester, Erik Larson, John M. Barry and - longshot - Nathaniel Philbrick.

Thanks for playing! See you next time at the library!