tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034902615819184809.post6178210356266474488..comments2017-12-05T08:48:50.347-08:00Comments on Happy Monster Librarian: She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the WorldHappy Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06385955354159290726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034902615819184809.post-72022153525777024402017-10-05T07:14:39.562-07:002017-10-05T07:14:39.562-07:00Hi Kate and Suzanne.
I went and read the Kirkus r...Hi Kate and Suzanne.<br /><br />I went and read the Kirkus review after noting Suzanne's comment. Ouch! That's a pretty scathing review. (And, for the record, it's not inaccurate. I understand the complaints.) The review surprised me because the word of mouth on the book has been extremely high. It's been incredibly popular at my library, always checked out and with a rather lengthy hold list. But it also surprised me because I had done a cursory glance at the reviews when the book first came out and only read positive reviews. However, as mentioned above, in hindsight, I absolutely understand the criticism. The idea of the book is great. The actual carrying out of that idea leaves me wanting more. It's still worth buying for your library, though. My hope is that the authors consider this a first attempt and follow it up with a better executed sequel.<br /><br />I enjoyed Kate's quote from another blog entry: "I love all of the recent publications about strong female women from our history!!!" That's a great point. There seems to be more and more books about strong women recently. But it also feels like there have been more books - especially picture books - featuring strong female characters, too. I have struggled with wanting to incorporate books like She Persisted in a storytime. I want to - but it feels like I'm shoe-horning them in. The picture books with strong female characters, on the other hand, have been very helpful and still have a positive impact.<br /><br />Rob Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13353039201757125633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034902615819184809.post-27319534748614804932017-09-20T14:26:57.461-07:002017-09-20T14:26:57.461-07:00Hi Kate, I was interested to read your review of S...Hi Kate, I was interested to read your review of She Persisted. When I was trying to decide about selecting this book for our library, I was surprised by the vast differences in the professional reviews. Kirkus was particularly unfavorable, but their reviews can sometimes be a little harsh, yet PW gave it a starred review. Even the customer reviews on Amazon were either very positive or very negative. Based on our readings from last week about accuracy in nonfiction, and your having read this book, would you recommend purchasing it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398453750549837105noreply@blogger.com