Have you ever had to recommend a book you've never read? What about suggest a read-alike to a novel you've barely even glanced at? Welcome to my daily life in a Children's Library - and I won't pretend for a second that I don't love it.
Over the past few years especially, finding time to read for pleasure has been nearly impossible, save for a random picture book or two. University afforded me little time to keep up to date on the most current books. However, even with tons of spare time and a good reading pace, it's still highly unlikely for someone to be comfortable with the whole Library collection.
So, what does this mean? Fake it until you make it.
Use what you know about a book, and ask questions. Google is your friend. Good Reads is your friend. Great, you love adventure novels - do you like dragons? All mythical creatures, and knights, or just dragons? Maybe you don't have enough time to read all of the books, but reading the summaries on the back will get you pretty far for many. It's a giant puzzle to solve, you just need to dig to find the relevant information.
It's a weird kind of chaos, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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