E-mail Address: * Name * BCPL Library Card # * Phone Number Have you requested a personalized reading list before? * Yes No What kind of reading list are you requesting? * Fiction Nonfiction Combination of Fiction & Nonfiction What kind of fiction books do you enjoy reading? Mark all that apply. *
Action/Adventure African American Bestsellers/Commercial Fiction Chick Lit Classics/Poetry Fantasy Gay/Lesbian Gentle Reads Graphic Novels/Manga Historical Fiction Horror Inspirational/Christian Fiction Literary Fiction
Magical Realism
Middle-grade Fiction
Mystery
Psychological Suspense
Romance
Sagas
Science Fiction
Thrillers
Urban Fiction
Westerns
Women's Fiction
World Literature
Young Adult In your primary area(s) of interest, is there any subcategory or area of specific interest? For example: ROMANCE: Time-Travel, Paranormal, Western, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Historical, etc. or MYSTERY: Cozy Mystery, Amateur Sleuth, Police Procedural, Hardboiled/Detective Fiction, etc. Do you need us to try to exclude any of the following? (We will do our best, but cannot guarantee a complete absence of selected elements.) Adult Language Explicit Sexual Content ViolenceSelect your preference for the gender of the main character: * Male Female No Preference Preferred mood/tone(s): *
Light/Upbeat Dark/Bleak Intellectual Humorous Quirky Tearjerker
Romantic
Realistic
Satirical
Atmospheric
Character-driven
Plot-driven What sort of pacing do you prefer? * Fast-paced, full steam ahead! Gradual development, linger over every word No preference or a variety What kinds of nonfiction books do you enjoy? Mark all that apply. *
Adventure/Survival/Exploration/Disaster Animals/Nature Biography/Autobiography Contemporary Issues Creative Nonfiction/Literary Nonfiction History Humor
Memoirs
Popular Culture/Lifestyle/Entertainment
Popular Science
Psychology/Self-Improvement
Religion
Sports
Travelogues Please list some titles/authors that you have enjoyed in the past. * Please list up to 5 titles/authors that you did NOT enjoy in the past. If there is a specific reason for your reaction, please share. * Please share anything else you wish us to know about your reading preferences. For example, is there a particular time period or place you enjoy reading about, or do you hate books written in the first person? Please select your preferred reading format. * Book Large-Type Book Audio Book If you use a Social Network for readers (Shelfari, GoodReads, LibraryThing), you can provide us with your Public Book Shelf. If you rate books, we will be able to see what you like or dislike. We can also use this information to make sure we do not suggest a title to you that you have already read.
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