Week 3: Assignment 1

Exercise 1: Working through patron description

1. Reader wants to feel like he/she is in a video game with constant action. Appeal Factors: Adrenaline: fast paced, military action/adventure. Fiction or non-fiction as long as the pacing of the book is nonstop.

It is important to know that the reader is not looking for a lyrically written, detailed book. The focus is really on action with a military element. Suggestions: Lee Child’s John Reacher series, “The Hunt for Red October” by Tom Clancy.

2. Reader is looking for an emotional journey to take with the characters in the book.

Appeal Factors: Emotion: deep character development, lyrically written description of setting, meandering pace. Theme: Women’s Lives and Relationships. Shares feelings, struggles, thoughts, shares personal connection with characters.

Suggestions: Rebecca Wells’ Divine Secrets of Ya Ya Sisterhood. Judy Blume’s Summer Sisters. Jodi Picoult, Barbara Kingsolver.

3. Reader is looking for a romantic story with a personal connection to the characters.

Appeal Factors: Characterization, Learning/Experiencing, detail (art glass), Tone, Setting/Language.

Suggestions: “The Vineyard” by Barbara Delinsky, “Circle of Friends” by Maeve Binchy

Reader might be interested in the winemaking aspect included in the “The Vineyard” as well as the romantic nature. “Circle of Friends” is a sweet romance also set in Ireland which was mentioned by the reader.

Exercise 2:

1. The tone of the book is intense and exciting. The major appeal of the book is the fast action and military adeptness. The key feature is that it reads less like a book and more like a video game or movie.
2. The tone of the book is slower-paced, emotional, and humorous. The appeal is the emotional journey on which the main character travels by way of her travel to different countries. The key feature is how the main character interacts with others in her travels and how she learns and takes away from her experience and changes her own life.
3. The tone of the book is romantic and breezy, yet realistic. The appeal is the light heartedness with strength of character. A special feature is the detail about the process of making art glass.