It's one of my fears...someone will ask me to recommend a book to them. It's not like I don't read or enjoy talking about books; it's that my memory doesn't often go further back than the book(s) I've just read... I'm one of these people that has to walk through the shelves and remember the books as I see them or use a book list to remind me about books I enjoyed.
A patron I didn't know was at the desk today and we were talking in general about reading habits and she commented that she hasn't loved the books she'd been reading lately. I sympathized, and then she asked the dreaded question: "What books would you recommend?"
While feeling like a deer caught in headlights (I truly hoped that's not what I looked like!), I thought and thought and mentioned the only book that I could remember at the time. Then, I stopped feeling panicked, and I remembered that what I liked wasn't really the issue, it was my responsibility to find out what she liked to read and try to match her up with more of the same. After a few minutes, she left with a few more titles to try--whew!
My goal of reading 50 books is paired with a goal to write a few words about each book in my reading log. If I do that, I'll be better able to remember books that I enjoyed and can recommend in the future. Problem solved, and no more panic!
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