Reviewer Spotlight

Branch: Main Library

Jim, who works in the Information Services department at Main Library, is by far the most prolific reviewer in Reader's Club history. Since 1999 he has written 90 reviews! We asked Jim about his reading tastes, and here's what he had to say: "My all-time favorite book: Huck Finn beats out Tin Drum by the narrowest possible margin. Twain is the all-time master of American literature. The scene in which Huck decides that he'll risk eternity in hell to help Jim escape is worth the price of admission all by itself - and there is so much more. It is a timeless examination of the American psyche in all its various guises." Jim also told us, "Though I love non-fiction, all my favorites (and there are really too many of them) are fiction. Fiction educates the heart as well as the mind." Jim's advice on writing reviews? "Write reviews about books that have some central point, action, moral or character that jumps off the page for you and moves you in some way - build your review around that, and it will flow." Thanks, Jim, for your many wonderful reviews - they're very much appreciated!