Reviewer Spotlight

Branch: Morrison Regional

Reader’s Club salutes Sheila, a frequent contributor, who works at Morrison Regional Library. She has reviewed both fiction and non-fiction titles for adults. Here are her thoughts on reading and writing reviews:

“I’m from a family of readers, and I still remember being the youngest one who could not read while everyone else did. I crawled from lap to lap whining, "What's that word? What are these words telling you?" This worked for a limited amount of time before I was labeled a nuisance and banished to another room. I have never forgotten that feeling of being excluded from an exclusive club - readers- and not being able to navigate the magic of books on my own. That experience has made me a passionate reader.

I read mostly fiction - mysteries, thrillers, novels and literature. For the past two years, I have branched out into nonfiction - biographies and political history. I enjoy Thomas Perry, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, James Grippando, and Irene Nemirovsky. Charles Shields' biography of Harper Lee, Mockingbird was wonderful, and Jeffrey Toobin does a great job of putting political history into perspective.

I choose books to review that give me that "Oh, No! The book has ended" feeling. But I read more books than I can possibly review, so if these categories interest you, please come sit by me, see me at Morrison or e-mail me. I love to share!”

Thanks, Sheila!