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A Different Kind of Romance With Jenny in HI

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Introduction to The Checkout Stack Podcast

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Hello and welcome to The Checkout Stack, where we talk books with a new librarian every episode.

Jenny's Experience as a Substitute Library Assistant

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I'm your host and the world's biggest library super fan, Maria Scogin, and I'm so excited to introduce our guest today, Jenny Palarasio, who is in her final semester of college and is a substitute library assistant for the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

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Jenny, thank you for being here today. can you introduce yourself to our guests and tell us a little about you and your library? Yes, of course. Thank you for having me. As you've introduced me, I'm Jenny Palarasio.

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I am a substitute library assistant for the island of Kauai. And so I've subbed almost every library here except for one because it's been under construction most of the time.

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I find myself subbing mainly in Lihui, which is the biggest library on Kauai, and also Waimea, which is actually one of the smallest libraries on Kauai, if not the whole state.

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Yeah, I spent most of my time volunteering in the beginning, and then I decided to apply for a library assistant position. And then I just ended up taking shifts and interacting with the patrons, and I feel like I've kind of built...

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really good relationships with the community from each library. um And that's what I love about being a sub is you kind of get to know each community and how different they are and the different rules that each library has.

Nostalgia of Book Stamping in Libraries

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What's an example of like a different rule within your library system between some of the libraries? I think it depends on the community. So for an example that I would say is recently we've done away with stamping books with the due date on them.

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And i find that some libraries are very strict with that, meaning they just put away all their stamps. They don't even have it as an option. um And then one library would would kind of offer you to stamp your own books. Like they have it at self-checkout.

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If people just want to stamp it for fun. Yeah, for fun, for nostalgia. And I think it depends on the community that's around or that's nearby because... Some people just stick to the clear cut rules of like just doing away with the stamps. And some people are just like, you know, it's a nostalgia. We'll let you stamp your book like every once in a while. So I think that and just learning, like I said, like the rules that people have or

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just Just based on the community and everything like that. Cool. and The stamps is a fun example. My library doesn't do stamps anymore, but they didn't stop all that long ago. And I always love when I get a book to like go look at the page of stamps and see how many people and like when they were checking it out.

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So it is kind of a cool nostalgic thing that I think, you know, I get why we don't do it because it's kind of a pain in the butt, but it's fun to see in older library books. I think it's also fun when I have time and I'm at the circulation desk and I notice maybe a child is kind of nervous while they check out their books. And if I have time, I'll i'll bring out the stamp and I'll point to the little due date slip and I'll be like, can you help me find where to put the due date stamp?

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And I'll be like, do you want to do it yourself? And they just get so excited and it's It's just rewarding seeing that. So you don't always get that if you don't stamp the book, if people are strict about it. But I love seeing how excited the kids get.

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Totally. Super cute.

Discussion on 'Maisie Dobbs' by Jacqueline Winspear

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Great. Well, let's jump into books. So we always kick off the show by talking about our recent reads. And I will go first. i recently read Maisie Dobbs Jacqueline Winspear. Have you read this one, Jenny?

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No, I haven't. I haven't heard that one. Yeah, so this is kind of a backlist title. It's actually the first book in an 18-book series. um So if people like it, which I did, there's a lot in front to read.

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and So this is kind of like a classic... English mystery. so our main character, Maisie Dobbs, is like a private investigator. And the series takes place in like post-World War one London.

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So the book goes back and forth between Maisie thinking about or kind of reflecting on the time period when she was a nurse in World War one and that experience, and then also solving a mystery in present day.

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Oh, wow. So it's actually, it's really interesting because i just learned a lot about World War one and things I didn't know about just even how the war operated. And there's a like the main theme, I think, throughout the whole series is probably how war affects people and the trauma of those experiences. So Maisie has PTSD, the main character, or like all of the other characters around her, you see the way the war affected people differently.

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So it's really cool. And then the mystery itself was super interesting. Even if you're not into kind of like the war genre, I would say. it's still like it was still a very interesting mystery.

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So in the first book, the mystery revolves around a farm where these World War I veterans are giving all their money to stay on the farm with other people who had the same experiences with them. And they don't really have a word for it in that time period. But as the reader, you kind of know it seems a lot like a cult.

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And so it's a good hook for the mystery. Yeah. yeah So I really liked it.

Exploring 'So Late in the Day' by Claire Keegan

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That was Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. but Jenny, what is your recent read?

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ah My recent read would have to be So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan. And it's a collection of three short stories. It mainly focuses on men, women, their relationships, such as like lust, love, betrayal, misogyny, and That was a really good short book that I actually brought with me to, i went to a restaurant and I just sat at the bar and I read my book and I feel like that was the perfect environment to read.

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and even though there were sounds around me and people talking, I just felt so invested in the book and the way that Claire Keegan describes the characters and the situations.

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And yeah, that that was a really good read. Claire Keegan is an Irish author, right? Were all the stories set in Ireland? Yes. I think one of the first books I read by her was a either Foster or Small Things Like These. And I know that there was a movie adapted by one of her books recently with Cillian Murphy.

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And... I actually remember reading that one book and not really understanding it that much. And then I watched the movie and then I reread the book and then I read more of her books.

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And actually so late in the day was actually gifted to me by Michelle, one of the one of the staff at YMAYA Public Library. So I read Foster by Claire Keegan because that's that one's like critically acclaimed. I feel like it gets a lot of hype for the story and it was very serious.

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Would you say that like so late in the day is also like a very serious novel or is it a little more lighthearted? I would say it's kind of in the middle.

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and I say that because, i mean, it was lighthearted enough for me to bring it to like a restaurant and read it and not cry my my eyes out, if I'd have to say. um but it does have a lot of themes of like lust and betrayal And especially, i don't want to spoil anything, but i think the third story, third short story, Antarctica, is definitely heavy.

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it's about, it's one of her older stories, so it's not exactly a spoiler. And it says in the the beginning that Antarctica is about a married woman who travels and she has an affair with a man.

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And in the end, ah something happens. And I think it depends on the reader how you would feel about what happens to her and the consequences of her actions.

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But the way that Claire Keegan writes, she definitely pulls at she pulls out your brain and she pulls at your heartstrings. And right now I'm getting shivers just thinking about it. And the way that she describes the surroundings and the characters.

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I feel like in each story, you kind of have to decide as a reader, whose side do you take? Because it is about men and women and their relationships. And I feel like in each story, I've taken a little piece of each one. And I either relate to like little pieces of each story, or I kind of take something away with me.

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And even though it's a collection of short stories and I finished it in maybe like less than a couple of hours, it really affects you. And um to answer your question from earlier, i do think her work is definitely more serious.

Book Recommendations by Jenny

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Awesome. Well, that was So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan. So next up, we're going to do some recommendations. First, let's hear a new book. So this is something that's been released in the last year.

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Jenny, what new book are you bringing to the show today? I am bringing First Time Caller by BK Borison, and it was released ah this year in February. um And it's definitely a lighthearted read, a romance compared to So Late in the Day.

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I actually read the advanced reader copy and once the book came out, I loved it so much that I bought the audio book so that I could listen to the two characters talk with each other.

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And it's a standalone a romance novel loosely inspired by Sleepless in Seattle. But it's set in Baltimore. And it focuses on Aiden Valentine, who is a radio host for Heartstrings, which is a romance hotline. But he's kind of jaded and he doesn't believe in love, despite being radio host for ah romance hotline.

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and also focuses on Lucy who is the single mom who is pretty happy with everything that she has until her daughter ends up calling this romance hotline to ask advice for her mom um and Lucy's completely unaware of this and like I said she she feels like she has all that she needs she has a job her daughter she has like one friend and like a few co-workers and so When she finds out that her daughter calls into this romance hotline, it kind of makes her think a little.

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She's like a hopeless romantic. And so basically her and Aiden, they work together to help her to find her love like on the radio show. and i'm getting like chills just thinking about it because Lucy is such like a a lovable character she's

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She's just such a hopeless romantic and I feel like this book got me swooning and giggling and kicking my feet and like crying just all the emotions that come with a romance book.

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who that is That is definitely a book that I recommend to everyone if they want to delve into like romance. Yeah. That it sounds like a fun one to have on audio because then you would get to hear like the radio voices. Does he do like a different voice when he's talking on the radio versus when he's talking in real life?

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Yes, they do. And they actually talk about that. Or Lucy talks about that in the book, how she his voice kind of gets different. And in the audio book, when they have each chapter, they have like little like radio sounds.

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Are you normally a audio listener? Or do you only do that for books that you read on paper and you really like? um I would say it has to be really special for me to do an audiobook. like i think I usually do biographies if I really like the author. If yeah if I really like the author, then I will read the listen to the audiobook instead of reading the book.

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And also, if it's very popular as an audiobook, such as Lights Out, I listened to that as an audiobook, and that was really good.

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So it just depends. i started to listen to Lights Out. i got like three hours into it and I was like, this is too is too spicy for me. I can't do it.

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i was like embarrassed to be listening. But I know people love it and I support them loving it. but i was like, oh my God. You have a good poker face when you're listening to that or like when you read it Uh, on paper, have a great poker face, but if it's in my ears, it's like, ah and there's something different to about like reading it on paper. I'm not embarrassed, but listening to it on audio, I'm just like, Oh my God.

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I need some tips on poker face because i I feel like even if I'm reading Spice or listening to Spice, I cannot keep a straight face. Like you can't tell right now, but I'm already blushing just like thinking of a crowd.

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And so, yeah, I'm really not that great with my poker face. Funny. and So I guess as long as we're talking about spicy levels, how would you rate first time caller um in terms of spiciness? Is it open door, closed door, somewhere in between?

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i'm not familiar with open door, closed door terms, but I would say if I had to give it like out of five, i would say maybe two or three, maybe a two and a half spice level.

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um But I wouldn't recommend it to someone who doesn't enjoy spice, if that makes sense. Right. open door would mean when they go into the bedroom, is the door open? And as the reader, you're following them into the bedroom or is closed, whereas closed door, it's like they go into the bedroom and the door closes behind them. So you don't see what happens.

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Oh, it's definitely open door, i would say. Okay.

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Great. ah That was First Time Caller by B.K. Borison. Next up, we are going into our backlist. So this is a book that has been released for a while now. And if you're lucky, maybe it's actually on the shelves at your library.

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Or if you have to have a hold, hopefully it doesn't take months and months to come in. Jenny, what is the backlist book you are bringing to the show today? Okay. um It would be When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neill.

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And funny thing is, I actually discovered that book because on our public library's website, we have a section where they recommend books for different age groups. And so I found this one.

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um And at first it seems like a fun read because it says mermaids. So I'm like, Oh, okay. And actually that book is definitely not a light read. i think it's, it will definitely make you cry. It's a heart wrenching story about two sisters and their family. And her sister has been dead for 15 years due to a tragic event, but then she sees her on TV and is kind of on the search for the truth.

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And That book, I always recommend it to everybody if they really want something that tugs at their heartstrings. And it was published in 2019. And I believe it's still in our library. Yeah, it kind of reminded me of the Midnight Library because one of the sisters, you find out that she has this wonderful life.

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And I find myself wanting it or wondering how her sister feels witnessing it. And just that life that one of the sisters has is so ideal and picturesque.

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But as a reader, you kind of think, at what cost? Because these two sisters, you know, haven't seen each other in 15 years. And I still think about it to this day. And I recommend it when I can.

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Like I said, it's definitely gut-wrenching and heart-wrenching. and So it's not a light read.

'Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare' and Cultural Stories

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Okay. That was When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neill.

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Next up, we are going to a local author. So Jenny is in Hawaii. ah Jenny, what is your author and the book that you're bringing to the show today? Yes, the author is Megan Kamale Kakimoto.

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And her book, it's a debut of short stories. um The title is Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare. and it's it's about stories with mixed native Hawaiian and Japanese women.

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And i actually have an excerpt from a local bookstore on Oahu called Da Shop because I wanted to do justice to her book. And from the website, it describes it as, this is a Hawaii where unruly sexuality and generational memory overflow the postcard image of paradise.

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and the boundaries of the real, where the superstitions born of the islands take on the weight of truth. And just from that, you can tell that this debut of short stories is a lot of, the stories have a lot of history in it and a lot of experience from the native Hawaiian and Japanese women And although I'm not Hawaiian, I can definitely relate to some of these stories in terms of like the superstitions and being a woman.

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So I think it's a great read from Kakimoto.

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I really like the title. Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare. It's like very evocative. Yes. And you definitely get that feel once you um read a bunch of her short stories.

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Are the short stories, like, do they feel like they're based in reality? are they more, like, fantastical? um I would say they're definitely based in reality. a lot of the experiences of but the women in these stories...

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But she does kind of take a route where she talks about superstitions and how that kind of affects the character in the story, if that makes sense. Very cool.

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That was Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamile Kakimoto. Next up, we are going into our bookend.

Domestic and Literary Fiction Exploration

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So for this segment of the show, our guest picks any topic that they want and brings three books on it.

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So Jenny, what is the bookend for today's show? um I would definitely title it as a different kind of romance. So not the kind of romance where you're like giggling and kicking your feet. It's more so domestic fiction and literary fiction, talking a lot about the difficulties of marriage and relationships.

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m All right. And what is the first book for a different kind of romance? and The first book would be The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keene.

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And it actually, this book was my introduction to domestic fiction. I'm someone who literally judges books by their cover, meaning um i used to be I used to work in marketing, so I really like the way that book covers look and they kind of entice me to read it.

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I would say that this isn't a light read. it definitely has trigger warnings of miscar miscarriages and infidelity. um It talks about marriage, family, longing for a family, and desire.

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And it's about these two characters who their marriage is in crisis. And so it focuses on what it takes to make a life with another person and the true meaning of family.

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And i know it's not popular read based on ratings because I think people came into the book thinking it was going to be a romance with a happy ending and I'm not saying that there's a happy ending I think readers can interpret it the way they want it to but it I feel like it's a realistic view on relationships when it's not so perfect and when things don't go your way Hmm.

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Is that what the difference between like a romance and a domestic fiction? it's like romance. It's always kind of pie in the sky, happy ending, whereas domestic fiction is more about like what it really feels like and looks like to be in a relationship. Yeah.

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Yeah, I would think so. I feel like domestic fiction focuses on ah complexities of the relationship and how they kind of deal with the problems that they have instead of focusing on maybe what brought the love together.

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that was Half Moon by Mary Beth Keene. What is the second a different kind of romance book that we're bringing to the show? um It would be Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly.

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And that book is actually a debut of hers as well. um And it's a debut deb novel about a fracturing marriage. Talks about modern parenthood, where this couple flees New York um to their vacation home in Maine. And it's set in the beginning of COVID. And throughout the book, you kind of you kind of get an uncomfortable view into their relationship because The whole time they're kind of avoiding the topic of this other woman, which is the woman who took a part in their affair, in Pete and Alice's affair.

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And the book really shows how the family deals with their failing marriage while also dealing with the beginning of COVID. um And so it kind of takes you back to that uncomfortable feeling.

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And all these events just kind of make you uncomfortable, really. ah Happy ending, i i don't want to give any spoilers. like I think the reader can determine um if it's a happy ending or not.

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And I actually discussed this book with my classmates in my ah class last semester. in my responding to reading course. And so was interesting to see a bunch of my classmates reactions and the interpretations they took from the book.

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And it's it's definitely not a light read. i know that a lot of characters, a lot of readers, sorry, couldn't relate to one of the main characters because one of the main characters is a very privileged woman and she kind of deals with her privilege and deals with the failure of her marriage all in the same time. So I feel like readers may not relate to her or essentially like her, but I feel like if a book

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makes you feel some type of emotion even when you don't like the reader, then they're doing a pretty good job of keeping you invested. Yes, I agree. I'm currently reading George, the book of George, which when I was reading reviews for it like all of the comments were about how people hate the main character and how that ruined the book for them.

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um So that's definitely like a thing for some people. Like if you don't like the characters, it can be hard to read it. Yeah. So that's always good to note if that's something that you're sensitive to. Maybe this one has a character that might be hard for you to deal with.

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Are you someone who doesn't finish a book if you don't like it or do you push through with it? Oh, great question. I used to be a pusher through, but I do not anymore.

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If I feel like I need to give it a few pages to see, then I will. But I feel like my reading time is so precious that I don't want to waste it on books that I don't like.

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That also makes me think of another question. um Do you read reviews before you read a book and do they and influence you or do you just try to avoid looking at what other people think?

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I do read reviews before... And they can influence me, but it's not always directly what they're saying. Because i think as we mature as readers, we start to learn the things about ourselves. Like, for instance, I don't i like reading about a character i don't like like. That helps me understand the people I don't like. So that's not a turnoff for me.

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So when I read those reviews, I knew like, okay, that doesn't necessarily mean I won't like the book. But there are other things that can make me dislike a book for instance like whenever people say like floral language I read that as code for boring oh okay and so in the review it can be like a very positive oh it's so floral but then I'm like I feel like that's just code for this is for for readers who really like a certain kind of poetical style in books that sometimes I can be kind of turned off by

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Does it depend on your mood as well? Because I feel like when it comes to literary fiction, I have to be in a certain mood to want to read that because it's so serious versus if I want something more lighthearted, then I'll go for like a romance novel.

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Yeah, for sure. i mean, I think I am a mood reader because I've done that thing where i will put a book down and then come back to it six months later. And like the same 10 pages that I read the first time and thought were super boring will be very intriguing.

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Yeah. what I mean, what about you? what does What do you think about those questions? It makes me think of reader response theory, and which is what I'm kind of what I learned last semester.

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And Louise Rosenblatt, she has her reader response theory. um And so it definitely makes me think, yeah, you have to be in a certain mood to really appreciate

How Personal Experiences Shape Reading Preferences

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a book. And also, i feel like your life experiences and whatever you're going through now can affect how you feel toward a book and your attitude toward that as well.

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So are you saying everyone is like that or that's specific to me? i would say maybe everyone is like that because... your own experiences and your own beliefs and thoughts and passions, they kind of steer you toward what you want to read and how you feel about a book.

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And that makes me think of Pete and Alice in Maine and how some of the reviews that I read said that it's not ah an accurate description of people who live in Maine.

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and I think you're really sensitive toward that or if Maine is your home, then you would probably want to steer away from that book or read it with like an open mind.

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so I think everyone kind of uses their experiences and their beliefs toward what they want to read, if that makes sense. Totally.

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Yeah. That's, That's interesting. The main thing, because it's such a like, I'm sure if you live in Maine, that's such a specific thing that would bother you. But to everyone who doesn't live in Maine, it's like, oh, I don't.

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That's definitely wouldn't be a deal breaker. Yeah, I can. I can relate to that in terms of when there are books that come out about Hawaii. I'm not Hawaiian, and so I can't... I and don't know how to describe it. It's just, if a book is about Hawaii, and it's... Let's say someone writes about Kauai, and they start using stereotypes and everything, then I think I definitely would be offended by it, because i know how Kauai and everything. And it actually makes me think about this one book. I won't i won't blast it, because i so i kind of enjoyed it before...

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I read the back and I learned that the author didn't really do much research into Hawaii. And she just, the author got some things wrong about Hawaii and used wrong language and just her punctuation and the way that she described Hawaii kind of ruined the story for me because it talked about Hawaii and it kind of dealt with like Mark Zuckerberg and in a way.

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and I thought, ah yeah, I thought the book was interesting, but I couldn't get past all of the inconsistencies in it. hu um So I understand someone doesn't want to read a book because it, it, they didn't do enough research in, in their surroundings, if that makes sense.

Discussion on 'The Stolen Child' by Anne Hood

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Totally. all right, that was Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shutterly. That brings us to our last book in the bookend.

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What is our final book for a different kind of romance? um It would be The Stolen Child by Anne Hood. and I know Anne Hood is a popular author, but this was my first book and by her. And it's I would say it's a light read compared to the others,

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It follows Jenny. And maybe I got this book because she has my name. i'm not too sure. But yeah, she's a romantic who follows this character, Nick.

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And he's a grumpy old man with a past. And it actually talks about World War one which is that book was in my mind when you were telling me about the book that you were currently reading.

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And so it talks about Nick's experiences. And it ranges from like, the past 1917 1974.

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and Jenny is, like I said, this romantic and she kind of has like this ah college career that got derailed because of some events in her life. And so i kind of related to her in the sense where she feels lost and she needs to find her way.

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and so she follows Nick to they venture through France and Italy trying to find this child that Nick encountered. And it's a really beautiful book. I brought it with me to a coffee shop and I cried in the coffee shop.

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And I remember taking a bunch of pictures of a bunch of pages because I related to so much of what Jenny was going through. And also in the book, there's a bunch of recipes and like food that the author describes that I actually wrote down a few recipes in there. And it made me feel like I could taste the food that the author describes.

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And I got a lot of goosebumps throughout the story because it's it's definitely like a faded story of how every person you encounter changes your life. so yeah. Cool.

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and Did you end up making any of the recipes? and No, but one of the recipes they talk about it's like linguine with clams. And I have that on my list of like things I want to cook because I really love pasta.

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But if I ever do, I'll ah'll definitely let you know. Yeah, that's always whenever I read a recipe in a book, I always have like the best intentions that I should make it. And I don't think I have ever once cooked a recipe out of a book.

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I would be interested to know if anyone who has a habit of that, like how long between reading the book and cooking the recipe before it stops being fun? do you have to do it right away or can you wait a few weeks?

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Yeah. Oh, that's true. like I wonder if that also makes you want to reread the book like as you're cooking Oh, yeah. That also makes me think of another book by, I think it is by Anne Hood.

00:33:49

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And I think it's like Kitchen Yarns, Notes on Life, Love and Food. And it it it is by Anne Hood and it talks about her life. And she offers a bunch of recipes in the book.

00:34:00

Speaker

So if anyone loves to cook recipes from a book, that one is a good one. Yeah, I'm just coming up with this on the fly. But I feel like the next time i get a book with recipes in it, here's what I'm going to I'm going to get all the recipes or all the ingredients before I read the book.

00:34:19

Speaker

So then it's like i have it all on hand. You read the recipe, then you go cook it. Because I feel like that's the disconnect is you like read it and you're like, oh, that sounds cool. But then you have to go get all the ingredients. Yeah, I can definitely relate to that.

00:34:33

Speaker

Also, because I think I would get distracted being in the grocery store because I love looking at what the grocery store has. i'm kind of a foodie. But I think that is definitely um a good solution to actually cooking what's in the book.

00:34:49

Speaker

Funny.

Conclusion and Call to Action

00:34:50

Speaker

All right. That was The Stolen Child by anne Hood. That wraps up all of our book segments for the show today. So at the end of the episode, i always like to leave some space for our librarian to plug anything.

00:35:04

Speaker

so Jenny, do you have anything you want to plug for the library system of the island of Kauai in Hawaii? Yes, i want to um tell everyone about librarieshawaii.org, which is HSPLS's website.

00:35:21

Speaker

And on there, if you're visiting Hawaii, then you can look at the different events and programs that we have for each island. There's also some free roar free resources that you could look at such as North Star, which teaches you about digital literacy.

00:35:37

Speaker

look up Look at Libby, or you can even apply for a library card. So I would definitely check out our website, which is librarieshawaii.org, if you have the time. Cool.

00:35:49

Speaker

Is that something like, if you have... tourists that come to the island is is that like a place you would encourage them to go to library events or do you try to keep that to the communities that are there longer term Oh, I would definitely recommend it to tourists if they want to come to our events, such as like story time, or if we have something special going on. If they have the time, then they can definitely come and visit.

00:36:15

Speaker

If tourists really want to borrow books, then they can get a visitor's card. um I believe it's $25. But

00:36:23

Speaker

by I would definitely not gatekeep the events that happen here. i love to see tourists who come in and they just seeing the way that they look at the library and when they walk in um and just letting them, just inviting them to the events that we have.

00:36:38

Speaker

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00:36:55

Speaker

All righty, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. Now go forth and use your public library.