Personalized Adult Reading List
Information will be kept in strict confidence between you and library staff.
Name:
Email Address:
Phone:
Oshawa Public Libraries Card Number:
1.
Have you requested a list before?
Yes
No
2.
How would you prefer to receive your list?
Pick up in library
Email
3.
What formats do you prefer? (Check all that apply)
Hardcover
Paperback
Large Print
Graphic Novel
Audiobook
Downloadable Audio
Downloadable E-Book
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Reading Interests
The more detailed the information you provide, the more likely we will be able to find books suited to your tastes.
1.
What types of books do you enjoy reading?
Fiction Only
Non-Fiction Only
Fiction and Non-Fiction
2.
Please check the boxes next to each category you're interested in reading:
Action-Adventure
African-American
Award Winners
Biographies/Memoirs
Canadian
Chick Lit
Classic Titles
Erotica
Fantasy
Futuristic
Gay/Lesbian
Gentle/Cozy Reads
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
Horror
Humour
Inspirational (Religious)
Literary
Mystery
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Thrillers
True Crime
War/Military
Western
Women's Fiction
Other:
3.
Different readers have different tolerance levels for the level of sex, violence, and/or explicit language in the fiction they read. How would you describe your threshold for tolerating their potential appearance in the novels we recommend?
Sexual Content
No Sex
Some Sex
Explicit Sex
No Preference
Violence
No Violence
Some Violence
Graphic Violence
No Preference
Language
No Explicit Language
Some Explicit Language
Explicit Language
No Preference
4.
Please tell us if there is a time period you would be interested in reading about:
Contemporary
Historical
Future
No Preference
Other:
5.
What do you consider most important when choosing a book to read (choose as many as you like)?
Characters and Relationships
Setting
Language (e.g. imagery, symbolism, etc.)
Storyline/Plot
6.
Please indicate the mood and tone that appeals to you (choose as many as you like):
Happy/Light
Dark
Serious
Gentle
Suspenseful
Other:
7.
List up to five books you have recently read and enjoyed. What did you like about them?
8.
Please list up to 5 of your current favourite authors:
9.
Are there books you've read recently that you did not enjoy? What did you dislike about them?
10.
Please include any other details you think are important: