Going Bananas for Appeal Factors

Charlie
(Charles
Darwin)

Janie
(Jane
Goodall)

Davey
(David
Livingston)

1

So,
I
when
I
decided
on
this
topic,
Downton
Abbey
was
all
the
rage
–
and
I
was
ALL
THE

RAGE.
Everyone
kept
puHng
books
about
the
1920s
on
bibs
and
just
claiming
that

that’s
all
that
RA
is.
It
seemed
like
the
perfect
Pme
to
discuss
(a)
mulP-‐type
RA
and
(b)

appeal
factors
and
how
they
can
live
in
perfect
harmony.
Like
monkeys
with
coconuts.

2

But
that’s
all
I’m
going
to
talk
about
anyways.

4

So
let’s
get
to
monkeying
around.

5

Stolen
from
the
illustrious
Holly
Hibner

6

But
what
is
it
that
appeals
to
us
when
we
see
adorable
baby
photos.
It’s
clearly
not

species.

7

p.
40

Next
slide:
What
is
appeal
in
general?

8

p.
42

Next
slide:
But
what
is
the
deﬁniPon
of
appeal?

9

p.
42

Next
slide:
Joyce’s
appeal
divisions

10

Pacing:
(ex:
Page
turner
or
Compelling)

-‐ Characters
and
plot
quickly
or
slowly
unveiled?

-‐ More
dialog
or
descripPon?

-‐ Densely
wriben?

CharacterizaPon:
(ex:
IntrospecPve
or
Quirky
characters)

-‐ Developed
over
Pme
or
immediately
recognizable
stereotypes?

-‐ Focus
on
single
character
or
several
intertwined?

-‐ Whose
point
of
view?

Story
Line:
(ex:
Complex,
Convoluted,
MulP-‐story
threads,
or
Addressing
moral/social

issues

-‐ Emphasizes
people
or
situaPons
and
events?

-‐ What
is
author’s
intenPon
regarding
story
line?

-‐ Is
focus
more
interior
and
psycholoical
or
exterior
and
acPon
oreinted?

Frame:
(Bleak,
Upbeat,
or
Historical
detail)
(seHng,
tone,
atmosphere)

-‐ Is
background
detailed
or
minimal?

-‐ Does
the
frame
aﬀect
the
tone
or
atmosphere?

-‐ Is
there
a
special
background?

11

Storyline:
Determine
a
book’s
focus;
helps
readers
ﬁnd
books
with
the
overall
structure

they
are
looking
for.

(ex:
AcPon-‐packed;
Intricately
plobed;
Issue-‐oriented)

Pace:
The
rate
at
which
a
story
unfolds
for
the
reader.
(They
only
idenPfy
books
that

appear
at
the
ends
of
the
spectrum)

(Ex:
fast-‐paced;
leisurely
paced)

Tone:
The
feeling
that
a
book
evokes
in
the
reader.

(Ex:
Amusing;
Gruesome;
Suspenseful)

WriPng
Style:
Includes
the
language
used
in
the
book
and
the
level
of
detail
in
the

background.

(Ex:
ConversaPonal;
Griby;
Lush;
Scholarly)

12

But
why
learn
these
things.
Why
o
why?

Split

13

Amazon
is
not
a
good
place
for
period/seHng/genre
readalikes
but
it
is
a
good
place
to

go
to
see
what
people
who
like
one
thing
will
buy.
And
it’s
probably
not
what’s
on
your

bibs.

I’m
going
to
pick
on
the
NYTimes
arPcle
“If
You’re
Mad
for
‘Downton,’
Publishers
Have

Reading
List”
from
January
11,
2012.

They
were
just
repeaPng
things
that
people
had
said,
but
it’s
a
great
example
of
how

bad
we
are
at
this.
A
selecPon
of
Ptles
listed:

Lady
Almina
and
the
Read
Downton
Abby
by
the
Countess
of
Carnarvon

Rose:
My
Life
in
Service
to
Lady
Astor
by
Rosina
Harrison

A
Biber
Truth
by
Charles
Todd
(WWI)

The
World
of
Downton
Abbey
by
Jessica
Fellowes
(Julian’s
niece)

Parades
End
by
Ford
Madox
Ford
(a
war
novel)

The
Decline
and
Fall
of
the
BriPsh
Aristocracy
by
David
Cannadine

We’re
going
to
use
it
as
an
example.

14

Downon
Abbey
on
Amazon.

Customers
Who
Bought
This
Item
Also
Bought:

-‐  Downton
Abbey-‐related
items

-‐  One
movie
by
the
same
producer
at
the
same
Pme
period
Gosford
Park

-‐  And
then
a
tv
show
about
terrorism?
How
does
that
match
with
the
NyPmes
arPcle?

15

Customers
Who
Bought
This
Item
Also
Bought:

-‐  Something
Similar

-‐  And
then
another
BriPsh
movie
with
a
deﬁned
seHng

-‐  Then
another
BriPsh
tv
show
that’s
wiby
and
fast
paced

-‐  Something
Similar

-‐  The
Soundtrack

-‐  And
another
PBS
series
–
but
set
40
years
later
than
Downton
Abbey

There’s
very
few
period
based
purchases
here.

16

Let’s
talk
about
how
we
get
down
to
monkey
business

17

I
know
–
not
everyone
has
NoveList.
I
don’t
care.
Books
&
Authors
is
not
a
subsPtute
for

NoveList
when
it
comes
to
appeal
factors.

If
you
don’t
have
Novelist,
I
will
show
you
how
to
pick
out
appeal
factors
without
it
–

but
I
do
think
that
it’s
the
best.

18

Jinni!
My
new
favorite
movie
resource.

19

All
of
these
have
diﬀerent
advantages
and
disadvantages.

While
I
like
the
mail
tools
that
I
chose,
all
that
you
really
need
to
do
this
is
a
review.

22

Let’s
dive
in!

23

From
iTunes:
A
stately
country
house,
a
noble
family,
and
a
succession
crisis
are
the

backdrop
for
Downton
Abbey,
an
Edwardian
spellbinder
by
Oscar-‐winning
writer
Julian

Fellowes
(Gosford
Park).
The
series
that
took
the
UK
by
storm,
Downton
Abbey
stars

Hugh
Bonneville,
Maggie
Smith,
Elizabeth
McGovern,
and
a
house
full
of
revered
actors

in
a
producPon
that
brings
a
glibering
bygone
era
to
life.

Downton
Abbey
does
have
non-‐ﬁcPon
books
associated
with
it
and
a
soundtrack.

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/downton-‐abbey/

24

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com
list
of
‘Appeal
Terms
for
Adults’,
with
the
jinni.com

descripPon
in
mind.

Storyline:
Character-‐driven;
Issue-‐oriented

Tone:
Strong
sense
of
place

Wri1ng:
Dialogue-‐rich;
Engaging;
Richly
detailed;
StylisPcally
complex;
Wiby

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
was
wiby.
“ That
Dame

Maggie
Smith
is
just
perfecPon”.

Appeal
Factors
also
based
upon
Jinni.com
factors:
Character-‐driven
(Ensemble
cast);

Issue-‐oriented
(Society);
Dialogue-‐rich
(Ensemble
cast);
StylisHcally
complex
(Stylized);

Engaging
(CapHvaHng);
Richly-‐detailed
(Period);
Strong
sense
of
place
(period)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/downton-‐abbey/

27

Let
the
hard
work
begin!

28

Time
Traveler’s
Wife
by:
Audrey
Niﬀenegger

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Passionately
in
love,
Clare
and
Henry
vow
to
hold
onto
each
other

and
their
marriage
as
they
struggle
with
the
eﬀects
of
Chrono-‐Displacement
Disorder,
a

condiPon
that
casts
Henry
involuntarily
into
the
world
of
Pme
travel.

Storyline:
Character-‐driven,
Intricately
ploMed

Pace:
Leisurely
Paced

Tone:
Moving;
Romanic;
Thought-‐provoking

Wri1ng
Style:
Compelling;
Lyrical;
StylisHcally
Complex;
WiMy

hbp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=neh&tg=UI&an=121054&site=novp-‐live

29

Notes
from
a
Small
Island
by:
Bill
Bryson

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Before
returning
to
America
aser
spending
twenty
years
in

Britain,
the
author
decided
to
tour
his
second
home
and
presents
a
look
at
England's

quirks
and
its
endearing
qualiPes.

Tone:
Funny;
Strong
sense
of
place

Wri1ng
Style:
WiMy


30

Logicomix:
An
Epic
Search
for
Truth
by:
Apostolos
K.
Doxiades

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Recounts,
in
graphic
novel
format,
the
life
of
Bertrand
Russell,

mathemaPcian
and
philosopher,
and
his
life-‐long
struggle
to
achieve
perfect
logic
and

ulPmate
truth.

Storyline:
Character-‐driven

Wri1ng:
Engaging;
Wiby

Persepolis
for
a
diﬀerent
patron.


31

The
Remains
of
the
Day
(Movie,
1993)

From
iTunes:
Oscar-‐winners
Anthony
Hopkins
(The
Silence
of
the
Lambs)
and
Emma

Tompson
(Howards
End)
reunite
with
the
acclaimed
Merchant
Ivory
filmmaking
team

for
this
extraordinary
and
moving
story
of
blind
devoPon
and
repressed
love.
Hopkins

stars
as
Stevens,
the
perfect
English
butler
-‐
an
ideal
carried
by
him
to
fanaPcal
lengths
-‐

as
he
serves
his
master,
Lord
Darlington,
beauPfully
played
by
James
Fox
(The
Servant).

Darlington,
like
many
other
members
of
the
BriPsh
establishment
in
the
1930s,
is

duped
by
the
Nazis
into
trying
to
establish
a
rapport
between
themselves
and
the

BriPsh
government.
Thompson
stars
as
the
estate's
housekeeper,
a
high-‐spirited,

strong-‐minded
young
woman
who
watches
the
goings-‐on
upstairs
with
horror.
Despite

her
apprehensions,
she
and
Stevens
gradually
fall
in
love,
though
neither
will
admit
it,

and
only
give
vent
to
their
charged
feelings
via
fierce
arguments.
Marvelously
acted
by

a
supporPng
cast
that
includes
Christopher
Reeve
and
Hugh
Grant.

Storyline:
Issue-‐oriented
(Master
and
Servant)

Tone:
Strong
sense
of
place
(Period)

Wri1ng:
Richly
detailed
(Period);
Wiby
(Clever)

The
Help
for
a
different
patron.

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/remains-‐of-‐the-‐day/

32

Cranford

(TV
Series,
2007)

From
iTunes:
This
wiby
story,
starring
the
Oscar-‐winning
Judi
Dench,
follows
the

absurdiPes
and
tragedies
in
the
lives
of
the
people
of
Cranford.
Set
in
the
1840s,

Cranford
is
a
small
northern
English
town
on
the
cusp
of
change.
Talk
of
a
new
railway

being
built
brings
fears
of
the
breakdown
of
law
and
order.
The
arrival
of
a
handsome

new
doctor
from
London
causes
a
sPr
among
the
ladies'
in
the
town.

Storyline:
Character-‐driven
(Ensemble
Cast);
Issue-‐oriented
(Society)

Tone:
Strong
sense
of
place
(Period)

Wri1ng:
StylisPcally
complex
(Stylized);
Wiby
(Clever)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/cranford/

33

Enigma
VariaHons
by
Edward
Elgar
(performed
by
Sir
Andrew
Davis)

Playing
(Theme)

From
Amazon
Descrip1on
for
the
Documentary
Associated
with
this
CD:
In
an

acclaimed
BBC
drama-‐documentary
ﬁlmed
in
the
rolling
Malvern
Hills,
Sir
Andrew
Davis

unravels
the
mystery
of
the
famous
musical
puzzle
contained
in
Elgar's
seminal
work.
A

landmark
performance
of
the
complete
work
by
the
BBC
Symphony
Orchestra

conducted
by
Sir
Andrew
Davis,
given
in
the
cathedral
in
Elgar's
home
town
of

Worcester,
is
recorded
in
beauPful
surround
sound.

Wri1ng:
Engaging;
Richly
detailed;
StylisPcally
complex

34

Oregon
Trail

(TV
Series,
2007)

From
Wikipedia:
The
Oregon
Trail
is
a
computer
game
originally
developed
by
Don

Rawitsch,
Bill
Heinemann,
and
Paul
Dillenberger
in
1971
and
produced
by
the

Minnesota
EducaPonal
CompuPng
ConsorPum
(MECC)
in
1974.
The
original
game
was

designed
to
teach
school
children
about
the
realiPes
of
19th
century
pioneer
life
on
the

Oregon
Trail.
The
player
assumes
the
role
of
a
wagon
leader
guiding
his
party
of
seblers

from
Independence,
Missouri,
to
Oregon's
Willamebe
Valley
over
the
Oregon
Trail
via
a

Studebaker
Wagon
in
1848

Storyline:
Issue-‐oriented

Tone:
Strong
sense
of
place

Wri1ng:
Engaging;
Richly
detailed;
StylisPcally
complex

JUST
KIDDING!

hbp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

35

LA
Noire

(PS3
&
Xbox
360,
2011)

Found
by
searching
for
“well-‐wriben
video
games”
on
Google:

From
Rockstar
Games
via
Metacri1c:
L.A.
Noire
is
a
next
generaPon
crime
thriller
developed
by

Team
Bondi,
a
new
Australian
based
studio
founded
by
Brendan
McNamara,
of
"The
Getaway."

L.A
Noire
is
an
interacPve
detecPve
story
set
in
the
classic
noir
period
of
the
late
1940's.
It

blends
ac1on,
detec1on
and
complex
storytelling
and
draws
players
into
an
open-‐ended

challenge
to
solve
a
series
of
gruesome
murders.
Set
in
a
perfectly
recreated
Los
Angeles

before
freeways,
with
a
post-‐war
backdrop
of
corrupPon,
drugs
and
jazz,
L.A.
Noire
truly
blends

cinema
and
gaming.

From
Destruc1od
via
Metacri1c:
The
Good:
RevoluPonary
facial
animaPon;
1947
L.A.
is

recreated
in
stunning
detail;
lengthy
and
engrossing
story;
gorgeous
graphics
and
soundtrack;

great
ac1ng
performances;
adventure
purists
can
skip
through
the
acPon.
Our
Verdict:
A

rewarding
adventure,
a
richly
detailed
world,
an
intriguing
mystery,
and
a
fascina1ng

character
study
all
in
one—L.A.
Noire
is
truly
something
special.
((hbp://www.destructoid.com/
the-‐ten-‐most-‐meaningful-‐videogame-‐quotes-‐of-‐all-‐Pme-‐64837.phtml)

Storyline:
Character-‐driven
(great
acPng
performances)

Tone:
Strong
sense
of
place
(period)

Wri1ng:
Engaging
(lengthy
and
engrossing
story);
Richly
detailed

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/playstaPon-‐3/la-‐noire

36

That
wasn’t
so
hard.
No
need
to
be
scared.
Try
these!

37

From
Novelist:
When
a
woman
goes
missing
on
her
ﬁsh
wedding
anniversary,
her
diary

reveals
hidden
turmoil
in
her
marriage,
while
her
husband,
desperate
to
clear
himself

of
suspicion,
realizes
that
something
more
disturbing
than
murder
may
have
occurred.


39

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed

Pace:
Fast-‐paced

Tone:
Disturbing;
Suspenseful

Wri1ng:
Compelling

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
was
fast-‐paced
and

compelling.
“I
just
couldn’t
put
it
down!”

Appeal
Factors
also
based
upon
Jinni.com
factors:
Character-‐driven
(Ensemble
cast);

Issue-‐oriented
(Society);
Dialogue-‐rich
(Ensemble
cast);
StylisHcally
complex
(Stylized);

Engaging
(CapHvaHng);
Richly-‐detailed
(Period);
Strong
sense
of
place
(period)


41

Those
bananas
are
gone,
girl.

42

Shuber
Island
by:
Dennis
Lehane

Novelist
Descrip1on:
U.S.
Marshal
Teddy
Daniels
and
his
partner,
Chuck
Aule,
come
to

Shuber
Island's
Ashcliﬀe
Hospital
in
search
of
an
escaped
mental
paPent,
but
uncover

true
wickedness
as
Ashcliﬀe's
mysterious
paPent
treatments
propel
them
to
the
brink

of
insanity.

Storyline:
Intricately
ploMed

Pace:
Fast-‐paced

Tone:
Creepy;
Disturbing;
Suspenseful

Wri1ng:
Compelling;
Griby


43

A
Death
in
Belmont
by:
SebasPan
Junger

Novelist
Descrip1on:
In
the
spring
of
1963,
the
quiet
suburb
of
Belmont,

Massachusebs,
is
rocked
by
a
shocking
sex
murder
that
exactly
ﬁts
the
pabern
of
the

Boston
Strangler.
Sensing
a
break
in
the
case
that
has
paralyzed
the
city
of
Boston,
the

police
track
down
a
black
man,
Roy
Smith,
who
cleaned
the
vicPm's
house
that
day
and

les
a
receipt
with
his
name
on
the
kitchen
counter.
Smith
is
hasPly
convicted
of
the

Belmont
murder,
but
the
terror
of
the
Strangler
conPnues.
On
the
day
of
the
murder,

Albert
DeSalvo-‐-‐
the
man
who
would
eventually
confess
in
lurid
detail
to
the
Strangler's

crimes-‐-‐
is
also
in
Belmont,
working
as
a
carpenter
at
the
Jungers'
home.
In
this
spare,

powerful
narraPve,
SebasPan
Junger
chronicles
three
lives
that
collide-‐-‐
and
ulPmately

are
destroyed-‐-‐
in
the
vortex
of
one
of
the
ﬁrst
and
most
controversial
serial
murder

cases
in
America.

Pace:
Fast-‐paced

Tone:
Disturbing;
Suspenseful

Wri1ng:
Compelling


44

Y:
The
Last
Man
by:
Brian
K.
Vaughan

Novelist
Descrip1on:
When
a
plague
of
unknown
origin
kills
every
mammal
with
a
Y

chromosome,
Yorick
Brown
discovers
that
he
is
the
only
male
les
and
embarks
on
a

transconPnental
journey
to
discover
why.

Storyline:
Character-‐driven

Pace:
Fast-‐paced

Tone:
Thought-‐provoking;
Violent

Wri1ng:
Compelling


45

Rear
Window
(1954)

From
iTunes:
None
of
Hitchcock’s
films
has
ever
given
a
clearer
view
of
his
genius
for

suspense
than
Rear
Window.
When
professional
photographer
L.B.
“Jeff”
Jeffries

(James
Stewart)
is
confined
to
a
wheelchair
with
a
broken
leg,
he
becomes
obsessed

with
watching
the
private
drama
of
his
neighbors
lay
out
across
the
courtyard.
When
he

suspects
a
salesman
may
have
murdered
his
nagging
wife,
Jeffries
enlists
the
help
of
his

glamorous
socialite
girlfriend
(Grace
Kelly)
to
invesPgate
the
highly
suspicious
chain
of

events…
Events
that
ulPmately
lead
to
one
of
the
most
memorable
and
gripping

endings
in
all
of
film
history.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(Twists
and
turns)

Pace:
Fast-‐paced
(Thriller)

Tone:
Suspenseful

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/rear-‐window/

46

Sherlock
(2010
-‐
Present)

From
iTunes:
Sherlock
Holmes
was
always
a
modern
man
-‐
it's
the
world
that
got
old.

Co-‐created
by
Steven
Moffat
and
Mark
GaPss,
Sherlock
is
back
as
he
should
be:
edgy,

contemporary,
difficult
and
dangerous.
Sherlock
can
tell
a
sosware
designer
by
his
Pe

or
an
airline
pilot
by
his
thumb;
he
has
a
unique
analyPcal
brain
unlike
anyone
else
in

the
world
and
has
found
the
best
way
to
stave
off
boredom
is
by
solving
crimes.
When

a
chance
encounter
brings
soldier
John
Watson
into
Sherlock's
life,
it's
apparent
the

two
men
couldn't
be
more
different,
but
Sherlock's
intellect
coupled
with
John's

pragmaPsm
soon
forges
an
unbreakable
alliance
as
they
invesPgate
a

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(Twists
and
turns)

Pace:
Fast-‐paced
(ExciPng)

Tone:
Suspenseful

Wri1ng:
Compelling
(CapPvaPng)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/sherlock/

47

Fallen
by:
Evanescence
(2003)

Playing
Tourniquet

iTunes
Descrip1on:
Fallen
is
he
major-‐label
debut
of
Evanescence,
a
Lible
Rock,
AR-‐based

quartet
led
by
the
soaring
vocals
of
20-‐year-‐old
Amy
Lee.
Emboldened
by
the
inclusion
of
its

single
"Bring
Me
to
Life"
is
a
bit
misleading.
A
flawless
slice
of
Linkin
Park-‐style
anguish
pop,
it's

actually
a
duet
between
Lee
and
12
Stones'
Paul
McCoy.
In
fact,
almost
half
of
Fallen's
11
songs

are
piano-‐driven
ballads
that
suggest
Tori
Amos
if
she
wore
too
much
mascara
and
recorded
for

the
Projekt
label.
The
other
half
of
the
album
does
include
flashes
of
the
single's
PG-‐rate
nu-‐
metal
("Everybody's
Fool",
"Going
Under").
But
it's
the
symphonic
goth
rock
of
groups
like
Type

O
NegaPve
that
influences
most
of
Fallen.
Ethereal
synths
float
above
Ben
Moody's
crunching

guitar
in
"Haunted,"
while
"Whisper"
even
features
apocalypPc
strings
and
a
scary
chorus
of

LaPn
voices
right
out
of
Carmina
Burana.
"Tourniquet"
is
an
anguished,
urgent
rocker
driven
by

chugging
guitars
and
spiraling
synths,
with
brooding
lyrics
that
reference
Evanescence's

ChrisPan
values:
"Am
I
too
lost
to
be
saved?
/
Am
I
too
lost?
/
My
God!
My
tourniquet
/
Return

to
me
salvaPon."
The
song
is
Fallen's
emoPonal
center
point
and
defines
the
band's
sound.

Very
dark;
very
energePc

Pace:
Fast-‐paced

Tone:
Disturbing;
Suspenseful

Wri1ng:
Compelling

hbp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_(Evanescence_album)

48

Overclocked:
A
History
of
Violence
(PC)

Googled
best
suspenseful,
fast-‐paced
video
games
–
via
eHow
(hbp://www.ehow.com/
info_8399365_suspense-‐adventure-‐pc-‐games.html)

From
Anaconda
via
Metacri1c:
The
classic
point
and
click
adventure
game
breaks
new

ground
in
order
to
tell
a
story
revolving
around
psychiatrist
David
McNamara
and
five

young
paPents.
These
paPents
are
found
barely
clothes,
the
apparent
vicPm
of
a

traumaPc
act
of
violence,
in
the
rain-‐drenched
streets
of
New
York
City.
McNamara
is

called
to
help
as
an
expert
psychiatrist.
At
the
Staten
Island
Forensic
Hospital
he
is

tasked
with
treaPng
the
young
paPents
-‐-‐
who
all
suffer
from
severe
amnesia.
Dave

begins
to
carefully
probe
their
memory,
trying
to
reveal
their
obscured
past.
The
story-‐
telling
approach
of
Overclocked
sees
the
player
take
on
the
role
of
the
pa1ents
as
they

are
quesPons,
playing
and
exploring
their
memories
one
by
one.
In
reverse
chronology,

the
player
makes
his
way
through
the
shards
of
their
past
and
experiences
frightening

events
that
seem
incoherent
at
first.
The
insights
gained
can
then
be
used
back
in
the

role
of
Dave
McNamara
to
piece
tougher
the
interconnecPons
between
the
vicPms
and

open
up
new
lines
of
quesPoning.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(Take
on
the
role
of
the
paPents)

Pace:
Fast-‐paced
(Adventure)

Tone:
Disturbing;
Suspenseful

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/pc/overclocked-‐a-‐history-‐of-‐violence

49

From
Novelist:
Relates
the
story
of
a
U.S.
airman
who
survived
when
his
bomber

crashed
into
the
sea
during
World
War
II,
spent
forty-‐seven
days
adris
in
the
ocean

before
being
rescued
by
the
Japanese
Navy,
and
was
held
as
a
prisoner
unPl
the
end
of

the
war.


51

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com.

Tone:
InspiraPonal;
Moving

Wri1ng:
Engaging;
Lyrical

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
was
inspiraPonal.
“I
just

couldn’t
BE-‐LIEVE
his
story!”


53

This
is
the
most
inspiraPonal
monkey
photo
that
I
had…which
is
a
lible
bit
sad.

54

What
Is
the
What
by:
Dave
Eggers

Novelist
Descrip1on:
A
biographical
novel
traces
the
story
of
ValenPno
Achak
Deng,

who
as
a
boy
of
seven
was
separated
from
his
family
when
his
village
in
southern
Sudan

was
abacked
by
government
helicopters
and
became
one
of
the
esPmated
17,000
"lost

boys
of
Sudan"
before
relocaPng
from
a
Kenyan
refugee
camp
to
Atlanta
in
2001.

Tone:
InspiraPonal;
Moving

Wri1ng:
Lyrical


55

Wild:
From
Lost
to
Found
on
the
Paciﬁc
Crest
Trail
by:
Cheryl
Strayed

Novelist
Descrip1on:
A
powerful,
blazingly
honest,
inspiring
memoir:
the
story
of
a

1,100
mile
solo
hike
that
broke
down
a
young
woman
reeling
from
catastrophe-‐-‐and

built
her
back
up
again.

Tone:
InspiraPonal;
Moving

Wri1ng:
Lyrical


56

Zahra’s
Paradise
by:
Amir

Novelist
Descrip1on:
"Set
in
the
asermath
of
Iran's
fraudulent
elecPons
of
2009,

Zahra's
Paradise
is
the
ﬁcPonal
story
of
the
search
for
Mehdi,
a
young
protestor
who

has
vanished
into
an
extrajudicial
twilight
zone.
What's
keeping
his
memory
from
being

obliterated
is
nobhe
law.
It
is
the
grit
and
guts
of
his
mother,
who
refuses
to
surrender

her
son
to
fate,
and
the
tenacity
of
his
brother,
a
blogger,
who
fuses
tradiPon
and

technology
to
explore
and
explode
the
void
in
which
Mehdi
has
vanished"-‐-‐Publisher's

web
site.

Tone:
Moving


57

Good
Will
HunHng

iTunes
Descrip1on:
A
true
moPon
picture
phenomenon,
this
triumphant
story
was

nominated
for
9
Academy
Awards
winning
Oscars
for
Robin
Williams
(Best
SupporPng

Actor)
and
hot
newcomers
Mab
Damon
and
Ben
Aﬄeck
(Best
Original
Screenplay).
The

most
brilliant
mind
at
America’s
top
university
isn’t
a
student…he’s
the
kid
who
cleans

the
ﬂoors!
Will
HunPng
(Damon)
is
a
headstrong,
working-‐class
genius
who’s
failing
the

lessons
of
life.
Aser
one
too
many
run-‐ins
with
the
law,
Will’s
last
chance
is
a

psychology
professor
(Williams),
who
might
be
the
only
man
who
can
reach
him!

Tone:
InspiraPonal;
Moving
(Feel
Good;
SenPmental)

Wri1ng:
Engaging
(CapPvaPng)

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/good-‐will-‐hunPng/

58

Friday
Night
Lights

iTunes
Descrip1on:
Audiences
cheer
the
first
season
of
this
poignant
and
powerful

drama.
The
inPmate
storytelling
and
spired
performances
involve
the
viewer
with
an

authenPc
portrait
of
life,
love,
family,
and
friendships
that
really
hits
home.
Coach
Eric

Taylor
(Kyle
Chandler)
is
under
intense
pressure
from
the
enPre
town
to
lead
the
high-‐
school
football
team
to
the
championship.
Wife
Tami
(Connie
Bribon,
also
from
the
hit

movie)
provides
loving
support
as
the
school’s
counselor.
The
young
people
face
their

own
challenges:
the
former-‐star
fighPng
to
overcome
a
tragic
injury;
the
cheerleader

torn
by
conflicPng
emoPonal
loyalPes
to
two
players;
the
quarterback
overwhelmed

with
responsibiliPes
on
and
off
the
field
(which
daPng
the
coach’s
daughter);
the
cocky

running
back
who’s
turned
to
performance
enhancers.
All
this
and
more
come
together

for
a
truly
human
drama.

Tone:
InspiraPonal;
Moving
(Feel
Good;
SenPmental)

Wri1ng:
Engaging
(CapPvaPng)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/friday-‐night-‐lights-‐2006/

59

Duets
II
by
Tony
Benneb

iTunes
Descrip1on:
Tony
Benneb
is
an
indefaPgable
powerhouse
of
a
vocalist.
His
energy
and

charisma
have
guided
him
through
six
decades
of
hits.
The
perennially
hot
Mr.
Benneb
is
given

both
tribute
and
chance
to
shine
with
this
celebraPon
of
the
Great
American
Songbook.
It

doesn’t
hurt
that
some
of
the
biggests
and
most
respected
arPsts
around
are
helping
out
in
this

second
installment.
Behold,
Duets
II
with
arPsts
like
Lady
GaGa,
Mariah
Carey,
Michael
Buble,

Josh
Groban,
Carrie
Underwood,
and,
recorded
just
months
before
her
passing,
Amy

Winehouse.

Mostly
posiPve
-‐
halfway
between
energePc
and
calm

Play
Don’t
Get
Around
My
Anymore
with
Lady
Gaga

Tone:
Moving

Wri1ng:
Engaging;
Lyrical

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/music/duets-‐ii/tony-‐benneb

Quotes
are
from
a
Blurt
Online
review
via
MetacriPc:

hbp://blurt-‐online.com/reviews/view/3529/

However,
don't
scoff
at
the
collabs
clearly
geared
towards
the
soccer
mom
set
before
hearing

them
first.
Benneb
harbors
a
magic
about
him
that
inspires
you
to
become
caught
up
in
the

beauty
of
his
performance
prowess
regardless
of
what
arPst
is
playing
second
banana
to
him

on
the
microphone,
giving
him
or
her
automaPc
shine
with
his
arPsPc
credibility
by
virtue
of

associaPon
alone
-‐
be
it
Carrie
Underwood
or
Lady
Gaga
or
John
Mayer
or
Mariah
Carey.
Never

thought
you'd
voluntarily
listen
to
such
aunt-‐centric
marquee
stars
as
Andrea
Bocelli,
Faith
Hill

and
Josh
Groban?
Check
out
how
sublime
they
are
on
Duets
II
sidling
up
alongside
the
true

master
and
you
might
find
yourself
turning
in
your
tastemaker
cred
for
a
used
copy
of
Romanza

in
no
Pme.
hbp://blurt-‐online.com/reviews/view/3529/
(Blurt
Online
via
MetacriPc)

60

Lost
Odyssey
(Xbox
360)

Googled
inspiraPonal
video
games
and
found:

hbp://www.cheatcc.com/extra/top10mosPnspiraPonalgames2.html#.UJHInsXA98E

Extreme
Gamer
via
Metacri1c:
Mistwalker
should
be
proud
that
they
created
an

ambiPous
tradiPonal
role-‐playing
game
at
the
level
of
Lost
Odyssey.
Lost
Odyssey

touches
the
gamer
on
many
diﬀerent
levels
with
its
caring
storyline,
explosive
baKles

and
metamorphosing
plot
developments.
The
presentaPon
in
the
graphics
and
audio

help
put
the
whole
game
together
creaPng
a
beauPful
amalgamaPon
showcase
some

best
talent
seen
in
both
areas.
If
you’re
a
fan
of
tradiPonal
role-‐playing
games,
or
love

games
with
an
endearing
story
then
you
will
likely
fall
in
love
with
the
dynamic

inPmacy
Lost
Odyssey
provides.
Despite
being
challenged
because
of
its
tradiPonal

roots,
Lost
Odyssey
embraces
them
and
turns
on
a
memorable
gaming
experience
that

will
be
remembered
for
years
to
come.

Tone:
Moving
(“Endearing
story”)

Wri1ng:
Engaging
(“Memorable”)

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/xbox-‐360/lost-‐odyssey

61

From
Novelist:
Police
officer
Rick
Grimes
is
shot
on
the
job
and
wakes
up
a
month
later

to
find
that
the
world
that
he
knows
is
gone.
Zombies
have
taken
over
and
are
killing

and
eaPng
those
who
are
sPll
alive.
He
sets
out
toward
Atlanta
in
the
hope
that
his

family
is
sPll
alive
and
endures
many
horrors
along
the
way.

Walking
Dead
does
has
a
ficPon
book,
a
tv
show,
and
a
video
game


63

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com.

Tone:
Bleak;
Gruesome

Wri1ng:
Compelling

For
a
teen
patron.

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
was
fast-‐paced
and

compelling.
“I
just
couldn’t
put
it
down!”


65

If
you
ever
put
me
in
this
costume
again,
you’ll
be
the
Walking
Dead

66

Unwind
by:
Neal
Shusterman

Novelist
Descrip1on:
In
a
future
world
where
those
between
the
ages
of
thirteen
and

eighteen
can
have
their
lives
"unwound"
and
their
body
parts
harvested
for
use
by

others,
three
teens
go
to
extreme
lengths
to
uphold
their
beliefs-‐-‐and,
perhaps,
save

their
own
lives.

Tone:
Bleak

Wri1ng:
Compelling


67

A
Long
Way
Gone:
Memoirs
of
a
Boy
Soldier
by:
Ishmael
Beah

Novelist
Descrip1on:
In
a
heart-‐wrenching,
candid
autobiography,
a
human
rights

acPvist
oﬀers
a
ﬁrsthand
account
of
war
from
the
perspecPve
of
a
former
child
soldier,

detailing
the
violent
civil
war
that
wracked
his
naPve
Sierra
Leone
and
the
government

forces
that
transformed
a
gentle
young
boy
into
a
killer
as
a
member
of
the
army.

Tone:
Bleak

Wri1ng:
Compelling


68

From
Hell
by:
Alan
Moore
and
Eddie
Campbell

From
Amazon:
FROM
HELL
is
the
story
of
Jack
the
Ripper,
perhaps
the
most
infamous

man
in
the
annals
of
murder.
Detailing
the
events
leading
up
to
the
Whitechapel
killings

and
the
cover-‐up
that
followed,
FROM
HELL
is
a
meditaPon
on
the
mind
of
a
madman

whose
savagery
and
violence
gave
birth
to
the
20th
century.
The
serialized
story,

presented
in
its
enPrety
in
this
volume,
has
garnered
widespread
abenPon
from
criPcs

and
scholars.
Osen
regarded
as
one
of
the
most
significant
graphic
novels
ever

published,
FROM
HELL
combines
mePculous
research
with
educated
speculaPon,

resulPng
in
a
masterpiece
of
historical
ficPon
both
compelling
and
terrifying.
This
new

ediPon,
which
has
been
completely
re-‐mastered,
is
certainly
the
finest
ediPon
of
the

book
produced
to
date.

Tone:
Bleak

Wri1ng:
Compelling


69

The
Dark
Knight

From
iTunes:
Visionary
filmmaker
Christopher
Nolan's
sequel
to
teh
highly
successful

"Batman
Begin,"
sees
Batman
(ChrisPan
Bale)
as
he
raises
the
stakes
in
his
war
on

crime.
With
the
help
of
Lieutenant
Jim
Gordon
(Gary
Oldman)
and
District
Aborney

Harvey
Dent
(Aaron
Eckhart),
Batman
sets
out
to
dismantle
the
remaining
criminal

organizaPons
that
plague
the
city
streets.
THe
partnership
proves
to
be
effecPve,
but

they
soon
find
themselves
prey
to
a
reign
of
chaos
unleashed
by
a
rising
criminal

mastermind
known
to
the
terrified
ciPzens
of
Gotham
as
'The
Joker'
(Heath
Ledger).

Tone:
Bleak;
Gruesome
(Bleak;
Violent
Content)

Wri1ng:
Compelling
(Suspenseful)

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/the-‐dark-‐knight/

70

Breaking
Bad

From
iTunes:
Emmy-‐nominated
veteran
actor
Bryan
Cranston
(Malcolm
in
the
Middle,

LiMle
Miss
Sunshine)
heads
the
cast
of
Breaking
Bad,
portraying
Walter
White,
a
high

school
chemistry
teacher
who
life
is
suddenly
transformed
by
a
dire
medical
diagnosis.

Aaron
Paul
plays
Jesse
Dupree,
a
street-‐savvy
former
student
who
"teaches"
Walter
a

new
trade.
Ann
Gunn
(Deadwood)
is
Walter's
pregnant
wife
Skylar,
an
enterprising

homemaker.
Dean
Norris
(LiMle
Miss
Sunshine)
is
Walter's
boisterous
and
crude

brother-‐in-‐law
Hank
who
happens
to
be
a
federal
drug
enforcement
agent.
Betsy

Brandt
(CSI)
plays
Walter's
sister-‐in-‐law
Marie,
and
R.J.
Mibe
(Hannah
Montana,

Weeds)
is
Walter's
son,
Walter
Jr.,
whose
teen
angst
is
further
complicated
by
cerebral

palsy.

Tone:
Bleak;
Gruesome
(Bleak;
Violent
Content)

Wri1ng:
Compelling
(CapPvaPng)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/breaking-‐bad/

71

The
BBC
Sessions
by:
Led
Zeppelin

Playing
You
Shook
Me

iTunes
Descrip1on:
At
their
incepPon,
Led
Zeppelin
redeﬁned
hard
rock
for
an
enPre

generaPon.
While
their
studio
albums
were
brilliantly
recorded
documents
of
the
era,

their
live
performances
were
oddly
les
in
the
hands
of
bootleggers
and
the
less
than

completely
representaPve
"The
Song
Remains
the
Same"
collecPon.
These
BBC
Sessions

capture
the
group
in
their
early
prime,
stretching
out
the
mania
of
their
early

composiPons
and
jamming
out
their
love
for
classic
rock
and
rock
and
sturdy,
old
blues.

Considering
singer
Robert
Plant's
vocal
authority
on
tracks
such
as
"You
Shook
Me,"

"CommunicaPon
Breakdown,"
and
"What
Is
And
What
Should
Never
Be,"
it's
hard
to

conceive
that
he
was
sPll
considered
to
be
on
trial
at
this
early
point
in
their
career.
By

the
Pme
of
the
1971
sessions,
the
band
spreads
out
with
increasingly
intricate
material

as
their
classics
"Stairway
to
Heaven,"
"Going
to
California,"
and
"Thank
You"
are

saturated
with
an
eerie
vibe
that
only
these
young
men
could
invent
and
sustain.

Very
dark;
very
energePc

Tone:
Bleak

Wri1ng:
Compelling

hbp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Sessions_(Led_Zeppelin_album)

72

Dark
Souls:
Prepare
to
Die
EdiHon

(PC)

I
looked
at
the
Walking
Dead
video
game
on
Amazon.com
and
looked
at
what
other

people
had
bought.
hbp://www.amazon.com/Walking-‐Dead-‐Online-‐Game-‐Code/dp/B007WWW2C8

Review
from
IncGamers
via
Metacri1c:
Dark
Souls
is
a
game
that
pokes
at
our
sos,

flabby
bellies
and
laughs
at
the
way
other
Ptles
have
babied
us
with
cheap
gimmicks

and
easy
rewards.
It’s
a
game
whose
mechanics
are
the
perfect
reflecPon
of
its
bleak,

desolate
world.
You
will
suffer,
you
will
learn
and
you
will
feel
triumph
aser
elated

triumph
when
you
succeed.
The
subversion
of
tradiPonal
RPG
thinking
(levelling
up
is

nothing
compared
to
good
equipment,
and
skill
trumps
all),
tremendous
physicality
of

its
combat
and
clever
integra1on
of
co-‐op
play
are
just
a
few
highlights
from
a
truly

outstanding
Ptle.
(
hbp://www.incgamers.com/2012/08/dark-‐souls-‐prepare-‐to-‐die-‐ediPon-‐review-‐victory-‐
achieved/)

Tone:
Bleak;
Gruesome
(“Bleak,
desolate
world”;
“ Tremendous
physicality
of
its

combat”)

Wri1ng:
Compelling
(“Clever
integraPon
of
co-‐op
play”)

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/pc/dark-‐souls-‐prepare-‐to-‐die-‐ediPon

73

From
Jinni:
One
day
the
peaceful
village
of
Midwich
is
cast
into
a
mysterious
sleep
for

several
hours,
but
with
no
obvious
consequences,
unPl
soon
all
the
women
of
child-‐
bearing
age
turn
out
to
be
pregnant.
Their
children
are
all
born
at
the
same
Pme,
and

grow
quickly
into
very
spooky
young
people,
with
strange
white-‐blonde
hair
and
eerie

eyes.

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/village-‐of-‐the-‐damned/

75

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com
list
of
‘Appeal
Terms
for
Adults’,
with
the
jinni.com

descripPon
in
mind.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Sobering;
Suspenseful

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
was
creepy.
“It
sent
chills

up
my
spine!”.

Appeal
Factors
also
based
upon
Jinni.com
factors:

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Sobering;
Suspenseful

From
Jinni:
Atmospheric;
Scary;
Serious,
Suspenseful

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/village-‐of-‐the-‐damned/

77

This
child
of
the
damned
has
a
monkey
on
her
back

78

The
Shining
by:
Stephen
King

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Jack
Torrance
sees
his
sPnt
as
winter
caretaker
of
a
Colorado

hotel
as
a
way
back
from
failure,
his
wife
sees
it
as
a
chance
to
preserve
their
family,

and
their
ﬁve-‐year-‐old
son
sees
the
evil
waiPng
just
for
them.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Suspenseful


79

In
the
Garden
of
Beasts:
Love,
Terror,
and
an
American
Family
in
Hitler’s
Berlin
by:
Erik

Larson

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Documents
the
eﬀorts
of
the
ﬁrst
American
ambassador
to

Hitler's
Germany,
William
E.
Dodd,
to
acclimate
to
a
residence
in
an
increasingly
violent

city
where
he
is
forced
to
associate
with
the
Nazis
while
his
daughter
pursues
a

relaPonship
with
Gestapochief
Rudolf
Diels.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Suspenseful


80

Locke
&
Key.
1,
Welcome
to
Lovecras
by:
Joe
Hill

Novelist
Descrip1on:
The
story
of
the
Keyhouse,
a
New
England
mansion,
with
doors

that
transform
all
who
walk
through
them...and
home
to
a
hate-‐ﬁlled
and
relentless

creature
that
will
not
rest
unPl
it
opens
the
most
terrible
door
of
all.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Suspenseful


81

Rosemary’s
Baby

iTunes
Descrip1on:
Possibly
the
best
horror
film
ever
made,
this
brilliant
adaptaPon
of

Ira
Levin’s
best-‐selling
novel
is
the
story
of
a
loving
young
New
York
City
couple
who
are

expecPng
their
first
child.
Like
most
first-‐Pme
mothers,
Rosemary
(Mia
Farrow)

experiences
confusion
and
fear.
Her
husband
(John
Cassavetes),
an
ambiPous
but

unsuccessful
actor,
makes
a
pact
with
the
devil
that
promises
to
send
his
career

skyward.
Director
Roman
Polanski
elicits
uniformly
extraordinary
performance
from
the

all-‐star
cast.
Ruth
Gordon
won
an
Oscar
for
her
performance
as
an
over
solicitous
next-‐
door
neighbor
in
this
classic
chiller.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Suspenseful
(Atmospheric;
Scary;
Suspenseful)

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/rosemarys-‐baby/

82

The
Dead
Zone

Wikipedia
Descrip1on:
Small-‐town
teacher
Johnny
Smith
is
involved
in
a
car
accident

that
leaves
him
comatose
for
approximately
six
years.
Aser
regaining
consciousness,

Johnny
begins
having
visions
of
the
past
and
future
triggered
by
touching
items
or

people;
doctors
abribute
the
visions
to
acPvity
in
a
previously
unused
"dead
zone"
of

his
brain
that
is
abempPng
to
compensate
for
the
impaired
funcPon
of
the
porPons

injured
in
the
accident.
Johnny
also
learns
that
his
ﬁancée,
Sarah,
gave
birth
to
his
son

in
the
interim
following
the
accident,
but
has
since
married
another
man.

With
the
help
of
Sarah,
her
husband
Walt,
and
physical
therapist
Bruce,
Johnny
begins

using
his
abiliPes
to
help
solve
crimes.
However,
his
abempts
to
do
good
are

complicated
by
intermibent
visions
of
apocalypPc
events
brought
about
following
the

future
elecPon
of
congressional
candidate
Greg
SPllson.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Suspenseful
(Atmospheric;
Scary;
Suspenseful)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/the-‐dead-‐zone-‐2002-‐1/

83

Criss
Angel:
Believe
by
Cirque
Du
Soleil

Cirque
Du
Soleil
Descrip1on:
With
the
original
score
for
the
show
CRISS
Angel

Believe,
Cirque
du
Soleil
fans
are
provided
an
in-‐depth
look
at
renowned
French

composer
Éric
Serra’s
work
which
features
key
tracks
from
the
pre-‐opening
of
the
show

in
September
2008
to
today.
Éric
Serra
created
the
iniPal
music
composiPon
for
the

show
CRISS
ANGEL
Believe
and
incorporates
his
vast
experience
in
ﬁlm
music
scores

(The
Big
Blue,
The
Last
Combat,
Subway,
La
Femme
Nikita,
AtlanPs,
The
Fish
Element,

etc.).
Inspired
by
the
show’s
themes
and
wriben
and
arranged
to
blend
with
the
visuals,

Serra
takes
the
listener
on
a
thrilling,
dreamlike
explora1on
beginning
with
sounds
of

vintage
children-‐inspired
melodies
to
rock
and
gothic
moments
with
heavy,
industrial,

electronic
beats
to
classical
and
opera1c
inﬂuences.
Featured
on
4
songs
of
this
album

is
Nitza,
original
lead
vocalist
of
the
show
and
award-‐winning
(Los
Angeles
Music

Awards,
Hollywood
Music
Awards,
DEKA)
world
music
arPst.

Rock
–
Very
Dark,
More
Calm

Play
Shadows
and
Whispers

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Suspenseful
(Atmospheric;
Suspenseful)
(“Thrilling,

dreamlike
exploraPon)

hbp://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/believe/soundtrack.aspx

Quotes
are
from
the
“About
the
Album”
from
the
website
–
see
above.

84

Silent
Hill:
ShaMered
Memories
(Wii,
PlayStaPon2,
PSP)

Googled
creepiest
video
games
and
found:
hbp://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/10/scary-‐games/2/

Konami
via
Metacri1c:
While
the
game
shares
its
twisPng
plot
with
the
original
PlayStaPon
game,
Silent

Hill:
Shabered
Memories
takes
a
different
path
in
many,
many
ways.
Characters
can
be
approached
but

offer
different
responses
and
be
found
in
different
places,
while
new
clues
and
gameplay
paths
can
be

followed.
The
Ptle
follows
Harry
Mason,
as
he
abempts
to
unravel
the
mystery
of
his
missing
daughter,

Cheryl.
A
broken
man,
Mason’s
invesPgaPons
lead
him
to
the
mist-‐shrouded,
snowy
streets
of
Silent
Hill:

a
malevolent
town
where
the
shadows
play
host
to
a
wealth
of
evil,
misshapen
creatures.

Tone:
Atmospheric;
Creepy;
Sobering
(“Eerily
atmospheric”;
“Downright
chilling”;
“Disturbing
themes”)

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/wii/silent-‐hill-‐shabered-‐memories

Review
via
IGN
hbp://www.ign.com/arPcles/2009/12/05/silent-‐hill-‐shabered-‐memories-‐review?page=3:

Meet
Harry
Mason.
He's
crashed
his
car
in
the
middle
of
a
blizzard
on
the
outskirts
of
a
small
town
called

Silent
Hill.
He's
confused
-‐-‐
his
memory
is
iffy,
but
he's
painfully
aware
that
his
lible
girl
is
no
longer
in
the

vehicle.
So
with
flashlight
in
hand,
he
braves
the
cold,
the
snow
and
inevitably
the
terror
as
he
searches

blindly
for
her.
This
is
the
setup
for
Shabered
Memories,
which
is
not
a
remake
but
a
full-‐blown
re-‐
imagining
of
Konami's
classic
horror
adventure
game.
While
devoted
franchise
fans
will
find
some

familiar
gameplay
elements,
characters
and
story
arcs,
the
Climax
Studios
sequel
is
simultaneously

disPnguished
by
some
altogether
new
mechanics
and
concepts
that
represent
bold
and
refreshing

departures
from
the
convenPons
that
some
purists
hold
dear.
Backlash
is
therefore
inevitable,
but

whether
you
choose
to
define
the
experience
as
Silent
Hill-‐esque
or
not,
it
is
undeniably
well-‐executed,

eerily
atmospheric
and
at
Pmes
downright
chilling
-‐-‐
literally,
as
I'll
explain.

Shabered
Memories
is
an
adventure
game
riddled
with
a
host
of
disturbing
themes,
not
least
of
which
is

the
fact
that
the
town
is
caught
in
the
grip
of
a
snow
storm,
most
of
its
inhabitants
are
missing,
and

dreadful
monsters
periodically
scream
from
icy
formaPons.

85

From
iTunes:
JusPn
Bieber
abracted
a
global
audience
aser
posPng
videos
of
himself

covering
songs
by
the
likes
of
JusPn
Timberlake
and
Usher
-‐
the
laber
of
whom
caught

wind
of
Bieber's
talents,
and
helped
the
singer/mulP-‐instrumentalist
relocate
to
Atlanta

and
score
a
record
deal.
Aser
recording
a
smash
ﬁrst
album,
JusP
s
once
again
likely
to

be
taking
over
the
charts
with
his
sugar-‐coated
second
album
"My
World
2.0"

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/music/my-‐world-‐20/jusPn-‐bieber

87

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com
list
of
‘Appeal
Terms
for
Teens’,
with
the
Billboard

Review
in
mind.

Tone:
Moving;
Feel-‐good;
Upbeat

Wri1ng:
Engaging

For
a
teen
patron.

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
were
feel-‐good
and

engaging.
“It
was
so
much
fun!
I
listened
to
it
100
Pmes.
No
200!”

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/music/my-‐world-‐20/jusPn-‐bieber

89

JusPn
Beiber
wishes
he
was
the
king
of
pop

90

The
Princess
Diaries
by:
Meg
Cabot

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Fourteen-‐year-‐old
Mia,
who
is
trying
to
lead
a
normal
life
as
a

teenage
girl
in
New
York
City,
is
shocked
to
learn
that
her
father
is
the
Prince
of

Genovia,
a
small
European
principality,
and
that
she
is
a
princess
and
the
heir
to
the

throne.

Tone:
Upbeat

Wri1ng:
Engaging


91

My
Life
in
Dog
Years
by:
Gary
Paulsen

Novelist
Descrip1on:
The
author
describes
some
of
the
dogs
that
have
had
special

places
in
his
life,
including
his
ﬁrst
dog,
Snowball,
in
the
Philippines;
Dirk,
who

protected
him
from
bullies;
and
Cookie,
who
saved
his
life.

Tone:
Feel-‐good

Wri1ng:
Engaging


92

Gunnerkrigg
Court
by:
Tom
Siddell

Novelist
Descrip1on:
AnPmony
Carver
is
a
precocious
and
preternaturally
self-‐
possessed
young
girl
starPng
her
ﬁrst
year
of
school
at
gloomy
Gunnerkrigg
Court,
a

very
BriPsh
boarding
school
that
has
robots
running
around
along
side
body-‐snatching

demons,
forest
gods,
and
the
odd
mythical
creature.

Tone:
Upbeat

Wri1ng:
Engaging


93

Wall-‐E

iTunes
Descrip1on:
What
if
mankind
had
to
leave
Earth,
and
somebody
forgot
to
turn

the
last
robot
off?
Academy
Award-‐winning
writer-‐director
Andrew
Stanton
(Finding

Nemo)
and
the
invenPve
storytellers
and
technical
geniuses
at
Pixar
AnimaPon
Studioes

(The
Incredibles,
Cars,
Ratatouiller)
transport
moviegoers
to
a
galaxy
not
so
very
far

away
from
a
new
computer-‐animated
cosmic
comedy
about
a
determined
robot
named

WALL-‐E.
Aser
hundreds
of
lonely
years
of
doing
what
he
was
built
for,
WALL-‐E
(short
for

Waste
AllocaPon
Load
Liser
Earth-‐Class)
discovers
a
new
purpose
in
life
(besides

collecPng
knick-‐knacks)
when
he
meets
a
sleek
search
robot
named
EVE.
EVE
comes
to

realize
that
WALL-‐E
has
inadvertently
stumbled
upon
the
key
to
the
planet’s
future,
and

races
back
to
space
to
report
her
findings
to
the
humans
(who
have
been
eagerly

awaiPng
word
that
it
is
safe
to
return
home).
Meanwhile,
WALL-‐E
chases
EVE
across
the

galaxy
and
sets
into
moPon
one
of
the
most
exciPng
and
imaginaPve
comedy

adventures
ever
brought
to
the
big
screen.
Joinging
WALL-‐E
on
his
fantasPc
journey

across
a
universe
of
never-‐before
–imagined
visions
of
the
future,
is
a
hilarious
cast
of

characters
including
a
pet
cockroach,
and
a
heroic
team
of
malfuncPoning
misfit
robots.

Tone:
Feel-‐good
(Feel-‐good)

Wri1ng:
Engaging
(ExciPng)

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/wall-‐e/

94

Make
It
Or
Break
It

Wikipedia
Descrip1on:
Make
It
Or
Break
It
is
a
relaPonship
drama
set
in
the
high-‐stakes

world
of
compePPve
gymnasPcs.
The
series
follows
a
group
of
elite
teenage
gymnasts

as
they
deal
with
parents,
boyfriends,
coaches,
rivalry,
and
betrayal.
Payson
is
the

extremely
focused,
serious
gymnast.
Kaylie
comes
from
a
privileged
background
and

doesn’t
think
the
team’s
rules
apply
to
her.
Lauren
is
highly
compePPve
and
will
stop
at

nothing
to
win.
Newcomer
Emily
abracts
the
abenPon
of
everyone
when
she
arrives
at

the
gym
wearing
an
old
leotard
with
gymnasPcs
moves
beyond
compare.

Tone:
Feel-‐good;
Upbeat
(Feel
good;
SenPmental)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/make-‐it-‐or-‐break-‐it/

95

Back
to
Basics
by
ChrisPna
Aguilera

Metacri1c
Descrip1on:
The
'Basics'
in
the
Ptle
of
this
double-‐disc
set
are
the
jazzy
blues
and
soul
sounds

of
the
1920s,
30s
and
40s,
which
Aguilera
tackles
with
the
help
of
Linda
Perry
and
DJ
Premier.

Found
through
a
co-‐worker

Play
Candyman

SomePmes
–
it’s
just
a
feeling
what
fits.

Tone:
Moving;
Upbeat

Wri1ng:
Engaging

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/music/back-‐to-‐basics/chrisPna-‐aguilera

Review
from
Amazon.com:
Back
to
Basics,
ChrisPna
Aguilera's
first
disc
in
four
years,
refines
and
clarifies

the-‐-‐let's
call
it
"sexy"-‐-‐aura
surrounding
this
plaPnum
firebrand.
Here,
the
best
belter
in
a
class
that

counts
Jessica
Simpson
and
Britney
Spears
on
its
roll
call
has
turned
her
abenPon
to
love
songs:
the

supercharged
and
ubiquitous
first
single
"Ain't
No
Other
Man,"
for
one,
and
the
hushed
stunner
"Save

Me
from
Myself"
for
another.
That
doesn't
mean
she's
foresworn
being
nasty,
though.
Dive
deep
into
this

set,
past
the
gorgeous
crackle
that
frames
the
old-‐school
jazz-‐,
blues-‐,
and
soul-‐inspired
tracks
on
the

first
disc,
and
you'll
reach
a
playful
and
familiar
raunch;
"Candyman"
celebrates
a
"one-‐stop
shop"
who

"makes
the
panPes
drop"
to
a
boogie-‐woogie
beat,
and
"Nasty
Naughty
Boy"
sends
out
a
heated,
big-‐
beated
invita1on
to
"sip
on
my
champagne/Cause
I'm
gonna
give
you
a
lible
taste/Of
the
sugar
below

my
waist."
Though‚ul
listeners
should
snap
out
of
their
fascinaPon
with
XPna's
undiminished
yet
newly

un-‐tramp-‐like
sexuality,
though,
because
what
they'll
really
want
to
focus
on
throughout
these
22
tracks

is
the
honest-‐to-‐God
ar1stry.
While
the
rock
producer
Linda
Perry
helps
disc
two
pop
in
interesPng
and

unexpected
ways
(check
the
muffled
blues
number
"I
Got
Trouble"
and
"Mercy
on
Me,"
an
obvious
nod

to
Fiona
Apple),
DJ
Premier,
a
mainstay
on
Jay-‐Z
and
Nas
projects,
pipes
a
batch
of
aural
high-‐fives
into

the
nostalgia-‐biben
first
disc
(the
deep-‐down
funk
of
"Back
in
the
Day,"
the
strut-‐strut
early
hip-‐hop

sound
of
"SPll
Dirrty").
Their
nudges
aside,
though,
Back
to
Basics
is
all
Aguilera's
baby-‐-‐she
execuPve-‐
produced,
and
she's
found
herself
ar1s1cally.
Nobody
would
argue,
in
fact,
if
she
swiveled
around
the

chorus
to
"Ain't
No
Other
Man,"
wriben
for
her
husband,
and
aimed
it
at
herself:
"You
got
soul,
you
got

class/You
got
style,
you're
bada-‐-‐."
-‐-‐Tammy
La
Gorce

96

Lego
Indiana
Jones
(PC,
DS,
PlaystaPon
2,
PlayStaPon
3,
PSP,
Wii,
Xbox
360)

LucasArts
via
Metacri1c:
LEGO
Indiana
Jones:
The
Original
Adventures
takes
the
fun
and
creaPve

construcPon
of
LEGO
and
combines
it
with
the
wits,
daring
and
non-‐stop
acPon
from
the
original

cinemaPc
adventures
that
enthralled
audiences
everywhere
(Indiana
Jones
and
the
Raiders
of
the
Lost

Ark,
Indiana
Jones
and
the
Temple
of
Doom
and
Indiana
Jones
and
the
Last
Crusade).
With
a
unique

tongue-‐in-‐cheek
take
on
the
original
adventures,
LEGO
Indiana
Jones
follows
Dr.
Jones
escapades
through

the
jungles
of
South
America
to
the
mountaintops
of
India.
Fans
can
build,
bable
and
brawl
their
way

through
their
favorite
cinemaPc
moments,
from
Indy's
entanglements
with
snakes
to
his
dashing
boulder

run.
Pop
culture's
most
iconic
archeologist
whips
through
all
the
classic
moments
with
the
help
of
a
host

of
supporPng
characters
including
Marion
Ravenwood
and
Short
Round.
Players
can
also
mix
and
match

the
body
parts
of
more
than
60
playable
characters
to
create
new
heroes
just
as
they
could
in
the
LEGO

Star
Wars
games.

Tone:
Upbeat
(“Comedic
cutscenes)

Wri1ng:
Engaging
(“Brick-‐busPng
good
Pme”)

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/xbox-‐360/lego-‐indiana-‐jones-‐the-‐original-‐adventures

Review
via
Atomic
Gamer
hbp://www.atomicgamer.com/arPcles/575/lego-‐indiana-‐jones-‐review:

If
you’ve
caught
Indiana
Jones
and
the
Kingdom
of
the
Crystal
Skull
on
the
big
screen,
and
you’re
sPll

jonesing
for
Jones,
LucasArts
and
Traveller’s
Tales
have
just
the
thing
to
curb
your
treasure-‐hunPng

hunger.
Treading
the
same
plasPc-‐paved
path
as
the
successful
Lego
Star
Wars
series
comes
Lego
Indiana

Jones:
The
Original
Adventures,
a
brick-‐bus1ng
good
1me
that
matches
the
accessibility
and

addic1veness
of
its
Force-‐driven
forefathers…The
gameplay
is
addicPve
as
ever
and
the
Indy
makeover

oozes
with
style.
From
the
excellent
visuals
and
famous
cinemaPc
score
(you’ll
be
surprised
just
how
cool

you
feel
playing
as
a
Lego
when
that
rousing
theme
rises
through
your
speakers),
to
the
franchise’s

trademark
comedic
cutscenes—some
actually
top
the
side-‐splibers
from
LSW,
—it’s
hard
not
to

recommend
this
one.

97

(PS3,
Xbox
360)

From
Metacri1c:
Final
Fantasy
XIII-‐2
is
a
direct
sequel
to
FFXIII,
and
will
once
again
star

lead
protagonist
Lightning.

FFXIII
Descrip1on:
In
Final
Fantasy
XIII,
you
will
embark
on
a
journey
through
the

cityworld
of
Cocoon
and
the
outerworld
of
Pulse.
Along
the
way,
you
will
encounter

diverse
allies
who
will
ﬁght
alongside
you.
Execute
powerful
abacks
with
weapons
and

magic,
and
summon
the
enigmaPc
Eidolons
with
an
evolved
AcPve
Time
Bable
system.

Experience
seamless
transiPons
between
real
Pme
gameplay
and
in-‐game
cinemaPcs.

Do
you
have
the
courage
to
face
your
desPny?

Link
to
the
trailer:
hbp://youtu.be/zRDij-‐wHKok

Final
Fantasy
does
have
a
soundtrack

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/playstaPon-‐3/ﬁnal-‐fantasy-‐xiii-‐2

99

hbp://www.thesixthaxis.com/2012/02/16/ﬁnal-‐fantasy-‐xiii-‐2-‐review-‐ps3-‐xbox-‐360/

100

Chosen
out
of
the
Novelist.com
list
of
‘Appeal
Terms
for
Adults’,
with
the
Sixth
Axis

descripPon
and
trailer
watching
in
mind.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(Lots
to
do
outside
of
the
main
plotline)

Tone:
Atmospheric;
HaunPng;
Strong
sense
of
place

Wri1ng:
Compelling;
Dialogue-‐rich
(AddicPve;
Totally
absorbed)

Primary
characterisPc
from
the
patron
during
the
interview
was
Compelling.
“I
just

couldn’t
stop
playing!”.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed

Tone:
Atmospheric;
HaunPng;
Strong
sense
of
place

Wri1ng:
Compelling;
Dialogue-‐rich

101

Compelling
yet
intricately-‐plobed

102

1Q84
by:
Haruki
Murakami

Novelist
Descrip1on:
An
ode
to
George
Orwell's
"1984"
told
in
alternaPng
male
and

female
voices
relates
the
stories
of
Aomame,
an
assassin
for
a
secret
organizaPon
who

discovers
that
she
has
been
transported
to
an
alternate
reality,
and
Tengo,
a

mathemaPcs
lecturer
and
novice
writer.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed

Tone:
Atmospheric;


103

Final
Fantasy
XIII-‐2:
The
Complete
Oﬃcial
Guide
by:
“Piggyback”

Not
every
book
has
a
perfect
readalike
in
every
type
of
media/print.
This
is
one
of

them.
Myself
and
another
librarian
tried
for
an
hour
and
a
half
and
found
no
nonﬁcPon

books
that
we
would
give
to
someone
with
only
the
informaPon
given.

hbp://www.amazon.com/Final-‐Fantasy-‐XIII-‐2-‐Complete-‐Collectors/dp/0307894215/
ref=pd_sim_vg_3

104

UnWriben:
Tommy
Taylor
and
the
Bogus
IdenPty
by:
Mike
Carey

Novelist
Descrip1on:
Tom
Taylor's
life
was
screwed
from
the
word
go.
His
father

created
the
mega-‐popular
Tommy
Taylor
boy-‐wizard
fantasy
novels.
But
dad
modeled

the
ficPonal
epic
so
closely
to
Tom
that
fans
constantly
compare
him
to
his
counterpart,

turning
him
into
a
lame,
Z-‐level
celebrity.
When
a
scandal
hints
that
Tom
might
really
be

the
boy-‐wizard
made
flesh,
Tom
comes
into
contact
with
a
mysterious,
deadly
group

that's
secretly
kept
tabs
on
him
all
his
life.
Now,
to
protect
his
life
and
discover
the
truth

behind
his
origins,
Tom
will
travel
the
world,
to
all
the
places
in
world
history
where

ficPons
have
shaped
reality.
-‐-‐
Publisher
descripPon.

Tone:
Atmospheric

Wri1ng:
Compelling


105

Pan’s
Labyrinth

Metacri1c
Descrip1on:
Guillermo
del
Toro
delivers
a
unique,
richly-‐imagined
epic
with

Pan's
Labyrinth,
a
gothic
fairy
tale
set
against
the
postwar
repression
of
Franco's
Spain.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(Twists
and
turns)

Tone:
Atmospheric;
HaunPng(Atmospheric;
Surreal)

Wri1ng:
Compelling;(CapPvaPng)

hbp://www.jinni.com/movies/pans-‐labyrinth/

106

Lost

Jinni
Descrip1on:
Created
by
successful
television
producer
J.J.
Abrams
(FELICITY,

ALIAS),
LOST
became
one
of
the
most
popular
and
criPcally
acclaimed
programs
of
the

2004-‐2005
season.
UPlizing
a
ripe
premise
and
well-‐drawn
and
acted
characters,
LOST

abracted
a
huge
following
and
was
proclaimed
the
saving
grace
of
a
television
year

otherwise
marred
by
derivaPve
reality
programming.
The
story
concerns
the
survivors

of
a
terrible
plane
crash,
who
find
themselves
stranded
on
a
tropical
island
with

seemingly
lible
chance
of
a
rescue.
Medical
doctor
Jack
takes
a
posiPon
of
leadership,

helping
to
rally
the
survivors
and
prepare
them
for
a
period
of
difficulty
as
they
learn

how
to
survive
on
the
paradisiacal
island.
But
everything
is
not
as
it
seems,
as
the
island

offers
potenPal
danger
in
the
form
of
a
large,
mysterious
creature,
and
evidence
is

found
that
the
plane
crash
may
not
have
been
an
accident.
As
they
struggle
to
survive,

each
of
the
characters
forms
alliances
and
makes
enemies,
all
while
dealing
with
the

unresolved
issues
of
the
lives
they've
les
behind.
LOST
disPlls
the
difficulPes
of
society

down
to
their
essence,
exploring
these
problems
with
compelling
characters
and
with
a

seHng
that's
equal
parts
paradise
and
mystery.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(MulPple
Stories/Twists
and
turns)

Tone:
Atmospheric;
HaunPng
(Atmospheric;
Surreal)

Wri1ng:
Compelling;
Dialogue-‐rich
(CapPvaPng;
Ensemble
Cast)

hbp://www.jinni.com/tv/lost/

107

Eskimo
by
The
Residents

AllMusic
Review:
The
most
rewarding,
the
most
difficult,
the
most
accomplished
of
all

the
Residents
albums,
this
was
their
departure
into
the
field
of
imaginary
ethno-‐
musicography
that
they
had
begun
on
“Six
Things
to
a
Cycle”
on
Fingerprince.

Ostensible
a
musical
documentary
on
the
Eskimo,
this
is
an
album
of
icy
atmospheres,

poe1c
electronics,
and
imaginary
landscapes,
concocted
around
a
loose
narraPve
told

in
the
liner
notes.
There’s
also
a
subtheme
of
indigenous
populaPons
overrun
by

western
commercialism
(is
that
naPve
chant
actually
“Coca
Cola
is
Life”?).
Ex-‐Henry

Cow
member
Chris
Cutler
plays
a
lot
of
percussion
on
the
album,
especially
on
the

finale,
“FesPval
of
Death,”
the
only
real
piece
of
rhythmic
music
here
which
shines
out

as
anything
but
dark
or
sinister.
In
any
other
group’s
hands
this
would
have
been
a

pretenPous
disaster,
but
the
Residents
pull
it
off
through
spirit,
humor,
and
sheer

bravado.
hbp://www.allmusic.com/album/eskimo-‐mw0000193507

RecommendaPons
from
co-‐workers

Play
The
Walrus
Hunt

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed
(“Subplot”)

Tone:
Atmospheric;
HaunPng;
Strong
sense
of
place
(“Icy
Atmospheres”)

hbp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_(album)

108

Kingdoms
of
Amalur:
Reckoning
(PC,
PlayStaPon
3,
Xbox
360)

Through
a
co-‐worker

Metacri1c

Descrip1on:
Immerse
yourself
in
an
all-‐new
massive
universe
from
the

minds
of
bestselling
author
R.A.
Salvatore,
Spawn
creator
Todd
McFarlane,
and
Elder

Scrolls
IV:
Oblivion
lead
designer
Ken
Rolston.
Choose
your
path
and
bable
through
a

sprawling
world
featuring
intense,
responsive,
and
customizable
RPG
combat.

Storyline:
Intricately
plobed

Wri1ng:
Compelling

hbp://www.metacriPc.com/game/pc/kingdoms-‐of-‐amalur-‐reckoning

Review
via
IGN
hbp://www.ign.com/arPcles/2012/02/03/kingdoms-‐of-‐amalur-‐
reckoning-‐review:

Reckoning
proves
once
and
for
all
that
great
role-‐playing
experiences
don't
have
to

sacrifice
what
mabers
most
in
any
game
-‐-‐
gameplay
-‐-‐
while
sPll
remaining
true
to
all

of
the
minuPae
that
makes
the
best
RPGs
great.
And
while
Reckoning
certainly
has
its

own
flaws,
I
sPll
found
myself
uberly
saPsfied
with
my
experience
and
anxious
to
parlay

the
good
news
to
fellow
fans
of
the
western
RPG.
Reckoning
certainly
isn't
a
game
you

should
sleep
on.
Quite
the
contrary:
Amalur
demands
your
aKen1on.

109

Now
you
can
stop
monkeying
around
with
RA
–
because
now
you
know
all
about
a-‐peel

factors!

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Why?

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Why?

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even
you
can
go
bananas
for
books.

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