Series ✦ Penny’s Take
What Do I Read Next? 1995
Barron · 1995
60/100
👎 Skip It
As a readers' advisory reference this did its job reliably for 1990s public libraries, and the multi-genre cross-referencing structure was genuinely useful. The problem is that it has been entirely superseded by digital databases and no reader picks this up today for discovery. It belongs in a library history collection, not on a reading list.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance55
craft58
originality45
accuracy65
hype50
age-fit60
human-eye45
Penny’s verdict60
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