Week Four

Goodreads Recommendations:


For colleague number one: Based on the amount of interest in the Harry Potter series, I would recommend the Septimus Heap series to them. It has all the magical elements and the fantastical world that Harry Potter made popular. Moreover, the Septimus Heap series introduces various characters in quick paced dialogue with wide scoped worlds. These series would be similar to people who really enjoy character building in terms of prolonging a series.


For colleague number two: A majority of her reads were dystopian novels, so I would recommend Ender's Game. It is a classic novel that has a lot of dystopian elements such as fatalistic points, dire situations, as well as struggles to combat the elite. The group dynamics in Ender's Game are similar to ones found in Hunger Games and Divergent. The worlds are confined to a smaller scope and there is a larger focus on interactions between power systems.


Goodreads is a valuable resource in terms of storing a bank of knowledge to draw from when customers are asking for recommendations - easier than trying to remember titles or authors off the top of your head. The recommendation feature for both books and authors is helpful as well because it allows for titles you might not have knowledge of with brief overviews to utilize.