The first book I selected is " Marbles : Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & me : a graphic memoir" by Ellen Forney. I loved this book! The characterization is very powerful, you are drawn into the author's struggle to gain control over her Mania and Depression. The pacing is not slow, but not fast either....moderate but just the right speed to keep the reader wanting to find out what happens. The language is sparse but quite effective. Given that it is a Graphic Novel, the drawings add another dimension to the appeal factors. Forney is a Cartoonist, so her drawings are evocative, some even more powerful than written language.
I would recommend this book to a customer who enjoys fiction with strong character appeal, someone who enjoys reading about personal struggles, as well as someone interested in women's fiction. The only challenge for this book would be the Graphic Novel aspect...some readers will need persuasion!
My second selection would be "Founding Mothers" by Cokie Roberts. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves historic fiction. This reads like a novel, narrating the lives of the women who shaped America. Not just Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, but the inside gossip on all of the early "Blue Bloods" who married within their "set", socialized with each other, and influenced the men in leadership positions. Notice that I didn't say men in charge, because reading this book will reflect just how much influence the women actually had! The pacing is steady and the characterization is moderate, language reflects the vernacular of the time using letters and other writings, making the book seem more like fiction than non-fiction.
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