bunn

Welcome to the world of the librarian. "You're a librarian, aren't you," says random vague acquantance. "Can you recommend a book for my great-aunt / milkman / mother-in-law / nephew?" "What genres do they like? What interests do they have?" I ask, and, in the case of the nephew, "How old are they?" to which the answer is almost always along the lines of, "I have absolutely no idea. All I can tell you is that they are two-legged and sentient, and I think they can probably read. Now, recommend a book that will have them leaping around in transports of joy come the New Year."