Booklist meeting & the booklist process.
Let me know if you asked for a booklist but did not get it.
Also, let me know what you want on your pizza.

Choices of how you review the books:
1) go to amazon.com and find the book.
Double check the author to make sure it is the same one. Look at the editorial reviews (like Publisher's Weekly, VOYA, School Library Journal, Booklist, etc.) and customer reviews to get an idea of the book.
Look at the cover, and, if possible, use the "take a look inside" option.

2) Use databases like Proquest, Infotrac or Books in Print to find the books and look at the reviews there.
3) Go to a bookstore or library and find the book there, leaf through it, look at the cover, look at the back, smell it, etc. to get and idea of the book.

4) Feel free to read the book if you have time [if you are a loser and have nothing better to do ... i'm kidding]
5)The iPac Webcatalog has reviews from Publisher's Weekly of some books if you are in a hurry or just want to try it out.

The questions you should be asking about each item are:
1) Is this something that looks interesting to me or would I like to read it?
2) Who would this appeal to and would that group like to read it? So if it is a Star Trek book, would Sci Fi readers like it? etc.
3) Does this book have mass appeal and should I buy it just becasue it is soooo good?