Non-Fiction Prompt

1. Where is the book on narrative continuum?

    Highly narrative (reads fiction)

2. What is the subject of the book?

    Enchantment : awakening wonder in an anxious age: This book tells of rediscovering our sense of wonder and awe in a world where a global pandemic, social media and outside forces that have hindered that sense. 

3. What type of book is this?

    Nonfiction, Self-Help and Awareness 

4. Articulate Appeal

• What is the pacing?
• The book reads like a fiction chapter book with and its very quick to relate to and gives a sense of discovery about yourself. 
• Describe the characters
• The author is the main character, the sense of awe and wonder are new characters to be discovered. While outside forces such a social media, the aftermath of the pandemic and other things take on their own life as a character. 

• How does the story feel?
• Eye-opening, relatable to those who have suffered from anxiety during the pandemic, thoughtful, humorous and candid 

• What is the intent of the author? 
• The author takes us on her journey of self-discovery of wonder and awe in the world, despite having the aftermath of the pandemic and negative intruders surrounding her. 

• What is the focus of the story?
• "Through deliberate attention and ritual, she unearths the potency and nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our immediate environment. Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy" (May, 2023) 

• Does the language matter?
• Yes 
• Is the setting important and well described? 
• While from what I could tell, the setting is within the authors own world, her job, home, and her family are part of the setting for the author's own story. While I only read a portion of the book, I could tell that she gives detail about how the anxiety can make you feel closed off as if you are in a dungeon. While there is not great detail, there is enough for the reader to stay focused on what and where the story is going. In this case depending on the chapter and what she does the setting can be either irrelevant or important to the reader. 

• Are there details and, if so, of what?
• She gives her discovery and troubles great details about how suffocating and negatively things around her are affecting her. Showing what feelings come out of pain and anxiety are some examples she gives.

• Are there sufficient charts and other graphics materials? 
• None

• Are they useful and clean?
• N/A 

• Does the book stress moments of learning, understanding, or experiences?
• There from the first 5 minutes I had with a sample of this book, I could tell that anyone reading this book could have had the same experiences in some way as the author during this time. There are many things in this book I feel anyone could take as a learning opportunity, because most self-help books are about learning but its broken down to how one person can achieve and learn differently. 

5. Why would a reader enjoy this book? (rank appeal)

1.Life Changing                           2. Calm Approach                                3. Relatable