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gargamela's review
3.0
I picked this book because the cover promised a deep incursion into the history of paper and an exercise of imagination related to a world without paper. However, what I got was an eclectic collection of the author's musings on particular topics such as the uses of paper in art, politics etc. Some of its trivia was interesting, but I felt that no topic was explored in an orderly fashion and, in the end, this left me with the impression of a coffee table book that was missing the beautiful pictures.
halfmanhalfbook's review
5.0
A delightful little book celebrating the material that is paper.
This is the type of book that the English do best, quirky, a single subject, and by someone with an obsession boarding on OCD!
It covers all sorts of subjects, from money to origami, it is a book that allows the author to describe his passion for this now ubiquitous material. There are lots of anecdotes and stories, and it is written in a pleasant style, with a moderate number of diagrams.
Great little book. If you liked Just My Type, you'll like this
This is the type of book that the English do best, quirky, a single subject, and by someone with an obsession boarding on OCD!
It covers all sorts of subjects, from money to origami, it is a book that allows the author to describe his passion for this now ubiquitous material. There are lots of anecdotes and stories, and it is written in a pleasant style, with a moderate number of diagrams.
Great little book. If you liked Just My Type, you'll like this
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