Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers by Emma Smith

1 review

seawarrior's review against another edition

4.0

An interesting collection of historical anecdotes that present the magic of books, for better or for worse. I found most of these chapters very engaging, which was a relief since I've never taken to learning history. However, since history is not my strong suit I do wish these chapters had been in chronological order. Some of the references and run on sentences were also difficult for me to understand, but overall this is a reader friendly book that explores many avenues of what books mean to people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, War, Religious bigotry, Racism, Colonisation, and Sexism

Minor: Islamophobia, Suicide, and Sexual content