Reviews

The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

wolfsonarchitect's review against another edition

Some amusing bits but overall, didn’t care about the lead character, Bob.

commonbluejay's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I really did not expect to like this book as much as I did. But it was quite genuinely one of the best I've read in a long time. Easy to read but very captivating use of language. Laugh-out-loud funny at times. 

medievalisting's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

schuyt's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

franksreads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

agrinczel's review against another edition

3.0

This book was a bit all over place -

jb134's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

kim_a's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

mackenzielee's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

parleek's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

There is a wonderful novella in this book but the effort to fill it out to novel length didn’t work for me.  Marketed as a collection of linked short stories I might have appreciated it more, but it give me what I want from a novel.