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sammibreads's review against another edition
3.25
Finished at the Castle Tavern in Inverness.
Perfectly easy and quite funny read. The diary format made for a fun comparison to daily life for me. Would recommend if you have the dreams of running a cafe/bookshop in a lovely little town as so many of my friends seem to have.
Perfectly easy and quite funny read. The diary format made for a fun comparison to daily life for me. Would recommend if you have the dreams of running a cafe/bookshop in a lovely little town as so many of my friends seem to have.
daneelolivaw67's review against another edition
4.0
Proprio carino,
un antipatico libraio con la svitata impiegata Nikie, ed il bello è che è tutto vero! :)
Best Cat of the Year Captain!
un antipatico libraio con la svitata impiegata Nikie, ed il bello è che è tutto vero! :)
Best Cat of the Year Captain!
chanelchapters's review against another edition
2.0
Rather bland and bleak recounting of days working at a secondhand book store.
The employees are completely inept, not much is said about actual books and the best parts were the brief mentions of Captain the cat.
The employees are completely inept, not much is said about actual books and the best parts were the brief mentions of Captain the cat.
akiikomori's review against another edition
3.0
A very interesting read into the life of a second hand bookshop owner.
Basically diary entries, every day for almost a year.
I thought it was very interesting that these were actual people and actual events that occurred.
It gives you a pretty cool look into the day to day life of a second hand bookshop owner and what goes on behind the scenes that you may not be aware about or thought about.
I'd love to visit the shop one day if possible.
Basically diary entries, every day for almost a year.
I thought it was very interesting that these were actual people and actual events that occurred.
It gives you a pretty cool look into the day to day life of a second hand bookshop owner and what goes on behind the scenes that you may not be aware about or thought about.
I'd love to visit the shop one day if possible.
trin's review against another edition
4.0
Hugely charming and not at all sugarcoated. Left me rather jealous that I had to spend all my years as a bookseller being rigidly polite to customers. Sigh. Guess that's America for you.
bhnmt61's review against another edition
4.0
Perfect comfort reading if you love books and bookstores. You get to know Shaun and his quirky employees and even some of the regular customers. I’ve been planning a trip to Scotland for a couple of years now, and while it obviously isn’t going to happen anytime soon, now it must include a visit to Wigtown.
He is, of course, not a fan of Amazon. I have to wonder if he has changed his mind at all now that he is making money from the sale of this book- it amused me to be reading it on my Kindle. I am not Amazon’s biggest fan, and I become more concerned about their business practices every day, but I love my kindle. Contradictory but true.
He is, of course, not a fan of Amazon. I have to wonder if he has changed his mind at all now that he is making money from the sale of this book- it amused me to be reading it on my Kindle. I am not Amazon’s biggest fan, and I become more concerned about their business practices every day, but I love my kindle. Contradictory but true.