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The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne
2 reviews
sprucewillow's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Slow start but I enjoyed reading about the author's adult life and his strength training to cope with his disorder.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility and Miscarriage
Moderate: Mental illness and Child death
Minor: Sexual content, Cancer, and Racism
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
The World’s Strongest Librarian is a memoir. Despite some heavy topics (including miscarriage) much of the books is told in a humorous, wise-cracking style. I was surprised by how severe Tourette’s can be, and intrigued by the way he uses strength-training and breathing as a way to partially contain it. I appreciated his openness about questioning his Mormon faith and pleasantly surprised by how accepting his family and church leaders were about this. I loved that so much of this book read as a love letter to stories, books and libraries, although the insights into the realities of being a librarian were a little jaw dropping. The use of Dewey Decimal classifications instead of more traditional chapter titles added a little extra bookish fun.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
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