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annarella's review
4.0
It' a lovely, bizarre, and eccentric book. It's perfect if you love lists and books about book.
Even if some formatting issue made it hard to read it was a lovely book.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Even if some formatting issue made it hard to read it was a lovely book.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
theirishbooklover's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Charming, Unique, Interesting.
I loved the idea of this book. I enjoyed the literature trivia. I love lists so this book was right up my street. I think anyone who likes lists, books and literature would enjoy this book.
There were alot of books, characters and authors mentioned that I had never heard of which I loved.
As this book is a mix of fiction and non fiction, I will not be giving it a rating.
Thank you to Penguin Books Ireland, Particular Books and the author for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the idea of this book. I enjoyed the literature trivia. I love lists so this book was right up my street. I think anyone who likes lists, books and literature would enjoy this book.
There were alot of books, characters and authors mentioned that I had never heard of which I loved.
As this book is a mix of fiction and non fiction, I will not be giving it a rating.
Thank you to Penguin Books Ireland, Particular Books and the author for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
herheadinherbook's review
3.0
You can't beat a good list and if it's an entire book of lists about books then that's even better right? Well, yes and no.
Let me start by saying this book would make an excellent coffee table book that you can dip in and out of. I made the mistake of trying to read it in one go, and the format then felt a bit same-ish.
I enjoyed the quirkiness of the book - the list of terms about reading, the list of worst written sex scenes etc. I also learnt a lot from the lists - who knew "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" was written in two and a half days? I do feel that the content of the book is heavily skewed towards classic literature, with very few modern publications included and after I noticed that, the omission of more recent books started to irritate me. All in all, it's a good book for someone with space on their coffee table and a love of classic literature, or as a secret santa gift for your book group or biliophile friends.
Thanks to Henry Eliot, his publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Let me start by saying this book would make an excellent coffee table book that you can dip in and out of. I made the mistake of trying to read it in one go, and the format then felt a bit same-ish.
I enjoyed the quirkiness of the book - the list of terms about reading, the list of worst written sex scenes etc. I also learnt a lot from the lists - who knew "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" was written in two and a half days? I do feel that the content of the book is heavily skewed towards classic literature, with very few modern publications included and after I noticed that, the omission of more recent books started to irritate me. All in all, it's a good book for someone with space on their coffee table and a love of classic literature, or as a secret santa gift for your book group or biliophile friends.
Thanks to Henry Eliot, his publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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