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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
I quite enjoyed this book. It had been sitting on my tbr bookcase for a few years when I recently decided I needed to make space, by reading my way through it's loaded shelves. Being a secondhand bookseller myself, I discovered much, and giggled often. For me, it was so relatable that I jumped online and ordered book #2, before I had even finished.
This book has inspired me to overhaul my online only bookstore, and 'freshen-up' my approach to my own style of bookdeslership.
This book has inspired me to overhaul my online only bookstore, and 'freshen-up' my approach to my own style of bookdeslership.
A welcome insight into book selling. Written well; Bythell captures the characters around him with a sense of grace and comedy.
this is the year of dnfing books so i will probs pick it up later
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Laugh out loud funny and strangely cathartic
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Lightly entertaining throughout though not particularly compelling. I wish they hadn't included the epilogue.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
It was a good read, even tho it didn't fully meet my expectations. Will read "Confessions of a Bookseller" anyways
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Despite an apparently cranky reputation, Shaun Bythell has written a diary / memoir that is warm and full of humanity. An entertaining mix of small-town life with quirkly locals, strange or irritating customers, Scottish scenery, as well as interesting insights into the book trade. (Though I couldn't help but feel slightly attacked by his apparent antipathy towards librarians). I envisage this as a bookish variant of Hamish MacBeth, and can imagine that it will become very popular as a tv drama (apparently in the works).