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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Ah well this was absolutely wonderful. No bias because I'm a bookseller or anything.
Charming and well written, but not the thing for a highly plot-driven reader.
Yes, it’s a bit tedious but it’s pretty true to life. As a former bookseller, it brought back memories. Anyone who has ever said “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” has never worked in a bookstore.
That being said, if readers read this expecting the entries to be more exciting, they likely have never worked in a bookstore and have a whimsical view of the idea. I can attest it’s mostly dealing with customers asking trying questions or mentioning Amazon.
I actually enjoyed hearing the everyday errands of going to view book collections that were for sale. That actually sounds like an enjoyable thing and so personal to view a collection of someone who is recently deceased. To be an outsider and observe the collection of a person no longer living seemed so beautiful to me.
Nicky sounds like a treat. Captain is incredible. Shaun is just so tired of everyone’s shit.
I could also relate to the simplicity of the start of the chapters, showing how many online orders they got and how many of those books they found. I would volunteer to pick books for returns and there were always books that could not be found. And this was definitely more due to customers putting books in the wrong sections than the fault of us shelving wrong.
I also realised early on that I read his former partner’s book years ago. It felt like such a weird coincidence.
I enjoyed this, regardless of how repetitive it was. I would say it’s possibly more a 3.5 but I’ll round up to be nice.
That being said, if readers read this expecting the entries to be more exciting, they likely have never worked in a bookstore and have a whimsical view of the idea. I can attest it’s mostly dealing with customers asking trying questions or mentioning Amazon.
I actually enjoyed hearing the everyday errands of going to view book collections that were for sale. That actually sounds like an enjoyable thing and so personal to view a collection of someone who is recently deceased. To be an outsider and observe the collection of a person no longer living seemed so beautiful to me.
Nicky sounds like a treat. Captain is incredible. Shaun is just so tired of everyone’s shit.
I could also relate to the simplicity of the start of the chapters, showing how many online orders they got and how many of those books they found. I would volunteer to pick books for returns and there were always books that could not be found. And this was definitely more due to customers putting books in the wrong sections than the fault of us shelving wrong.
I also realised early on that I read his former partner’s book years ago. It felt like such a weird coincidence.
I enjoyed this, regardless of how repetitive it was. I would say it’s possibly more a 3.5 but I’ll round up to be nice.
The bibliophile equivalent of Richard Osman's cosy crime. The first of the trilogy, chock full of character (and characters) and brilliantly does several things at once: tourist brochure, memoir, office politics, recommendation engine, polemic, elegy on the passage of time.
This was a really entertaining story written by a real book shop owner in Scotland. It was funny and interesting as I got a behind the scenes view of what it really takes to own a book shop. It made me want to boycott Amazon and start buying books from my local second hand book shops!
Enjoyed every minute of this. I thought it was funny and informative, with a heartwarming touch of getting to know Shaun's regulars and odd customers along the way. Sad to find out how the time elapsed from the end of the diary to the publication ended for some of these people mentioned.
I am desperate to start on the second Bookseller book asap but alas, the library doesn't have it in audiobook form! I think that might be irony?
I am desperate to start on the second Bookseller book asap but alas, the library doesn't have it in audiobook form! I think that might be irony?
Kirjan tunnelmaan oli alussa hankalahko tottua, sitten nautin verkkaisesta kuvauksesta, kaupan erikosista asiakkaista, kirjahelmien kuvauksista, lihavan Kapteeni-kissan ihailijoista...Tässä kaupassa ja kirjakaupungissa festvaaleineen on pakko joskus käydä!
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lighthearted