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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This was another book I bought as part of me really getting into the bookseller lark and reading a lot to do with other booksellers through the years, this though was by far the funniest and the closest to home.
The cast of recurring characters really added a depth and life to the world of The Bookshops, along with Shaun Bythell's dry humour make this one of the must read books about bookshops and booksellers I've read so far.
The diary format also makes it the perfect book to pick up and read in small bites (though I did read it in one fell swoop the first time).
Behind the humour and characters though is a story of how much hard work goes into running a bookshop, the financial tightrope, the constant seeking of new ways to get people in and once in buy books.
Really looking for the next instalment which is due out at the end of August 2019.
The cast of recurring characters really added a depth and life to the world of The Bookshops, along with Shaun Bythell's dry humour make this one of the must read books about bookshops and booksellers I've read so far.
The diary format also makes it the perfect book to pick up and read in small bites (though I did read it in one fell swoop the first time).
Behind the humour and characters though is a story of how much hard work goes into running a bookshop, the financial tightrope, the constant seeking of new ways to get people in and once in buy books.
Really looking for the next instalment which is due out at the end of August 2019.
A frustrating and charming book. It took me a month to read but this may have been due to the diary format than chapter with cliff hangers that usually keep me coming back for more.
It was interesting to see the inner workings of this particular book shop but the lack of depth left me disappointed.
There was nothing ‘wrong’ with this book, just maybe it wasn’t right for me.
It was interesting to see the inner workings of this particular book shop but the lack of depth left me disappointed.
There was nothing ‘wrong’ with this book, just maybe it wasn’t right for me.
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An absolute brilliant and hilarious and humbling view point of a second hand book shop trying/struggling to survive in the kindlesque era. I love all the people mentioned and gasp in horror and stupidity of some really arrogant and unintelligent people that go through those doors. I hope there’s another diary on it’s way
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