753 reviews for:

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

3.94 AVERAGE

marshellanoella's review

5.0

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If you love books then this book is for you! I felt like I was able to connect with and get to know each person that was interviewed and included. Will be reading again for sure.

evanlooy's review against another edition

3.75

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katie_k_reads's review against another edition

3.0

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Another reviewer referred to this as "Chicken Soup for the Book seller's Soul" and that struck me as absolutely correct. The stories from the prison and museum librarians were the most interesting, many of the others unfortunately melted together and became very redundant..

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Book club pick for April 2025

kmacias's review against another edition

2.5

informative slow-paced

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The overall themes of this book were inspiring but the stories became very repetitive and I was just ready for the book to be over already.

huhuhu13's review against another edition

4.5

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the_walking_pie's review

4.5

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whitneyswin's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was so lovely and wholesome! Whether you work in the book field or not, this book is a beautiful look into how books have the power to change lives and the people who steward those books are some of the best people you'll ever meet. 

sjaky's review

4.5

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jduff86's review against another edition

3.5

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emilieeee_'s review against another edition

4.0

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