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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
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great short stories of librarians, booksellers etc.
anyone that think booksellers and librarians don't make a difference need to read this
anyone that think booksellers and librarians don't make a difference need to read this
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
There were a lot of fascinating stories - peeks at lives - of a wide variety of people across the USA and Canada who work with (and mostly also love) books; there were some sobering thoughts as to current events from the Covid19 pandemic through political attacks and tension, which made this both more sharply relevant and occasionally a little heavy to think about.
A few of the people came across very much as business/sales people - not book people. And they stood out jarringly, almost distant, because so many of the rest were very much not - even the ones who have been selling books and other things for many years.
I'm tempted to go through again just to make a list of all the books these folks mentioned! Some recommended, some mentioned because of stories with specific patrons, some that were old favourites and some just passing through.
A few of the people came across very much as business/sales people - not book people. And they stood out jarringly, almost distant, because so many of the rest were very much not - even the ones who have been selling books and other things for many years.
I'm tempted to go through again just to make a list of all the books these folks mentioned! Some recommended, some mentioned because of stories with specific patrons, some that were old favourites and some just passing through.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
I grew up in a place that doesn't have public libraries. So to me, librarians were singled down into my high school librarian. And that meant a lot to me while I was in high school.
I think this book lets you in on the magic and fulfillment found in this industry. It allowed me to better reflect on the passion I have for reading, and the appreciation for those who fostered that in me.
I read this book with the intent of annotating it for my high school librarian as a very late Christmas gift. And what I found was a peek into the joys and challenges that our librarians and booksellers face in a time of questions. Some scary, some wondrous.
What is reading, if not the curiosity of the soul? What can I find in the fiction? What I can I learn in the non-fiction? What can I search in the poetry?
This book is a love letter to people that care about fostering such questions with answers and inquiries. James Patterson captures the spirit of love for freedom in the words from our pages.
If anything else, this book has let me appreciate what I had a lot more than I could've without it.
I think this book lets you in on the magic and fulfillment found in this industry. It allowed me to better reflect on the passion I have for reading, and the appreciation for those who fostered that in me.
I read this book with the intent of annotating it for my high school librarian as a very late Christmas gift. And what I found was a peek into the joys and challenges that our librarians and booksellers face in a time of questions. Some scary, some wondrous.
What is reading, if not the curiosity of the soul? What can I find in the fiction? What I can I learn in the non-fiction? What can I search in the poetry?
This book is a love letter to people that care about fostering such questions with answers and inquiries. James Patterson captures the spirit of love for freedom in the words from our pages.
If anything else, this book has let me appreciate what I had a lot more than I could've without it.
funny
informative
medium-paced
As a librarian, reading about numerous people who love books, and love connecting others to the right books for them was nothing short of the equivalent of catnip for me.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
very cute very emo i love my job what an amazing group of people to call my peers
medium-paced
It would have been great to hear stories about book lovers instead of one sided politics.
I wanted to love this book, and really there were bits and pieces of different stories that were wonderful. But honestly, it mostly felt like a battle of which librarian/bookstore owner loves books the most. When really, it seems like if anyone is reading this book, then they also love books. I understand the message this book was trying to deliver, but for me it just didn't hold my attention.