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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
James Patterson's attempt to give back to librarians and booksellers everyone who stocks every permutation of his books in multiple copies. I thought so many of these stories fell flat and missed the looming crisis of literature, critical thinking, and book bans. We are whistling in the dark here.
DNF at 70%
I want to preface this by saying I did not dislike this book. I've worked in both bookstores AND libraries pretty much the entirety of my adult life, and I found some of these stories absolutely delightful.
There was just absolutely nothing for me to gain by reading it.
I absolutely devoured the first third of this book (on my lunch break from working at a library). I found the stories engaging and the voice of each contributor really shined through. They were relatable and realistic glimpses into the beautiful and challenging parts of working with books.
And then it just became painfully repetitive, to the point where two weeks after I started the book, I just had to throw in the towel. I have too much sitting on my TBR to waste time on hearing the same romanticized story over and over about how great it is to work with books. I know the good parts, I don't need to heard it again. There was nothing particularly insightful or thought-provoking, nor was there any real entertainment to be found, so it just left me confused as to why I was even reading it.
Maybe I'll pick this back up once it's off the new shelves at my library and nobody has a hold on it, just so I can not worry about trying to fight my way through before the next hold comes in. We'll see.
I want to preface this by saying I did not dislike this book. I've worked in both bookstores AND libraries pretty much the entirety of my adult life, and I found some of these stories absolutely delightful.
There was just absolutely nothing for me to gain by reading it.
I absolutely devoured the first third of this book (on my lunch break from working at a library). I found the stories engaging and the voice of each contributor really shined through. They were relatable and realistic glimpses into the beautiful and challenging parts of working with books.
And then it just became painfully repetitive, to the point where two weeks after I started the book, I just had to throw in the towel. I have too much sitting on my TBR to waste time on hearing the same romanticized story over and over about how great it is to work with books. I know the good parts, I don't need to heard it again. There was nothing particularly insightful or thought-provoking, nor was there any real entertainment to be found, so it just left me confused as to why I was even reading it.
Maybe I'll pick this back up once it's off the new shelves at my library and nobody has a hold on it, just so I can not worry about trying to fight my way through before the next hold comes in. We'll see.
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
inspiring
lighthearted
Each story was just a 2-5 blurb with not a lot of substance. I was looking for something more like 84, Charing Cross Road.
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Thank you, Jim for pulling this all together.
This book makes my heart happy!
This book makes my heart happy!
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
What a wonderful book! It was wonderful to read about other Librarians and booksellers how they came to be influential members in their communities!
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced