Reviews

The Library Book by Rebecca Gray

catladyreba's review against another edition

4.0

Libraries are essential!!

heidirgreen's review

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

3.25

ainiali's review against another edition

4.0

The Library Book is a collection of essays from various authors, telling their stories of how library affected their lives. In libraries, they found solace, being a part of their childhood, helped their studies in college, changed their way of seeing the world etc etc. It's a book with library's love, stating their opinion against cutting funds/movement to close up some public libraries.

Reading the essays in this book, made me looked back in my own life. During my school years, the library has been a place where I can be alone in a crowd. It gave peace and calms me down. It's been almost 2 years since I rediscovered our local library (I had a bad experience with their collection years ago). My reading has improved and I read in a wide variety of genres too. Now, going to the library is something I look forward to every week. If you're someone who love library, I would recommend you to pick up this collection. And if you never use a library before, you definitely don't know what you're missing out on!

lamusadelils's review against another edition

2.0

Soy de la clase de persona a la que no hay que decirle cuán importante es una biblioteca. Tristemente no tengo una historia atesorada de cómo tenía una bella biblioteca en mi vecindario y una bibliotecaria amigable como cómplice en mi formación literaria. La biblioteca de mi zona era pequeña y anticuada, atendida por un grupo de personas malencaradas y poco amigables.

Pero quizá por ello he aprendido a valorar una buena biblioteca y entender cuál es su importancia para la sociedad. En ese sentido creo que este libro es un poco de circlejerk entre el tipo de gente que lo leería.

Consta de pequeñas historias-ensayo que exploran diferentes tipos de experiencias acerca de varios aspectos de las bibliotecas. Quizá no estoy del todo de acuerdo con todo lo que se dice. No me agrada mucho el culto a los libros porque si, creo que promueve una imagen sobre ellos que aleja a mucha gente y aliena a los lectores de esa forma cliché que todos conocemos.

Pero con todo, aprecio el mensaje y apoyo la idea de conservar las bibliotecas, tratar de que lleguen a la mayor cantidad de gente posible y sobre todo dejarlas evolucionar, que lo importante es su idea de compartir, conservar y promover la información.

sawyerbell's review against another edition

4.0

Good light read for all of us who know the many ways in which libraries enrich and change lives.
I ♥ Libraries.

abranina's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective

4.75

vivienliest's review

funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

owengail22's review against another edition

5.0

Libraries are treasures, this is a reminder to us all about the many ways libraries help people “Let it not be on our watch that we lose them.”

Excerpt From
The Library Book

friendofhayley's review

inspiring relaxing fast-paced

4.5

debumere's review against another edition

4.0

My favourite chapter was by Julian Barnes, it completely sucked me in. I also very much enjoyed Susan Hill's thoughts too. Quite an interesting book which I definitely enjoyed!