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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The prose is beautiful, as are the characters. It’s definitely in the likes of The Book Thief and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for me in terms of top-tier war novels. A very unique look at WW1 for me, which is rare. I loved the characters and the style. I was both moved and inspired! Anyone who likes reading, or anyone who desires more from their life, should absolutely read this book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, War
Preferred Williams’ first book to this one. It dragged quite a bit in the second half. Too much “wallpaper,” as my Grandaddy Walker would’ve said.
This was an interesting look at the history of the University Press, the “town & gown” hierarchy at Oxford, and some of the interesting cultural realities of life in Jericho. Honestly, some of it reminded me of the His Dark Materials series in terms of the town & gown dynamics, and Philip Pullman just did it better.
However, it was a fun read and loved the tie-ins to Greek mythology throughout.
This was an interesting look at the history of the University Press, the “town & gown” hierarchy at Oxford, and some of the interesting cultural realities of life in Jericho. Honestly, some of it reminded me of the His Dark Materials series in terms of the town & gown dynamics, and Philip Pullman just did it better.
However, it was a fun read and loved the tie-ins to Greek mythology throughout.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
The Book Binder of Jericho is terrific! A story of ordinary people, in Oxford during WW1. Their hopes, dreams, the terrible effects of war, refugees, poverty, family, love, loss, opportunities, inequalities and successes.
I loved The Dictionary of Lost Words, and this is it's equal.
I am so glad this is one of our bookclub reads for 2023. A great choice!
I loved The Dictionary of Lost Words, and this is it's equal.
I am so glad this is one of our bookclub reads for 2023. A great choice!
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pip Williams has crafted a love letter to language, the written word, and the artistry of book making. We may take libraries and knowledge for granted in the modern age, but they still hold infinite possibilities.
In The Bookbinder of Jericho we consider the women of World War I: suffragettes, nurses on the front lines, refugees, those who stayed behind to work in factories or look after families. The friendships, love, and loss of the main characted are fictional, but rooted in the realities of that horrible war.
Sisterhood got them through then and it will get us through what is to come now.
In The Bookbinder of Jericho we consider the women of World War I: suffragettes, nurses on the front lines, refugees, those who stayed behind to work in factories or look after families. The friendships, love, and loss of the main characted are fictional, but rooted in the realities of that horrible war.
Sisterhood got them through then and it will get us through what is to come now.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a fairly solid WWI read, but I didn't enjoy it as much as The Dictionary of Lost Words.
Peggy and Maude are twin sisters, with Maude having some kind of mental impairment which means that after their mother died Peggy was left feeling solely responsible for her. Despite having always dreamed of studying at Somerville College, Oxford, Peggy must work alongside her sister at the University Press as a bookbinder.
As war breaks out, and refugees from Belgium arrive in the city, both girls must make adjustments to their lives. Peggy volunteers in a military hospital and meets an injured young officer.
This is a tale of all kinds of love and friendship, once again an unusual perspective of a woman's experience of the war, but if felt overly long-winded at times .
A good author, and one I will continue to read I'm sure
Peggy and Maude are twin sisters, with Maude having some kind of mental impairment which means that after their mother died Peggy was left feeling solely responsible for her. Despite having always dreamed of studying at Somerville College, Oxford, Peggy must work alongside her sister at the University Press as a bookbinder.
As war breaks out, and refugees from Belgium arrive in the city, both girls must make adjustments to their lives. Peggy volunteers in a military hospital and meets an injured young officer.
This is a tale of all kinds of love and friendship, once again an unusual perspective of a woman's experience of the war, but if felt overly long-winded at times .
A good author, and one I will continue to read I'm sure
Boring and I just didn't care about anyone